Chris Vos

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Chris Vos
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Personal information
Nationality Dutch
Born (1998-02-25) 25 February 1998 (age 26)
Haarlem, Netherlands
Website AdaptiveChris.com [1]
Sport
Country Netherlands
Sport Para-snowboarding
Event Para-snowboard cross
Coached by Bibian Mentel, [2] Frank Germann [3]
Medal record
Men's para snowboarding
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Winter Paralympic Games [4]
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 PyeongChang Snowboard cross - SB-LL1
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Beijing Snowboard cross - SB-LL1
WSF Para-Snowboard World Championships [5]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2012 OcieresJunior Para-Snowboardcross

Chris Vos (born 25 February 1998 in Haarlem, Netherlands) is a Dutch para-snowboarder. At age five Vos got into an accident which resulted in his right leg being paralyzed. Vos currently lives in Noordbeemster, Netherlands. He has a relationship with Lisa Bunschoten. [2] [6]

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Education

Vos follows an MBO education at the Johan Cruyff College, Nijmegen, Netherlands. [3]

Career

Vos made his debut in April 2011 during the World Cup in Ocieres, France. [1]

Winter Paralympics

Vos qualified for the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sotsji, Russia. He did this by coming in fourth in the Europa Cup in Landgraaf, Netherlands. [2] He participated in the boardercross event where he ranked 13th. [3]

Vos again qualified for the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea where he participated in boardercross and banked slalom. He won a silver medal in the boardercross event. [3]

Vos and Lisa Bunschoten were the flagbearers for the Netherlands during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China. [7] [8] He won the silver medal in the men's banked slalom SB-LL1 event. [9]

X Games

In 2015, Vos was invited to participate in the X Games. The X Games are an annual event held in Aspen, Colorado, U.S. The event is invite only. Vos reached the finals and ultimately ranked 8th. He was invited once more in 2016. [10]

Outside sport

Vos has served as an ambassador for the Johan Cruyff Foundation in the Netherlands. [10]

In 2010, Vos participated in a Dutch TV show called Cappies Award which was broadcast by TROS and presented by Lucille Werner. The show aimed to show the things handicapped children could do, rather than the things they couldn't. In the show Vos was introduced to Bibian Mentel who gave him a medal for his effort. Mentel proclaimed that she hoped that she and Vos would participate in the 2014 Winter Paralympics together, which happened. [10]

Vos is a member of the Mentelity Foundation, a foundation that seeks to get children with a handicap to participate in sport. [10]

Awards

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Paralympisch.nl Profile Sochi 2014, retrieved: 20 March 2018
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