Kees-Jan van der Klooster

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Kees-Jan van der Klooster
Personal information
Nationality Dutch
Born (1977-07-03) 3 July 1977 (age 48)
Vlissingen
Website www.sjeesonline.nl
Sport
CountryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Sport alpine skiing sitting
Event(s)Downhill
Giant slalom
Super G
Monoski Cross
Coached by Falco Teitsma
Medal record
Men's Alpine skiing
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Winter X Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Aspen Monoski Cross
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Aspen Monoski Cross
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Aspen Monoski Cross
Extremity Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2008 MichiganSit wakeboarding
EuroCup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2008 La MolinaSuper-G
IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Sestriere Downhill

Kees-Jan van der Klooster (born 3 July 1977) is a Paralympian athlete from Netherlands competing in alpine skiing events. In March 2001 he had a snowboard accident and broke his back. [1] Since then he is paralysed from his waist down. His coach is Falco Teitsma.

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He studied Marketing and Communication and is runnings his own business K-J Projects Unlimited Abilities, [2] a company working on a better lifestyle for disabled people. His nicknames are Sjees or Sjace.

Winter X Games

He is participating in the Winter X Games in the Monoski Cross. In 2007 and 2009 he won the bronze medal and in 2008 he won the Gold medal.

2010 Winter Paralympics

He competed in the 2010 Winter Paralympics [3] in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He participated in the Men's Downhill – Sitting where he did not finish, the Men's giant slalom – Sitting where he became 17th and the Men's Super-G – Sitting where he became 23rd.

References

  1. http://www.sjeesonline.com/bio.html Biography
  2. http://www.kjprojects.com K-J Projects Unlimited Abilities
  3. "Kees-Jan van der Klooster, Alpine skiing". www.vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2010.