Jeroen Kampschreur
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Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Leiderdorp, Netherlands | 9 April 1999|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 3 ft 9 in (115cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | JeroenUnlimited.com[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para-alpine skiing, Wheelchair basketball | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Jeroen Kampschreur (born 9 April 1999 in Leiderdorp) is a Dutch paralympic skier.[5] Kampschreur was born without shinbones, which resulted in both of his legs being amputated above the knee at age one. Consequently, he began using a wheelchair.[1] On 23 March 2018, Kampschreur was knighted in the Order of Orange-Nassau.[8]
Education[]
Kampschreur was a student at the in Arnhem, Netherlands.[9] He followed a HAVO education and passed his exams in 2018.[10][11]
Career[]
Kampschreur practiced wheelchair basketball, and represented the Netherlands in U18 and U22 level competitions,[1] at one point being the youngest player in the U22 team,[2] but decided to focus on para-alpine skiing. He won three gold medals on the 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships. Kampschreur has also achieved several podium placements in the para-alpine skiing World Cup and Europa Cup spread over the events slalom, giant slalom and Super-G. He won five gold medals at the 2019 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships[6]
Kampschreur trains at the National Sports Centre Papendal in Arnhem, Netherlands. He has sessions twice a day, five days a week.[1]
2018 Winter Paralympics[]
Kampschreur participated in the 2018 Winter Paralympics where he won a gold medal in the men's super combined.[3][5] This achievement made him the first Dutch athlete to win a medal in Para-Alpine Skiing at the Paralympics.[1] He was chosen to be the flag bearer during the closing ceremony.[10]
Outside sport[]
Kampschreur has served as an ambassador for the Johan Cruyff Foundation in the Netherlands.[1][5]
Awards and nominations[]
- Received the Zilveren Erespeld from the Municipal Government of Leiderdorp[12]
- Was named Allianz Athlete of the Month for January 2017 by the International Paralympic Committee[1][4]
- Has been nominated for Paralympian of the Year 2017 by the NOC*NSF[1][13]
- Was named Sportsman of the Year 2017 by [1][14]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Paralympic bio page, retrieved: 15 March 2018
- ^ a b Jeroen Unlimited, Personal site of Kampschreur, retrieved: 15 March 2018
- ^ a b Zitskiër Jeroen Kampschreur pakt goud op Supercombinatie, gelderlander.nl, retrieved: 13 March 2018
- ^ a b Paralympic.org Athlete of the Month profile, retrieved: 14 March 2018
- ^ a b c d TeamNL Profile, retrieved: 13 March 2018
- ^ a b Vijf wereldtitels voor Jeroen Kampschreur, Unity, retrieved: 24 April 2019
- ^ a b Nederlandse Ski Vereniging profile (Dead url: archive), retrieved: 19 March 2018
- ^ Gouden Kjeld, Esmee en Jeroen geridderd, Omroep West, retrieved: 29 March 2018
- ^ Leerlingen Beekdal Lyceum naar Olympische Winterspelen, gelderlander.nl, retrieved: 19 March 2018
- ^ a b Kampschreur vlaggendrager bij sluitingsceremonie, NOS website, retrieved: 19 March 2018
- ^ NSkiV twitter message, retrieved: 24 April 2019
- ^ Jeroen Kampschreur gehuldigd in Leiderdorp, Leidsch Dagblad, retrieved: 30 March 2018
- ^ Wie wordt sporter van het jaar, NOC*NSF official website, retrieved: 15 March 2018
- ^ Kampschreur sportman van het jaar in Leiderdorp., Leidsch Dagblad, retrieved: 15 March 2018
External links[]
Media related to Jeroen Kampschreur at Wikimedia Commons
- Jeroen Kampschreur at the International Paralympic Committee
- Jeroen Kampschreur at IPC.InfostradaSports.com
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau
- Dutch male alpine skiers
- Paralympic alpine skiers of the Netherlands
- Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
- People from Leiderdorp
- Paralympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
- Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Paralympics