Jeroen Kampschreur

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]

Jeroen Kampschreur

Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 (age 25) Leiderdorp, Netherlands
Height	3 ft 9 in (115cm)[1]
Website	JeroenUnlimited.com[2]
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Para-alpine skiing, Wheelchair basketball
Coached by	Falco Teitsma, Nick Elsewaerd
Medal record Winter Paralympic Games[3] 2018 Pyeongchang Super combined – sitting 2022 Beijing Super combined – sitting World Championships[4][5][6] 2017 Tarvisio Giant slalom – sitting 2017 Tarvisio Slalom – sitting 2017 Tarvisio Super combined – sitting 2019 Sella Nevea Giant slalom – sitting 2019 Sella Nevea Slalom – sitting 2019 Sella Nevea Super combined – sitting 2019 Sella Nevea Downhill – sitting 2019 Sella Nevea Super-G – sitting 2021 Lillehammer Super-G – sitting 2021 Lillehammer Downhill – sitting 2023 Lleida Super-G – sitting 2023 Lleida Giant slalom – sitting 2023 Lleida Downhill – sitting 2023 Lleida Alpine combined – sitting Para-Alpine Skiing World Cup[7] 2017 Pyeongchang Super-G – sitting 2017 Hakuba Giant slalom – sitting 2017 Kransjka Gora Slalom – sitting 2016 St. Moritz Slalom – sitting 2017 Pyeongchang Giant slalom – sitting 2017 Pyeongchang Slalom – sitting 2016 Kühtai Slalom – sitting 2016 Kransjka Gora Giant slalom – sitting Para-Alpine skiing Europa Cup[7] 2015 Landgraaf Slalom – sitting

Education

Kampschreur was a student at the Beekdal Lyceum 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]

2022 Winter Paralympics

He represented the Netherlands at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China.^[12][13] He won the silver medal in the men's super combined sitting event.^[14][15][16]

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^[17]
• 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][18]
• Was named Sportsman of the Year 2017 by Stichting Sportpromotie Leiderdorp^[1][19]

References

1. Paralympic bio page Archived 16 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved: 15 March 2018
2. Jeroen Unlimited, Personal site of Kampschreur, retrieved: 15 March 2018
3. Zitskiër Jeroen Kampschreur pakt goud op Supercombinatie, gelderlander.nl, retrieved: 13 March 2018
4. Paralympic.org Athlete of the Month profile, retrieved: 14 March 2018
5. TeamNL Profile, retrieved: 13 March 2018
6. Vijf wereldtitels voor Jeroen Kampschreur, Unity, retrieved: 24 April 2019
7. Nederlandse Ski Vereniging profile (Dead url: archive), retrieved: 19 March 2018
8. Gouden Kjeld, Esmee en Jeroen geridderd, Omroep West, retrieved: 29 March 2018
9. Leerlingen Beekdal Lyceum naar Olympische Winterspelen, gelderlander.nl, retrieved: 19 March 2018
10. Kampschreur vlaggendrager bij sluitingsceremonie, NOS website, retrieved: 19 March 2018
11. NSkiV twitter message, retrieved: 24 April 2019
12. "Vijf alpineskiërs en drie snowboarders naar Paralympische Spelen Beijing". Team NL (in Dutch). 17 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
13. "Eerste medailles voor Nederlandse paralympiërs Kampschreur en De Langen". Trouw (in Dutch). 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
14. Burke, Patrick (7 March 2022). "Trio of Para Alpine skiers earn second gold medal at Beijing 2022". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
15. "Glunderende Kampschreur dolblij met zilver: 'Ik heb die slalom gekilld'". NOS (in Dutch). 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
16. "Alpine Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
17. Jeroen Kampschreur gehuldigd in Leiderdorp, Leidsch Dagblad, retrieved: 30 March 2018
18. Wie wordt sporter van het jaar, NOC*NSF official website, retrieved: 15 March 2018
19. 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 (archived)
• Jeroen Kampschreur at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)