Chris Vos
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]
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| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 February 1998 Haarlem, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
| Website | AdaptiveChris.com[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-snowboarding | |||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Para-snowboard cross | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Bibian Mentel,[2] Frank Germann[3] | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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.[6]
Outside sport
Vos has served as an ambassador for the Johan Cruyff Foundation in the Netherlands.[6]
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.[6]
Vos is a member of the Mentelity Foundation, a foundation that seeks to get children with a handicap to participate in sport.[6]
Awards
- Received the Sportpenning from the Beemster municipal government[6][7]
- Was named Allianz Athlete of the Month for February 2015 by the International Paralympic Committee[8]
References
- Official Website Chris Vos, retrieved: 20 March 2018
- Paralympisch.nl Profile Sochi 2014, retrieved: 20 March 2018
- Paralympic.org bio, retrieved: 20 March 2018
- Vos dolblij met zilver op Snowboardcross, Nos.nl, retrieved: 20 March 2018
- Chris Vos Junior World Champion Para-Snowboarden 2012 on YouTube, retrieved: 20 March 2018
- Official Bio, AdaptiveChris.com
- Beemster Sportpenning voor Chris Vos, Beemster.net, retrieved: 20 March 2018
- Athlete of the Month Profile, Paralympic.org, retrieved: 20 March 2018
External links
- Chris Vos at the International Paralympic Committee (also here)
- Chris Vos at World Para Snowboard