PLAT Jetze

Date of Birth: 10 Jun 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Sport Class: H4

Place of birth: AMSTERDAM

Birth Country:

Netherlands

Place of residence : VROUWENAKKER

Residence Country:

Netherlands

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Cycling Road	Men's H4 Road Race	1
	Men's H4 Time Trial	1

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Fuji International Speedway	Men's H4 Time Trial	Finished
	Fuji International Speedway	Men's H4 Road Race	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

CYCLING ROAD

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
3	H5 Road Race	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
4	H4 Road Race	2012	London, GBR
6	H5 Time Trial	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
8	H4 Time Trial	2012	London, GBR
Road World Championships
1	H4 Road Race	2021	Cascais, POR
1	H4 Time Trial	2021	Cascais, POR
1	H4 Road Race	2019	Emmen, NED
1	H4 Time Trial	2019	Emmen, NED
1	H4 Road Race	2018	Maniago, ITA
1	H4 Time Trial	2018	Maniago, ITA
1	H4 Road Race	2017	Pietermaritzburg, RSA
1	H4 Time Trial	2017	Pietermaritzburg, RSA
2	H5 Road Race	2015	Nottwil, SUI
3	H4 Road Race	2013	Baie-Comeau, QC, CAN
5	H5 Time Trial	2015	Nottwil, SUI
8	H5 Road Race	2014	Greenville, SC, USA
10	Men's HCC - Road Race	2009	Bogogno, ITA
11	H4 Time Trial	2011	Roskilde, DEN
18	Men's HCC - Time Trial	2009	Bogogno, ITA
DNF	H4 Road Race	2011	Roskilde, DEN

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	PT1	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	59:31
World Championships
1	PTWC	2019	Lausanne, SUI	1:02:56
1	PTWC	2018	Gold Coast, QLD, AUS	57:03
1	PTWC	2017	Rotterdam, NED	1:02:18
1	PT1	2016	Rotterdam, NED	1:00:01
2	Men's TRI-1	2013	London, GBR	1:01:42
3	PT1	2015	Chicago, IL, USA	1:00:32
European Championships
1	PTWC	2017	Kitzbuhel, AUT	1:02:17

Swimming, motocross, triathlons. (Facebook page, 20 Aug 2019; jetzeplat.nl, 29 Nov 2015)

Technical Studies

Languages spoken:

Floris Goesinnen [national], NED

Other sports:

He won a gold medal in Para triathlon at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 07 Aug 2020)

In May 2013 he required an operation to remove his appendix. He was out for two weeks as a result of the surgery. (proflavio.com, 30 May 2013)

He first tried handcycling in 1995 while at school, and took up the sport professionally in 2005. He began competing in Para triathlon at international level in 2013. (bp.com, 2016)

To win gold in cycling and in triathlon at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (jetzeplat.nl, 11 May 2020; uci.org, 15 Aug 2019)

Philosophy:

"Win or lose, it's your choice how hard you will work for it." (Facebook profile, 18 May 2020)

He was named the 2017 Para Athlete of the Year in the Netherlands. (Facebook page, 30 May 2020)

He was named Sportsman of the Year for 2013 and 2015 in Nieuwkoop, Netherlands. (omroepwest.nl, 03 Mar 2016; nieuwkoop.rtvlokaal.nl, 06 Mar 2014)

General Interest

Classification
H4 (UCI, 15 Mar 2020)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (jetzeplat.nl, 2014)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (jetzeplat.nl, 2014)

Impairment Details
He was born with a shorter left upper leg and no ligaments in his left knee. He is also missing bones in his right leg, and his right lower leg and foot were amputated in 2008. (jetzeplat.nl, 2014; proflavio.com, 30 May 2013)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/jetze.plat
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/jetzeplatprohandbiker
https://instagram.com/jetze_plat/
https://twitter.com/JetzePlat
Athlete Website: http://jetzeplat.nl/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF5CEFZserCWIssD7xjOONQ

Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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