KLAASSEN Larissa

Date of Birth: 7 May 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Sport Class: B

Place of residence : DEN HOORN

Residence Country:

Netherlands

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Cycling Track	Women's B 3000m Individual Pursuit	7
	Women's B 1000m Time Trial	1

Records

Record	Event	Mark	Date	Location
PR	Women's B 1000m Time Trial	1:05.291	26 August, 2021	Tokyo (JPN)

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Izu Velodrome	Women's B 1000m Time Trial	Finished
	Izu Velodrome	Women's B 3000m Individual Pursuit Qualifying	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

CYCLING ROAD

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
11	B Time Trial	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
DNF	B Road Race	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
Track World Championships
1	Tandem B - Team Sprint	2020	Milton, ON, CAN

CYCLING TRACK

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
2	B 1000m Time Trial	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
Track World Championships
1	B 1000m Time Trial	2016	Montichiari, ITA
2	B 1000m Time Trial	2020	Milton, ON, CAN
2	B 1000m Time Trial	2019	Apeldoorn, NED
2	B 1000m Time Trial	2015	Apeldoorn, NED
3	Women's Tandem B - Sprint	2019	Apeldoorn, NED
3	Women's Tandem B - Sprint	2016	Montichiari, ITA
5	B 1000m Time Trial	2014	Aguascalientes, MEX
7	B 3000m Individual Pursuit	2014	Aguascalientes, MEX
8	Women's Tandem B - Sprint	2020	Milton, ON, CAN
8	Women's Tandem B - Sprint	2015	Apeldoorn, NED
DSQ	Women's Tandem B - Sprint	2014	Aguascalientes, MEX

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Computer Science - Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands

Languages spoken:

Dutch, English, German

Eelke van der Wal [national], NED; Floris Goesinnen [national], NED

Other sports:

She competed in road cycling and track cycling at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 17 Sep 2016)

She sustained a concussion and was out of action for a month after falling at the 2019 Six Days of Ghent in Belgium. (meerbode.nl, 14 Jan 2020)

She had been looking for a sport to take up, when in December 2012 her mother told her about an advertisement for somebody looking for a cycling training partner. "I thought I've never been cycling, but yes we can try it." (nhnieuws.nl, 02 Aug 2017)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Facebook profile, 02 Feb 2020)

Philosophy:

"Whether you have an impairment or not, you should not let anything or anyone get in the way. If you are driven, motivated, strong-willed and perseverant you will get the most out of life. That's my motivation." (parasportreport.com, 26 Mar 2015)

General Interest

Classification
B1 (UCI, 15 Mar 2020)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (naarrio.nl, 15 Aug 2016)

Guide
Imke Brommer (bbc.co.uk, 02 Feb 2020)

General
BRAILLE
While studying at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences in Netherlands, she developed her own Braille system when her computer did not recognise some mathematical symbols. She received an award from the university and recognition from Dutch magazine Viva for her achievement. (stichtingvipsport.nl, 15 Aug 2016)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/larissa.klaassen.9
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/stichtingvipsport
https://twitter.com/larissa_txl
Athlete Website: https://stichtingvipsport.nl

Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
PR:: Paralympic Record

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