SCHIPPER Geert

Date of Birth: 20 Sep 1977

Age: 43

Gender: Male

Sport Class: PTWC2

Place of residence : SPANBROEK

Residence Country:

Netherlands

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Triathlon	Men's PTWC	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Odaiba Marine Park	Men's PTWC	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
2	PT1	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:01:30
World Championships
2	PTWC	2019	Lausanne, SUI	1:08:30
2	PTWC	2018	Gold Coast, QLD, AUS	59:02
2	PTWC	2017	Rotterdam, NED	1:04:27
3	PT1	2016	Rotterdam, NED	1:02:51
3	PT1	2014	Edmonton, AB, CAN	1:08:02
4	PT1	2015	Chicago, IL, USA	1:01:47
European Championships
1	PTWC	2018	Tartu, EST	1:03:11
2	PTWC	2019	Valencia, ESP	1:02:20
4	PTWC	2017	Kitzbuhel, AUT	1:06:45

CYCLING ROAD

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Road World Championships
4	H4 Time Trial	2018	Maniago, ITA
5	H4 Road Race	2021	Cascais, POR
5	H4 Time Trial	2021	Cascais, POR
7	H4 Road Race	2019	Emmen, NED
7	H4 Road Race	2018	Maniago, ITA

Occupation:

Wife Thalita and two daughters

Languages spoken:

Bas de Bruin [national], NED

2014 for Netherlands, World Cup in Besancon, France (triathlon226.nl, 26 May 2014)

He took up Para triathlon in 2013. (triathlon226.nl, 26 May 2014)

To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Facebook profile, 18 Aug 2017)

Philosophy:

"Nothing is impossible. Where there's a will, there is a way. Being stubborn is also a way of being wise, as long as you make sure that you're right." (vicair.com, 01 Jan 2019)

General Interest

Classification
PTWC (World Triathlon, 25 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (sportisleven.nl, 2014)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (rodi.nl, 01 Jul 2014)

Impairment Details
In August 2004 he had a hang gliding accident in France. He broke his left heel, his upper leg and his second lumbar vertebra which resulted in incomplete paraplegia. (rodi.nl, 01 Jul 2014; sportisleven.nl, 2014)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has run his own foundation called Sport Is Leven [Sport is Life], organising activities for people with physical impairments. (Twitter profile, 07 Aug 2017; sportisleven.nl, 01 May 2015)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/geert.schipper.56
https://instagram.com/geertschipper
https://twitter.com/sportisleven
Athlete Website: https://geertschipper.nl
Athlete Website 2: http://sportisleven.nl

Legend

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

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