Candy Jacobs Explained
Nationality: | Dutch |
Birth Date: | 12 June 1990 |
Birth Place: | Tegelen, Netherlands |
Country: | Netherlands |
Sport: | Skateboarding |
Position: | Goofy-footed |
Rank: | 8th (June 2021)[1] |
Event: | Street |
Candy Jacobs (born 12 June 1990) is a Dutch professional street skateboarder.[2] She won the silver medal at the 2018 European Skateboarding Championships. She competed at the World Skateboarding Championships in 2018, 2019, and 2020, and at the X Games in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, and 2019.[3]
She was scheduled to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics, but had to withdraw due to a positive COVID-19 test while in Japan a few days before the opening ceremony.[4] [5]
Jacobs started skateboarding when she was 13 years old in highschool. She is the owner of a skatepark in Venlo that was opened in 2020. In January 2021, Jacobs underwent knee surgery for a torn meniscus and damaged cartilage after she had been struggling with knee issues for years.[3]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Street, Female . . 2021-07-26 . en . 2021-06-30 . 27 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210727044303/http://www.worldskate.org/skateboarding/rankings.html . dead .
- Web site: 2021-06-30. Candy Jacobs knokte op eigen kracht naar de skateboard-top. live. 2021-07-22. YoungCapital. nl. https://web.archive.org/web/20200814055859/https://www.youngcapital.nl/weblog/4918-candy-jacobs-knokte-op-eigen-kracht-naar-de-skateboard-top . 14 August 2020 .
- Web site: Athletes: JACOBS Candy (Skateboarding). live. 2021-07-22. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. https://web.archive.org/web/20210722074052/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/skateboarding/athlete-profile-n1458360-jacobs-candy.htm . 2021-07-22 .
- Web site: 2021-07-21. Eerste coronageval Nederlandse ploeg in Tokio bij Candy Jacobs: 'Ik ben er kapot van'. live. 2021-07-22. De Telegraaf. nl. https://web.archive.org/web/20210721092012/https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/2142171894/eerste-coronageval-nederlandse-ploeg-in-tokio-bij-candy-jacobs-ik-ben-er-kapot-van . 21 July 2021 .
- Web site: 2021-07-21. Skateboardster Candy Jacobs test positief en moet streep zetten door Spelen: 'Enorme deceptie'. 2021-07-22. Algemeen Dagblad. nl.