| Jeroen Kampschreur | |
| Birth Date: | 1999 4, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Leiderdorp, Netherlands |
| Nationality: | Dutch |
| Height: | 3 ft 9 in (115cm)[1] |
| Sport: | Para-alpine skiing, Wheelchair basketball |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Coach: | Falco Teitsma, Nick Elsewaerd |
| Website: | JeroenUnlimited.com |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Jeroen Kampschreur (born 9 April 1999 in Leiderdorp) is a Dutch paralympic skier. Kampschreur was born without shinbones, which resulted in both of his legs being amputated above the knee at age one. Consequently, he began using a wheelchair. On 23 March 2018, Kampschreur was knighted in the Order of Orange-Nassau.[2]
Kampschreur was a student at the Beekdal Lyceum in Arnhem, Netherlands.[3] He followed a HAVO education and passed his exams in 2018.[4]
Kampschreur practiced wheelchair basketball, and represented the Netherlands in U18 and U22 level competitions, at one point being the youngest player in the U22 team,[5] but decided to focus on para-alpine skiing. He won three gold medals on the 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships. Kampschreur has also achieved several podium placements in the para-alpine skiing World Cup and Europa Cup spread over the events slalom, giant slalom and Super-G. He won five gold medals at the 2019 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships
Kampschreur trains at the National Sports Centre Papendal in Arnhem, Netherlands. He has sessions twice a day, five days a week.
Kampschreur participated in the 2018 Winter Paralympics where he won a gold medal in the men's super combined. This achievement made him the first Dutch athlete to win a medal in Para-Alpine skiing at the Paralympics. He was chosen to be the flag bearer during the closing ceremony.[6]
He represented the Netherlands at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China.[7] [8] He won the silver medal in the men's super combined sitting event.[9] [10] [11]
Kampschreur has served as an ambassador for the Johan Cruyff Foundation in the Netherlands.