Kees-Jan van der Klooster
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| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 July 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.sjeesonline.nl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | alpine skiing sitting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Downhill Giant slalom Super G Monoski Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Falco Teitsma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kees-Jan van der Klooster (born 3 July 1977) is a Paralympian athlete from Netherlands competing in alpine skiing events. In March 2001 he had a snowboard accident and broke his back.[1] Since then he is paralysed from his waist down. His coach is Falco Teitsma.
He studied Marketing and Communication and is runnings his own business K-J Projects Unlimited Abilities,[2] a company working on a better lifestyle for disabled people. His nicknames are Sjees or Sjace.
He is participating in the Winter X Games in the Monoski Cross. In 2007 and 2009 he won the bronze medal and in 2008 he won the Gold medal.
