Netherlands at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Netherlands at the
2022 Winter Paralympics
Netherlands at the; 2022 Winter Paralympics
	Flag of the Netherlands
IPC code	NED
NPC	Nederlands Olympisch Comité *; Nederlandse Sport Federatie
Website	paralympisch.nl (in Dutch)
in Beijing, China; 4 March 2022 – 13 March 2022
Competitors	8 (5 men and 3 women) in 2 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Lisa Bunschoten; Chris Vos;
Flag bearer (closing)	Niels de Langen
Medals; Ranked 16th	Gold 0 Silver 3 Bronze 1 Total 4
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Netherlands competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which took place between 4–13 March 2022.[1][2] In total, eight competitors competed in two sports.[3]

Administration

Retired wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer served as Chef de Mission.[1][4]

Para-snowboarders Lisa Bunschoten and Chris Vos were the flagbearers for the Netherlands during the opening ceremony.[2][4] Para-alpine skier Niels de Langen was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[5]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Chris Vos	Snowboarding	Men's banked slalom (SB-LL1)	11 March
Silver	Jeroen Kampschreur	Alpine skiing	Men's super combined (sitting)	7 March
Silver	Niels de Langen	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom (sitting)	13 March
Bronze	Niels de Langen	Alpine skiing	Men's super combined (sitting)	7 March

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	4	1	5
Snowboarding	1	2	3
Total	5	3	8

Barbara van Bergen, Floris Meijer, Jeroen Kampschreur, Niels de Langen and Jeffrey Stuut competed in alpine skiing.[3][6] The sit skis used by the sitting alpine skiers were enhanced based on research by the Delft University of Technology.[7]

Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank
Chris Vos	Men's SB-LL1	1:12.08	1:12.06	1:12.06
Renske van Beek	Women's SB-LL2	1:23.26	1:23.35	1:23.26	11
Lisa Bunschoten		1:19.02	1:19.00	1:19.00	7

Athlete	Event	Qualification			Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Rank	Position	Position	Position
Chris Vos	Men's SB-LL1	1:25.48	1:09.02	8 Q	2 Q	2 FA	4
Renske van Beek	Women's SB-LL2	DNF	1:25.99	12 Q	4	Did not advance
Lisa Bunschoten	Women's SB-LL2	1:12.09	1:12.63	3 Q	2 Q	1 FA	DNF

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify to next round; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final

"Lisa Bunschoten en Chris Vos vlaggendragers TeamNL bij opening Paralympische Spelen". NOC*NSF (in Dutch). 3 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
"Snowboarders Bunschoten en Vos vlaggendragers bij opening Paralympics". NU.nl (in Dutch). 3 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
"Vijf alpineskiërs en drie snowboarders naar Paralympische Spelen Beijing". Team NL (in Dutch). 17 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
Brennan, Eliott (7 February 2022). "Bunschoten and Vos named Paralympic flag bearers for The Netherlands". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 February 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
"Zitskiër De Langen draagt vlag bij sluitingsceremonie Paralympische Spelen". NU.nl (in Dutch). 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
"Alpine Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
Burke, Patrick (8 March 2022). "Extensive sit ski research project contributes to Dutch medals at Beijing 2022". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 March 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
"Sport Week: Ones to watch for Para Snowboard". Paralympic.org. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
"Snowboarding Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

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