Athlete Profile: Geert Schipper H2

Geert Schipper H2

Netherlands
Born: 1977

Rankings
World Triathlon Paralympic Qualification Ranking	2
Para triathlon Ranking	2

Starts

37

Podiums

33

Wins

15 Biography

Netherlands’ Geert Schipper suffered a spinal cord injury in a flying accident in 2004. Since then he has gone on to be the founder of Sportisleven, which organises sport clinics and adventure trips for disabled people. He made his paratriathlon debut in 2014 at the Netherlands National Championships, and has since gone on to be a regular on the podium at the biggest events, including silver at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games and gold at WPS Yokohama in 2019.

Career highlights:

- 2nd place 2019 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Lausanne
- Winner 2019 WPS Yokohama
- Winner 2018 European Championships
- 2nd place Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
winner 2018 world championship Ironman Hawaii

Latest Athlete Results

3	2021 Europe Triathlon Championships Valencia 25 Sep, 2021 - PTWC Men - 01:00:21
2	2021 NED Paratriathlon National Championships 18 Sep, 2021 - PTWC Men - 00:57:09
1	2021 World Triathlon Long Distance Championships Almere-Amsterdam 12 Sep, 2021 - PTWC Men - 07:55:22
4	Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games 29 Aug, 2021 - PTWC Men - 01:03:01
2	AJ Bell 2021 World Triathlon Para Series Leeds 05 Jun, 2021 - PTWC Men - 01:06:57
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Athlete Fact Sheet

Given Name	Geert
Family Name	Schipper H2
Representing	NED
Para triathlon Class	PTWC
Para triathlon Subclass	H2
Year of Birth	1977
Place of Birth	wognum
Coach	Bas de Bruin
Sponsors	Raboabank, Schouten Techniek
Hobbies	active sports
Twitter	@GeertSchipper
Facebook	Athlete Facebook