Jetze Plat

Jetze Plat
Jetze Plat finishing at the 129th Boston Marathon
Personal information
Born (1991-06-10) 10 June 1991
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Websitejetzeplat.nl
Sport
SportPara-cycling
Paratriathlon
Coached byGuido Vroemen
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
Men's paracycling
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoRoad time trial H4
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoRoad Race H4
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisRoad time trial H4
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisRoad race H4
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroRoad Race H5
Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Baie-ComeauRoad race H4
Gold medal – first place2023 GlasgowRoad time trial H4
Men's paratriathlon
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroPT1
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoPTWC
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisPTWC
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 RotterdamPT1
Gold medal – first place2017 RotterdamPTWC
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold CoastPTWC
Gold medal – first place2019 LausannePTWC
Gold medal – first place2021 Abu DhabiPTWC
Gold medal – first place2022 Abu DhabiPTWC
Gold medal – first place2024 TorremolinosPTWC
Silver medal – second place2013 LondonTRI 1
Silver medal – second place2023 PonteverdePTWC
Bronze medal – third place2015 ChicagoPT1
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 KitzbühelPT1
Gold medal – first place2015 GenevaPT1
Gold medal – first place2016 LisbonPT1
Gold medal – first place2017 KitzbühelPTWC
Gold medal – first place2021 ValenciaPTWC
Gold medal – first place2022 OlsztynPTWC
Gold medal – first place2023 MadridPTWC
2023 TCS London Marathon - Elite wheelchair race - Tomoki Suzuki (W143) leading Jetze Plat (W158) between mile 16 and 17.
2023 TCS London Marathon - Elite wheelchair race - Tomoki Suzuki (W143) leading Jetze Plat (W158) between mile 16 and 17.

Jetze Plat (born 10 June 1991) is a Dutch para-cyclist in the H4 class. He also competes in the paratriathlon.

Career

Plat was born on 10 June 1991, in Amsterdam, with two stunted legs. In 1995, Plat started using a handcycle, to cycle to school. Later he started practising the sport para-cycling. In the beginning of his athletic career Plat was coached and trained by Kees van Breukelen. As Plat improved in the sport he was coached by Ralf Bekers. During the World Cup in Rome, Plat qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. Since 2013, he is coached by Guido Vroemen.[1]

In the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, Plat competed in both cycling and para-triathlon. He won the paratriathlon gold medal in the PT1 class.[2] He also won a bronze medal in the Men's Road Race in H5 class. These were his first Paralympic medals.

He was one of the flag bearers for the Netherlands during the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[3][4]

In Tokyo, at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Plat competed in both cycling and para-triathlon again. He won gold medals in the Men's H4 Road Race and Men's H4 Time Trial for cycling and a gold medal in the para-triathlon (Men's Individual PTWC).

References

  1. ↑ Marée, Koen (1 September 2024). "Paralympics-veteraan Jetze Plat won alles wat er te winnen viel. In de marathon vindt hij een nieuwe uitdaging" [Paralympics veteran Jetze Plat won everything there is to win. In the marathon he seeks a new challenge.]. NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "Jetze Plat - Triathlon, Cycling | Paralympic Athlete Profile".
  3. ↑ Houston, Michael (23 August 2021). "Jong and Plat named Dutch flagbearers for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Jong en Plat vlaggendragers tijdens Paralympische Spelen in Tokio". NOS (in Dutch). 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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