Jetze Plat H2

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Represents: NED
Year of birth: 1991
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Given Name	Jetze
Family Name	Plat H2
Representing	NED
Year of Birth	1991
Coach	Fedor Hes [national, cycling]; Bas de Bruin [national, triathlon]; Kees van Breukelen [personal]; Guido Vroomen [personal]; Johan Versluijs [personal, strength and conditioning]
Hobbies	Swimming, motocross.
Other Sports Competed	He competes in para-cycling and para-triathlon at international level.
Injuries	In May 2013 he had appendicitis and needed an operation to remove his appendix. He was out for two weeks as a result.
Website	https://jetzeplat.nl/
Twitter	@JetzePlat
Facebook	Facebook
Instagram	@@jetzeplat
Race Starts	40
Race Wins	37
Race Podiums	40

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Bio

A legend of Netherlands Para triathlon, Jetze Plat was born with a shorter left upper leg and no ligaments in his left knee. He is also missing bones in his right leg, and his right lower leg and foot were amputated in 2008.

At the age of 13, Jetze began competing in Para triathlon events and has gone on to enjoy an incredibly successful career, winning consecutive World Championships from 2015-2022 as well as Paralympic gold at both Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.

Career highlights:
- Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Champion
- Rio 2016 Paralympic Champion
- World Champion 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022