Kirsten De Laender

Kirsten De Laender (born July 22, 1993) is a Belgian Paralympian. Her first Paralympics was London 2012,[1] where she won a bronze medal in boccia for mixed pairs BC3. De Laender also competed in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.[2]

Kirsten De Laender
Personal information
Born (1993-07-22) 22 July 1993
Herzele, Belgium
Sport
Country Belgium
SportBoccia
Medal record
Boccia
Representing  Belgium
Summer Paralympics
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonMixed pairs BC3
World Boccia Championships
Bronze medal – third place2010 LisbonMixed pairs BC3

Career

At the 2010 Boccia World Championships in Lisbon, she won a bronze medal as part of a pair.

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, in London, she won a bronze medal in Mixed Pairs BC3, with Pieter Cilissen and Pieter Verlinden.[3][4] She also competed in Mixed Individual BC3.[5]

At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, she competed in Boccia Mixed Pairs BC3.[6]

References
  1. "Kirsten gaat voor goud op Paralympics". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 22 August 2012. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  2. KW, Redactie (2016-07-31). "Somival-atlete Kirsten De Laender naar Paralympics in Rio". KW.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  3. "London 2012 - boccia - mixed-pairs-bc3 | International Paralympic Committee". 2021-05-08. Archived from the original on 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2022-11-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "Boccia at the London 2012 Paralympic Games". db.ipc-services.org. Archived from the original on 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  5. "London 2012 - boccia - mixed-individual-bc3 | International Paralympic Committee". 2021-05-13. Archived from the original on 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2022-11-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. "Rio 2016 - boccia - mixed-pairs-bc3 | International Paralympic Committee". 2021-09-21. Archived from the original on 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2022-11-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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