Renske van Beek

Renske van Beek (born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch para-snowboarder in the SB-LL2 category.

Renske van Beek
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1989-04-25) 25 April 1989
The Hague, Netherlands
Medal record
Women's para snowboarding
Representing  Netherlands
World Para Snow Sports Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 LillehammerTeam event
Bronze medal – third place2021 LillehammerSnowboard cross

Life and career

Van Beek sustained a cerebral infarction when she was ten, which left her paralyzed on one side. She started snowboarding because skiing was no longer possible. Through Bibian Mentel's Mentelity Foundation, she ended up in the U23 team of the Dutch Ski Association.

At the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships, van Beek won the bronze medal in the women's snowboard cross event.[1][2] Along with Lisa Bunschoten, she also won the silver medal in the women's team event.[3]

She represented the Netherlands at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China.[4] She competed in the women's snowboard cross SB-LL2 and women's banked slalom SB-LL2 events.[5]

References
  1. "Canada's Tyler Turner beats 'best of the best' for first World Championships gold". 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  2. Burke, Patrick (21 January 2022). "Pedersen clinches third gold of World Para Snow Sports Championships in Lillehammer". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. "'O Canada' rings out twice as country's riders sweep team events". Paralympic.org. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  4. "Vijf alpineskiërs en drie snowboarders naar Paralympische Spelen Beijing". Team NL (in Dutch). 17 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  5. "Snowboarding Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.


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