Van Gass was born in South Africa. At the age of 20, he moved to the UK to join the British Armed Forces. In mid-2007, he finished his training and became a member of the Parachute Regiment.[1] During his second deployment to Afghanistan in 2009, he was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, losing his lower left arm, puncturing internal organs, and suffering a collapsed lung, shrapnel and blast wounds, and leg fractures.[2]
Athletic careeredit
Van Gass first learned to ski and took part in competitions as a member of the Combined Services Disabled Ski Team. In 2011, he was the first South African-born person to conquer the eighth highest mountain in the world at 8,164 metres, the Manaslu in the Himalayas. In 2012, he made an attempt to climb Mount Everest, which failed due to poor weather conditions. In the meantime, he has also successfully completed marathons.[1]
In December 2013, van Gass was part of a group of disabled soldiers who, together with Prince Harry, completed a 335-kilometre march to the South Pole for the benefit of the aid organization Walking With The Wounded. This raised £1.5 million in donations that were to be used for the athletic rehabilitation of wounded soldiers.[3]
Van Gass then turned his interest to cycling and was accepted into the Paralympic Development Program in 2013. At the Invictus Games in September 2014, he won two gold medals in cycling.[4] Since the end of 2014, he has been participating in the Paralympic Academy Program of British Cycling.[5]
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jaco, gass, jaco, albert, gass, born, august, 1986, south, african, born, british, racing, cyclist, competes, para, cycling, track, events, gold, medals, bronze, medal, tokyo, 2020, paralympic, games, three, times, world, record, holder, track, cycling, mbeper. Jaco Albert van Gass MBE born 20 August 1986 is a South African born British racing cyclist who competes in para cycling track events He won two gold medals and one bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games He is a three times world record holder in Track cycling Jaco van GassMBEPersonal informationBorn 1986 08 20 20 August 1986 age 37 Middelburg South AfricaTeam informationDisciplineTrackMedal record Men s para cyclingRepresenting Great BritainSummer Paralympics2020 Tokyo Individual pursuit C32020 Tokyo Mixed team sprint C1 52020 Tokyo Time trial C1 3Track World Championships2020 Milton 1K time trial C32020 Milton Scratch race2020 Milton Omnium2022 Saint Quentin en Yvelines 1K time trial C32023 Glasgow 1K time trial C32023 Glasgow Scratch race C32023 Glasgow Omnium C32020 Milton 3K pursuit2019 Emmen Road Race C32018 Rio de Janeiro Individual pursuit C42023 Glasgow Individual pursuit C32023 Glasgow Mixed team sprint C1 5 Contents 1 Deployment in Afghanistan 2 Athletic career 3 References 4 External linksDeployment in Afghanistan editVan Gass was born in South Africa At the age of 20 he moved to the UK to join the British Armed Forces In mid 2007 he finished his training and became a member of the Parachute Regiment 1 During his second deployment to Afghanistan in 2009 he was hit by a rocket propelled grenade losing his lower left arm puncturing internal organs and suffering a collapsed lung shrapnel and blast wounds and leg fractures 2 Athletic career editVan Gass first learned to ski and took part in competitions as a member of the Combined Services Disabled Ski Team In 2011 he was the first South African born person to conquer the eighth highest mountain in the world at 8 164 metres the Manaslu in the Himalayas In 2012 he made an attempt to climb Mount Everest which failed due to poor weather conditions In the meantime he has also successfully completed marathons 1 In December 2013 van Gass was part of a group of disabled soldiers who together with Prince Harry completed a 335 kilometre march to the South Pole for the benefit of the aid organization Walking With The Wounded This raised 1 5 million in donations that were to be used for the athletic rehabilitation of wounded soldiers 3 Van Gass then turned his interest to cycling and was accepted into the Paralympic Development Program in 2013 At the Invictus Games in September 2014 he won two gold medals in cycling 4 Since the end of 2014 he has been participating in the Paralympic Academy Program of British Cycling 5 Van Gass made his debut at the 2015 UCI Para cycling Track World Championships and finished seventh in the individual pursuit and eighth in the 1 000 metre time trial 5 At the 2016 UCI Para cycling Track World Championships in Montichiari Italy he won the bronze medal in the scratch race Two years later at the 2018 UCI Para cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro he finished third in the individual pursuit In 2020 he won a silver medal in the pursuit and gold medals in the kilo scratch race and omnium At the 2020 Summer Paralympics van Gass won the gold medal in the men s individual pursuit C3 mixed team sprint C1 5 and the bronze medal in the men s time trial C1 3 6 Van Gass was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to cycling 7 References edit a b Jaco van Gass Military Speakers Militaryspeakers co uk Archived from the original on 12 August 2021 Injured in Afghanistan now Paralympic champion Archived from the original on 27 August 2021 Retrieved 27 August 2021 via www bbc co uk Welcome Home Press Conference Walking With The Wounded 11 March 2014 Archived from the original on 26 August 2021 Retrieved 30 March 2016 3 Invictus Games athletes tell us how training has helped them recover from life changing injuries tv3 ie 13 June 2017 Archived from the original on 17 April 2018 Retrieved 17 April 2018 a b Jaco Van Gass British Cycling 10 April 2016 Archived from the original on 26 August 2021 Retrieved 30 March 2016 Jaco van Gass Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Archived from the original on 26 August 2021 Retrieved 26 August 2021 No 63571 The London Gazette Supplement 1 January 2022 p N19 External links editJaco van Gass at the British Paralympic Association Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jaco van Gass amp oldid 1190289556, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
