Athlete Profile: Jetze Plat H2

Jetze Plat H2

Netherlands
Born: 1991

Rankings
ITU Paralympic Qualification Ranking	9
Para triathlon Ranking	1

Starts

19

Podiums

19

Wins

17 Biography

A legend of Netherlands paratriathlon, 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 paratriathlon events and has gone on to enjoy an incredibly successful career, winning consecutive World Championships from 2015-2019 as well as Paralympic gold at Rio 2016.

Career highlights:
- World Champion 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Winner 2019 WPS Montreal
- Winner 2019 WPS Milan
- Rio 2016 Paralympic Champion

Latest Athlete Results

1	2019 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Lausanne 01 Sep, 2019 - PTWC Men - 01:02:56
1	2019 Groupe Copley World Paratriathlon Series Montreal 28 Jun, 2019 - PTWC Men - 00:56:16
1	2019 NED Paratriathlon National Championships 02 Jun, 2019 - PTWC Men - 00:51:38
1	2019 Milan ITU World Paratriathlon Series 27 Apr, 2019 - PTWC Men - 00:54:34
1	2018 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Gold Coast 15 Sep, 2018 - PTWC Men - 00:57:03
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Athlete Fact Sheet

Given Name	Jetze
Family Name	Plat H2
Representing	NED
Para triathlon Class	PTWC
Para triathlon Subclass	H2
Year of Birth	1991
Residence	Vrouwenakker, Netherlands
Coach	Fedor Hes [national, cycling]; Bas de Bruin [national, triathlon]; Kees van Breukelen [personal]; Guido Vroomen [personal]; Johan Versluijs [personal, strength and conditioning]
Sponsors	Toyota, Matrix, Wolturnus, Nederlandse Loterij
Hobbies	Swimming, motocross.
Website	http://jetzeplat.nl/
Twitter	@JetzePlat
Facebook	Athlete Facebook
Instagram	@@jetzeplat