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Jaco van Gass
British paracyclist
| Born | (1986-08-20) 20 August 1986 (age 38) Middelburg, South Africa |
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| Discipline | Track |
Jaco-Albert van Gass (born 20 August 1986) is a South African-born British racing cyclist who competes in para-cycling track events.
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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.
Deployment in Afghanistan
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 career
Van Gass first learned to ski and took part in competitions as a member of the Combined