Jens Kask
Jens Kask (April 20, 1966 – January 16, 2011)[1] was a Swedish Paralympic ice sledge hockey player.[2] He won one gold medal and two bronze medals for Sweden,[3] and was captain of the Swedish team for many years. He served as his country's flag bearer at the 2010 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony.[4]
When Kask was ten years old, he climbed up on the roof of a parked train, where he got an electric shock. As a result he had to have both his legs amputated.[5]
He died in his home outside of Stockholm in January 2011, 44 years old.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Medlem avliden (Swedish), Brf Ekebo, January 20, 2011
- ↑ Vancouver 2010 Profile
- ↑ Swedish handicapped sports profile
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jens Kask är död: ”En av de bästa” (Swedish) Aftonbladet, January 20, 2011
- ↑ Death of Paralympian Jens Kask, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), January 24, 2011
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