Lisa Bunschoten

Lisa Bunschoten-Vos
Personal information
NationalityDutch
BornLisa Bunschoten
(1995-11-23) 23 November 1995
Utrecht, Netherlands
Spouse
Chris Vos
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(m. 2023)​
Sport
Country Netherlands
SportPara-snowboarding
Disability classSB-LL2
Event(s)
Para-snowboard cross, banked slalom
Medal record
Women's para snowboarding
Representing the  Netherlands
Paralympic Games
2018 Pyeongchang Snowboard cross
2026 Milano Cortina Banked slalom
2018 Pyeongchang Banked slalom

Lisa Bunschoten-Vos (née Bunschoten; born 23 November 1995) is a Dutch para-snowboarder and three-time Paralympic medalist. Bunschoten-Vos was born with fibula aplasia.

Career

Bunschoten competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, and won the 2015/16 overall World Cup title in banked slalom.[1] Former para-snowboarder Bibian Mentel coached Bunschoten early in her career.[2]

Bunschoten represented the Netherlands at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. She won the silver medal in the snowboard cross event,[3] and took bronze in the banked slalom.[4]

She won the gold medal in the women's dual banked slalom SB-LL2 event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway.[5][6] She also won the gold medal in the women's snowboard cross SB-LL2 event.[7][8] Bunschoten and Renske van Beek also won the silver medal in the women's team event.[9]

Bunschoten and Chris Vos were the flagbearers for the Netherlands during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China.[10][11] Bunschoten missed out on winning a medal in the women's snowboard cross SB-LL2 event after a collision with eventual bronze medalist Brenna Huckaby of the United States.[12][13] She also competed in the women's banked slalom SB-LL2 event.[13]

Bunschoten-Vos represented the Netherlands at the 2026 Winter Paralympics. She competed in the banked slalom, where she won the silver medal after clocking 1:03.53 in her second run.[14][15]

Personal life

In 2023, Bunschoten married her longtime boyfriend, fellow para-snowboarder Chris Vos. The couple have a daughter. They live together in Zuidoostbeemster.[16][17]

References

  1. ^ "Snowboard | Athlete Profile: Lisa BUNSCHOTEN - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Voor het eerst in Peking paralympisch snowboarden zonder pionier Mentel". NOS (in Dutch). 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. ^ Belam, Martin (12 March 2018). "Bibian Mentel-Spee takes Paralympic gold two months after cancer surgery". the Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  4. ^ "PyeongChang 2018: Banked slalom delivers perfect ending". paralympic.org. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Lisa Bunschoten trails, falls, recovers and wins third straight world title". Paralympic.org. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  6. ^ Houston, Michael (14 January 2022). "United States win three snowboard golds at World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Canada's Tyler Turner beats 'best of the best' for first World Championships gold". 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  8. ^ Burke, Patrick (21 January 2022). "Pedersen clinches third gold of World Para Snow Sports Championships in Lillehammer". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  9. ^ "'O Canada' rings out twice as country's riders sweep team events". Paralympic.org. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Lisa Bunschoten en Chris Vos vlaggendragers TeamNL bij opening Paralympische Spelen". NOC*NSF (in Dutch). 3 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Snowboarders Bunschoten en Vos vlaggendragers bij opening Paralympics". NU.nl (in Dutch). 3 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  12. ^ Burke, Patrick (7 March 2022). "Hernandez takes snowboard cross gold at Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Snowboarding Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Parasnowboardster Bunschoten-Vos verovert zilver door snelle tweede slalomrun". nos.nl (in Dutch). 13 March 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  15. ^ "Para Snowboard Women's Banked Slalom SB-LL2 Results - Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics". olympics.com. 13 March 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  16. ^ "Lisa Bunschoten grateful to be flying the flag with boyfriend Vos at Beijing 2022". Paralympic.org. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Lisa Bunschoten en Chris Vos: 'Ons goud ligt in de Maxi-Cosi'". Helden (in Dutch). 28 January 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2026.


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