Renske van Beek (born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch para-snowboarder in the SB-LL2 category.

Life and career

Van Beek sustained a cerebral infarction when she was ten, which left her paralyzed on one side. She started snowboarding because skiing was no longer possible. Through Bibian Mentel's Mentelity Foundation, she ended up in the U23 team of the Dutch Ski Association.

Renske van Beek

At the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships, van Beek won the bronze medal in the women's snowboard cross event. Along with Lisa Bunschoten, she also won the silver medal in the women's team event.

Renske van Beek

She represented the Netherlands at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China. She competed in the women's snowboard cross SB-LL2 and women's banked slalom SB-LL2 events.

Renske van Beek

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1989 births

Living people

Dutch female snowboarders

Paralympic snowboarders for the Netherlands

Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Sportspeople from The Hague

21st-century Dutch women