Pieter Cilissen

Pieter Cilissen
Personal information
NationalityBelgium
Born (1978-01-03) 3 January 1978 (age 46)
Tongeren, Belgium
Sport
Country Belgium
SportBoccia
Medal record
Boccia
Representing  Belgium
Summer Paralympics
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Mixed pairs BC3
World Boccia Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Lisbon Mixed pairs BC3

Pieter Cilissen (born January 3, 1978) is a Belgian Paralympian and Boccia player. His active playing career started in 1997 at the age of 19 and ended in 2019 at the age of 41, making his career of 22 years at the international stage a near unicum.[1] His first Paralympics was Sydney 2000 where he finished 5th in the Pairs with Jean-Luc Béro.[1] He missed Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 but in London 2012, he won a bronze medal in boccia for mixed pairs BC3.[1] Cilissen also competed in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro but failed to get a medal.[2]

Personal life

Due to an oxygen defect at birth, Cilissen suffers from cerebral palsy, which leaves him incapable of controlling the movement of arms and legs and impediments his speech. He lives in Sint-Pieters-Woluwe.[3]

Career

At the 2010 Boccia World Championships in Lisbon, he won a bronze medal in the Pairs BCS together with Kirsten De Laender and Pieter Verlinden.[1]

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, in London, he won a bronze medal in Pairs BC3, with Kirsten De Laender and Pieter Verlinden.[4][5] H also competed in Mixed Individual BC3 but was eliminated in the 1/8th final.[6]

At the 2015 Boccia European Team and Pairs Championships, in Guildford, Great-Britain, Cilisson won the Pairs competition together with Kenneth Verwimp and Julie Lambrechts.[2]

At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, he competed in Boccia Mixed Pairs BC3.[7]

Awards

In 2013, Cilissen received Brussel's Bronze Zinneke, an award given to people who contribute to the image of Brussels. He was the first Paralympic athlete to receive the award. He is now officially an "Ambassador of Brussels", following in the footsteps of such other famous Brussels athletes as Eddy Merckx, Paul Van Himst, Vincent Kompany etc.[3]

In February 2016, Cilissen received Belgium's Trophy Victor Boin, the first Boccia player to receive the award.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Pieter Cilissen: "Ik stop, maar met een tip: proef van boccia!"" (in Dutch). 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  2. ^ "Jeux Paralympiques: l'équipe belge de boccia BC3 éliminée" (in French). www.lesoir.be. 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  3. ^ a b "Bronzen Zinneke voor paralympiër Pieter Cylissen" (in Dutch). www.bruzz.be. 2013-04-17. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  4. ^ "London 2012 - boccia - mixed-pairs-bc3 | International Paralympic Committee". 2021-05-08. Archived from the original on 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2022-11-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Boccia at the London 2012 Paralympic Games". db.ipc-services.org. Archived from the original on 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  6. ^ "London 2012 - boccia - mixed-individual-bc3 | International Paralympic Committee". 2021-05-13. Archived from the original on 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2022-11-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ "Rio 2016 - boccia - mixed-pairs-bc3 | International Paralympic Committee". 2021-09-21. Archived from the original on 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2022-11-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ "Pieter Cilissen reçoit le trophée Victor Boin" (in French). www.rtbf.be. 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2024-05-27.

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