| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Born | 12 June 1990 Tegelen, Netherlands |
| Sport | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sport | Skateboarding |
| Position | Goofy-footed |
| Rank | 8th (June 2021)[1] |
| Event | Street |
Candy Jacobs (born 12 June 1990) is a Dutch professional street skateboarder.[2] She won the silver medal at the 2018 European Skateboarding Championships. She competed at the World Skateboarding Championships in 2018, 2019, and 2020, and at the X Games in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, and 2019.[3]
She was scheduled to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics, but had to withdraw due to a positive COVID-19 test while in Japan a few days before the opening ceremony.[4][5]
Jacobs started skateboarding when she was 13 years old in highschool. She is the owner of a skatepark in Venlo that was opened in 2020. In January 2021, Jacobs underwent knee surgery for a torn meniscus and damaged cartilage after she had been struggling with knee issues for years.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Street, Female". World Skate. 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Candy Jacobs knokte op eigen kracht naar de skateboard-top". YoungCapital (in Dutch). 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Athletes: JACOBS Candy (Skateboarding)". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Eerste coronageval Nederlandse ploeg in Tokio bij Candy Jacobs: 'Ik ben er kapot van'". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 21 July 2021. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Skateboardster Candy Jacobs test positief en moet streep zetten door Spelen: 'Enorme deceptie'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 21 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- Candy Jacobs at The Boardr
- Candy Jacobs at the X Games (archived)
- Candy Jacobs at Olympics.com
- Candy Jacobs at Olympedia at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 July 2021)
- Candy Jacobs at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
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