Jens Kask (20 April 1966 – 15 January 2011)Medlem avliden (Swedish), Brf Ekebo, 20 January 2011 was a Swedish Paralympic ice sledge hockey player. He won one gold medal and two bronze medals for Sweden,Swedish handicapped sports profile 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.
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.
He died in his home outside of Stockholm in January 2011, at the age of 44.Jens Kask är död: "En av de bästa" (Swedish) Aftonbladet, 20 January 2011Death of Paralympian Jens Kask, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), 24 January 2011
References
Athlete Search Results - Kask, Jens, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
External links
Jens Kask at Handikappidrott.se (archived) pictures at shif.se pictures at talleesavage.wordpress.com