Jelle van Gorkom

Jelle van Gorkom, born on 5 January 1991 in Doetinchem, is a Dutch racing cyclist who represents the Netherlands in BMX racing. He was selected for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and won the silver medal in the men's BMX event four years later at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. On 9 January 2018 he crashed in training at the National Sports Centre Papendal near Arnhem, suffering damage to his skull, spleen, kidneys and liver, broken ribs and a facial fracture, and he was placed in a coma. On 22 January 2018 officials of the Royal Dutch Cycling Union said that he had awoken, but that a long rehabilitation lay ahead.