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Jaco van Gass
Inspire resilience and peak performance with Jaco van Gass, speaker, Paralympic champion and motivational expert. Jaco works with organisations to overcome adversity, build mental resilience, and achieve ambitious goals, delivering world-record insights as 4x Paralympic gold medallist and bestselling author.
Jaco van Gass is a Paralympic champion, world record holder, and British Armed Forces veteran whose story of resilience and achievement continues to inspire audiences worldwide. A 4x Paralympic gold medallist and 11x world champion cyclist, Jaco has defied the limits of human endurance as a skier, mountaineer, and polar explorer.
Born in South Africa, Jaco moved to the United Kingdom at twenty to join the elite Parachute Regiment. During his second tour of Afghanistan in 2009, he sustained life-changing injuries. Refusing to be defined by these challenges, he rebuilt his life with extraordinary determination, becoming a first-class athlete and adventurer. He has skied, run marathons, climbed Mt Denali, and trekked to the North Pole alongside Prince Harry.
Jaco joined the GB Para-Cycling Team, where he went on to achieve global success, including four Paralympic gold medals, one bronze, and multiple world records at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Games. His 2022 memoir, Unequivocal, chronicles his journey through recovery, sport, and rediscovery of purpose.
Today, Jaco is a highly sought-after keynote speaker, addressing audiences across business, education, and charity sectors. Blending humility, humour, and candour, he shares practical lessons on resilience, adaptability, leadership, and high performance drawn from both the battlefield and elite sport. His story challenges assumptions about limitation and capability, leaving audiences with a renewed sense of purpose and perspective.
Book Jaco to inspire your organisation to overcome setbacks, embrace change, and pursue excellence against all odds.
Jaco van Gass brings powerful lessons on resilience, adaptability, and high performance, drawn from his journey as a Paralympic champion and veteran, to motivate teams to overcome challenges and achieve more. Book Jaco today to empower your organisation with fresh perspective and practical strategies for success.
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To book Jaco van Gass, email jaco.van.gass@getapeptalk.com or call PepTalk on +44 20 3835 2929 (UK) or +1 737 888 5112 (US), and one of our speaker agents will contact you within hours to confirm Jaco's availability and speaking fee. If you can, please include your budget upfront – it helps us fast-track your request. It’s also helpful to know the date, format (virtual or in-person), location, and about your audience.
Jaco van Gass structures his keynote around first-person narrative, drawing on documented events from his military service, injury recovery, and Paralympic career to illustrate lessons in resilience, adaptability, and high performance.
Jaco van Gass speaks on resilience, high performance, leadership, adaptability, disability awareness, and growth mindset, drawing on his experiences as a combat veteran, elite para-cyclist, and polar and high-altitude explorer. He is a four-time Paralympic gold medallist and eleven-time world champion cyclist, credentials documented across the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Games and in his 2022 memoir, Unequivocal.
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