Kimberly Alkemade
 Alkemade at 2019 World Para Athletics Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Kimmy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 March 1990 Zoetermeer, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kimberly Alkemade[1] (born 29 March 1990) is a Dutch Paralympic athlete. She qualified to represent the Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2] At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, she won the bronze medal in the women's 200 metres T64 event. She finished in 5th place in the women's 100 metres T64 event.[3]
Career[]
Alkemade lost her left lower leg in a bus accident in 1998[4] near Montelimar, France, and started in Para athletics. The 2019 World Para Athletics Championships was her first big tournament.
She represented the Netherlands at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and won a silver medal in the women's 200 metres T64 event and the bronze medal in the women's 100 metres T64 event.[5][6]
References[]
- ^ "Kimberly Alkemade - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Drievoudig paralympisch kampioene Van Rhijn (29) beëindigt carrière per direct". NU.nl (in Dutch). 11 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Athletics ALKEMADE Kimberly - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". .. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Reformatorisch Dagblad". www.rd.nl. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Dubai 2019: Lisa Adams joins family legacy with gold". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Nederlands zilver en brons op 100 meter bij WK para-atletiek". nos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 June 2020.
External links[]
- Kimberly Alkemade at Paralympic.org
- Kimberly Alkemade | T64 Para-atleet op 100 & 200m sprint
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