Kim Meylemans
| File:2019-01-03 BMW IBSF World Cup Bobsleigh and Skeleton Altenberg StP 0007 LR10 by Stepro.jpg Meylemans in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Born | 7 March 1996 Amberg, Germany |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Sport | Skeleton |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 14th (Pyeongchang 2018) |
Medal record | |
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Kim Meylemans (born 7 March 1996) is a German-born Belgian skeleton racer who competes on the Skeleton World Cup. After starting out in football,[1] she began competing in skeleton in 2009 and was selected to the German national team in 2013. In the 2014–15 season, she moved to the Belgium national team.[2] She is coached by Fernando Oliva (personal coach) and Martin Rettl (team coach), and rides a Schneider sled.[1] She became the first ever Belgian skeleton European champion on February 2, 2024, at the Skeleton World Cup race in Sigulda, Latvia[3] and the first ever Belgian skeleton world championships medal winner on February 23, 2024, winning a silver at the Skeleton World Championships in Winterberg, Germany.[4]
Notable results
[edit | edit source]Meylemans finished 14 resp. 18th at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics. Meylemans finished in second place at the IBSF World Championships 2024 in Winterberg. In December 2024, Meylemans celebrated her first victory on the World Cup circuit in Altenberg, Germany.[5] Until then, Her best finish on the World Cup circuit had been a 2nd place at Sigulda, Latvia, also in 2024 and while winning the European championship.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Meylemans is in a relationship with fellow skeleton racer Nicole Silveira.[6]
References
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External links
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Belgian female skeleton racers
- German female skeleton racers
- Skeleton racers at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
- Skeleton racers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Skeleton racers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic skeleton racers for Belgium
- Sportspeople from Amberg
- LGBTQ skeleton racers
- Belgian lesbian sportswomen
- 21st-century Belgian LGBTQ people
- 21st-century Belgian sportswomen
- 21st-century German sportswomen