Kimberly Alkemade

Kimberly Alkemade
	Alkemade at before 2023 World Para Athletics Championships
Personal information
Nickname	Kimmy
Nationality	Dutch
Born	29 March 1990 (age 34); Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability	Amputee, Lower left leg
Disability class	T64
Event(s)	100 meter, 200 meter
Club	Prins Hendrik Vught
Coached by	Joep Janssen
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	60 m (T64): 8,46 (2023); 100 m (T64: 12.76 (2023); 200 m (T64): 26,46 (2021);
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing Netherlands
Paralympic Games
World Championships
European Championships

Kimberly Alkemade^[1] (born 29 March 1990) is a Dutch Paralympic athlete.

Career[edit]

Alkemade lost her left lower leg in a bus accident in 1998^[2] 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.^[3]^[4]

She represented the Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[5] 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.^[6]

Alkemade won the silver medal in the women's 200 metres T64 event at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France.^[7]

References[edit]

^ "Kimberly Alkemade - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^ "Reformatorisch Dagblad". rd.nl. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^ "Dubai 2019: Lisa Adams joins family legacy with gold". paralympic.org. 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.
^ "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. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
^ "2023 World Para Athletics Championships Results Book" (PDF). paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

External links[edit]

Kimberly Alkemade at the International Paralympic Committee
Kimberly Alkemade at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
Official website

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[1] "Kimberly Alkemade - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

[2] "Reformatorisch Dagblad". rd.nl. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

[3] "Dubai 2019: Lisa Adams joins family legacy with gold". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

[4] "Nederlands zilver en brons op 100 meter bij WK para-atletiek". nos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 June 2020.

[van_rhijn_beeindigt_carriere_per_direct_2021-5] "Drievoudig paralympisch kampioene Van Rhijn (29) beëindigt carrière per direct". NU.nl (in Dutch). 11 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.

[6] "Athletics: ALKEMADE Kimberly". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

[results_book_world_para_athletics_championships_2023-7] "2023 World Para Athletics Championships Results Book" (PDF). paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

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