(1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 (age 28) 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
Women's skeleton
Representing Belgium
World Championships
2024 Winterberg
Women
European Championships
2024 Sigulda
Women
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]
^ ab"Kim Meylemans". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Archived from the original on 2017-11-23. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
^Stahlhacke, Angela (13 December 2017). "Media Guide Athletes: Skeleton — Innsbruck (AUT)" (PDF). International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
^"MEYLEMANS FIRST SKELETON EUROPEAN CHAMPION FROM BELGIUM, RAHNEVA WINS WORLD CUP". IBSF. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
^"HALLIE CLARKE FROM CANADA BECOMES YOUNGEST FEMALE SKELETON WORLD CHAMPION". IBSF. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
Championships in Winterberg, Germany. Meylemans finished 14 resp. 18th at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics. Meylemans finished in second place at the IBSF...
Retrieved 12 April 2021. Junes, Timothy (15 February 2018). "Skeletoni KimMeylemans Bedreigd Door Russinnen: "Homoseksualiteit Is Kaker"". Zizo (in Dutch)...
skeleton athlete KimMeylemans posted on social media and was in tears about the conditions she faced while in quarantine. Meylemans was supposed to be...
of quarantine at the games. On 2 February, Belgian skeleton athlete KimMeylemans posted on social media and was in tears about the conditions she faced...
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† United States Bobsleigh 2018 KimMeylemans Δ Belgium Skeleton 2018, 2022 Widely out before competing, Meylemans competed against her girlfriend Nicole...
winners: Laura Nolte & Neele Schuten Skeleton winners: Marcus Wyatt (m) / KimMeylemans (f) February 22–March 2: IBSF World Championships 2024 in Winterberg...
is openly bisexual, is in a relationship with fellow skeleton racer KimMeylemans. "These 2 out Olympians are dating, and getting ready to compete against...
Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank KimMeylemans Women's 1:02.35 =6 1:02.92 12 1:02.34 11 1:03.73 20 4:11.34 18...
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