Kim Lea Müller Explained

Fullname:Kim Lea Müller
Birth Date:2002 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Remscheid, Germany[1]
Country:
Sport:Freestyle BMX

Kim Lea Müller (born 30 January 2002) is a German cyclist who competes in Freestyle BMX. She won a silver medal at the 2022 European BMX Championships and 2023 European Games.

Career

She won a silver medal at the 2022 European Championships in Munich in August 2022.[2] She competed at the 2022 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in Abu Dhabi and finished 4th.[3] This performance later allowed her to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

She won the silver medal at the 2023 European Games in Kraków, Poland.[4]

She won a bronze medal at a bronze medal at X Games Ventura 2024.[5]

Müller competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and finished 12th among 12 competitors.[6] After the competition she insisted that she had managed her basic tricks, but hadn't done any crazy tricks. She had to put her foot down in the first run, which cost her a few negative points.[7]

Competitive history

All results are sourced from the Union Cycliste Internationale.

As of August 5th, 2024

UCI Cycling World Championships

EventFreestyle Park
align=left 2021 Montpellier17th
align=left 2022 Abu Dhabi4th
align=left 2023 Glasgow10th

UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup

Season1234RankPoints
2022MON
21
BRU
12
GOL
5
91200
2023DIR
12
MON
10
BRU
BAZ
14
12860
2024ENO
17
MON
SHA
 
30200

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olympics. 31 July 2024. Kim Lea Müller.
  2. Web site: German women track cyclists earn first golds for hosts at Munich 2022 European Championships. Inside the Games. 31 July 2024. Mike. Rowbottom. 12 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Park - Abu Dhabi - 13 Nov 2022. Union Cycliste Internationale. 5 August 2024.
  4. Web site: European Games 2023: Britain's Kieran Reilly and Czechia's Iveta Miculycova crowned BMX park European champions in Poland . Olympics.com. 31 July 2024. 22 June 2023.
  5. Web site: Monster Energy Announces Competing Athletes for Olympic Games Paris 2024. prnewswire. 31 July 2024. 15 July 2024.
  6. Web site: BMX Freestyle qualifying round leaves 2020 Olympic medallists Worthington and Ducarroz out of Paris finals. Cycling News. 31 July 2024. 30 July 2024. Jackie. Tyson.
  7. Web site: BMX-Freestyle: Kim Lea Müller verpasst Park-Finale. WDR. 5 August 2024. German. 30 July 2024.