Kimberly Alkemade Explained

Kimberly Alkemade
Nickname:Kimmy
Nationality:Dutch
Birth Date:29 March 1990
Birth Place:Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Height:1.80 m
Sport:Paralympic athletics
Disability:Amputee, Lower left leg
Disability Class:T64
Event:100 metres, 200 metres
Club:Prins Hendrik Vught
Coach:Joep Janssen

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

Career

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]

Queen of Blades

Kimberly Alkemade is one of a few athletes that has won medals on a world stage with blades from various different manufacturers. In her case, Ottobock, Xiborg and Ossür.Earning her the nickname "Queen of Blades".

Personal bests

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kimberly Alkemade - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile . paralympic.org . . 29 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Reformatorisch Dagblad . rd.nl . 29 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Dubai 2019: Lisa Adams joins family legacy with gold . paralympic.org . International Paralympic Committee . 29 June 2020.
  4. Web site: Nederlands zilver en brons op 100 meter bij WK para-atletiek . nos.nl . nl . 29 June 2020.
  5. News: Drievoudig paralympisch kampioene Van Rhijn (29) beëindigt carrière per direct . NU.nl . nl . 11 June 2021 . 19 June 2021.
  6. Web site: Athletics: ALKEMADE Kimberly . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . . 3 September 2021 . 3 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210903174155/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1706237-alkemade-kimberly.htm . dead .
  7. Web site: 2023 World Para Athletics Championships Results Book . paralympic.org . International Paralympic Committee . 19 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230718140652/https://www.paralympic.org/static/info/resATHD23/pdf/ATHD23/AT/ATHD23_AT_B99_AT0000000.pdf . 18 July 2023.
  8. "Para-atlete Alkemade loopt wereldrecord op 100 meter" (in Dutch), NOS, 7 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  9. "Tweede wereldrecord para-atlete Alkemade in één week, dit keer op 200 meter" (in Dutch), NOS, 15 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

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