Kim Meylemans
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, 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. She is coached by Fernando Oliva (personal coach) and Martin Rettl (team coach), and rides a Schneider sled. She became the first ever Belgian skeleton European champion on February 2, 2024, at the Skeleton World Cup race in Sigulda, Latvia 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.
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| Nationality | Belgian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 March 1996 Amberg, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skeleton | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 14th (Pyeongchang 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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