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Nickname | Kimmy |
Nationality | Dutch |
Born | Zoetermeer, Netherlands | 29 March 1990
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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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 |
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Kimberly Alkemade[1] (born 29 March 1990) is a Dutch Paralympic athlete.
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]