Kimberly Alkemade

Kimberly Alkemade

T64 Para-Athlete 100 & 200 meter sprint

I am
Kimberly Alkemade

Paralympic Athlete, active in the 100- and 200-meter sprint in the class T64.

At the age of 8, I lost my left lower leg due to a bus accident. This ultimately led me to decide to run with a sports prosthesis at the age of 27 and participate in my first World Sprint Championships at 29.

Now at the age of 34, I am preparing for my second Paralympic Games.

Here I tell you about my life as an athlete.

Latest Podcast (in Dutch)

WPA Paris 2023 – 100m Heats T44/62/64

WPA Paris 2023 – 100m Heats T44/62/64

Jul 9, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/live/Ft1__lA35ZE?feature=share Thursday starting at 10:40 This thursday I will compete at 10:40 or 10:56 in the heats for the 100m sprint in class T44/62/64. This race is to qualify for the final later this Thursday. I hope you will cheer for...

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Goodbye 2022, you were quite the year

Goodbye 2022, you were quite the year

Dec 31, 2022

Immediately after my last post, I started the annual build-up period for the competition season. The Winter Training. Anyone in Athletics can tell you, you’re going to break down. So do I. But I’m going great except for some minor aches and coughs.

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Then I took your hand.

Then I took your hand.

Jun 20, 2022

Last March, I walked the Camino from Porto to Santiago de Compostela to find and lose something. I wanted to give a place to the heavy feeling that my aunt left behind and find pleasure in my sport.

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Xiborg @ CNBC’s “The Edge”

Xiborg @ CNBC’s “The Edge”

Dec 14, 2021

Inside the Japanese design lab revolutionizing and democratizing prosthetics CNBC visits Tokyo-based running prosthetics company, Xiborg, and meets Dutch Paralympic medalist, Kimberly Alkemade, who credits the organization with supporting her success. Bekijk "On The...

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Get ready, set!

Get ready, set!

Aug 24, 2021

In this post I reflect on what brought me to Tokyo, the challenges and choices that helped me become the fastest version of myself. I still have quite a bit to improve. But first the Paralympics

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