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Bio in three lengths
Short (39 words)
Kimberly Alkemade (1990) is Paralympic champion over 200 metres (Paris 2024) and world record holder over 100 and 200 metres in the T64 class. After Paris she retired, became a mother and is returning with Los Angeles 2028 as her goal.
Medium (109 words)
Kimberly Alkemade (1990) lost her left lower leg at the age of eight in a bus crash in France. At twenty-seven she started sprinting on a sports prosthesis. She won silver over 200 metres and bronze over 100 metres at the 2019 World Championships, bronze over 200 metres at the Tokyo Paralympic Games and silver at the 2023 World Championships. In 2024 she set world records over 100 and 200 metres (T64 class). In Paris she became Paralympic champion over 200 metres and won silver over 100 metres. After Paris she retired, became a mother in 2026 and is returning with Los Angeles 2028 as her goal.
Long (138 words)
Kimberly Alkemade (1990) lost her mother and her left lower leg in 1998, at the age of eight, in a bus crash in France. At twenty-seven she started sprinting on a sports prosthesis. She won silver over 200 metres and bronze over 100 metres at the 2019 World Championships, bronze over 200 metres in Tokyo and silver at the 2023 World Championships. In 2024 she set world records in the T64 class: 12.46 over 100 metres and 25.29 over 200 metres. In Paris she became Paralympic champion over 200 metres and won silver over 100 metres. After Paris she retired and became a mother in 2026. Now she is returning with Los Angeles 2028 as her goal. Kimberly is a certified movement coach, gives talks and clinics and works with Moving for Growth on better pathways for para athletes.
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| Item | Contents | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Fact sheet (pdf) | Public version of the fact sheet | Confirmed facts only |
| Bios (docx and txt) | Short, medium and long | Dutch |
| Press photos | Selection of landscape and portrait, high resolution | Photographer: Mario Neves |
| Logos | Name in white, black and taxicab | By Studio Brandnieuw |
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