Kim Meylemans (born 7 March 1996) is a German-born Belgian

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who competes on the

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. After starting out in

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, 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 Belgian national team. She is coached by Fernando Oliva (personal coach) and

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(team coach), and rides a Schneider sled.

Notable results

Meylemans finished in fifth place at the

IBSF World Championships 2017 The IBSF World Championships 2017 took place at the Königssee bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in Königssee, Germany, from 13 to 26 February 2017. Schedule Six events were held. ''All times are local (UTC+1).'' Medal summary Medal table ...

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, and placed 14th in the 2016 championships at

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. In the 2017 European championships, Meylemans finished 9th. Her best finish on the

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circuit was 5th place at Whistler in 2017.

Personal life

Meylemans is in a relationship with fellow skeleton racer Nicole Silveira.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meylemans, Kim 1996 births Living people Belgian female skeleton racers German female skeleton racers Skeleton racers at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics Skeleton racers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Skeleton racers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic skeleton racers of Belgium Belgium LGBT sportspeople People from Amberg Sportspeople from the Upper Palatinate Lesbian sportswomen LGBT skeleton racers