Melissa Boekelman (born 11 May 1989 in Dordrecht) is a Dutch

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

ter and bobsledder. She made her bobsleigh debut in a Europa Cup meeting at Königssee in December 2013, finishing 7th. In January 2014 she made her first appearance at a

Bobsleigh World Cup The Bobsleigh World Cup is an annual bobsleigh competitions. It has taken place since the 1984 Winter Olympics. Below is a lists of season champions. Each table shows the country and driver only. Combined men's Debuted: 1985. Medal table Two- ...

event at

St. Moritz St. Moritz (also german: Sankt Moritz, rm, , it, San Maurizio, french: Saint-Moritz) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in ...

, finishing 11th. Her personal bests in the shot put are 18.36 metres outdoors (Burcht 2016) and 18.02 metres indoors (Apeldoorn 2010).

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* 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Dordrecht Athletes from South Holland Dutch female shot putters Dutch female discus throwers Dutch female bobsledders Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Netherlands Dutch Athletics Championships winners 21st-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-bobsleigh-bio-stub