Kim Meylemans (born 7 March 1996) is a German-born Belgian skeleton racer 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 Belgium national team. She is coached by Fernando Oliva (personal coach) and Martin Rettl (team coach), and rides a Schneider sled. She became the first ever Belgian skeleton European champion on February 2, 2024, at the

race in

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and the first ever Belgian skeleton world championships medal winner on February 23, 2024, winning a silver at the

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Notable results

Meylemans finished 14 resp. 18th at the

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and

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. Meylemans finished in second place at the

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. In December 2024, Meylemans celebrated her first victory on the

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circuit in Altenberg, Germany. Until then, Her best finish on the

circuit had been a 2nd place at Sigulda, Latvia, also in 2024 and while winning the European championship.

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 for Belgium Sportspeople from Amberg LGBTQ skeleton racers Belgian lesbian sportswomen 21st-century Belgian LGBTQ people 21st-century Belgian sportswomen 21st-century German sportswomen