Laura Smulders (born 9 December 1993) is a Dutch racing
cyclist
Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world fo ...
who represents the Netherlands in
BMX
BMX, an abbreviation for bicycle motocross or bike motocross, is a cycle sport performed on BMX bikes, either in competitive BMX racing or freestyle BMX, or else in general street or off-road recreation.
History
BMX began during the ea ...
. She competed at the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
in the
women's BMX event
where she won the bronze medal.
Personal
Her younger sister,
Merel Smulders is also a BMX rider and became junior World Time Trial Champion at the
2016 UCI BMX World Championships.
See also
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List of Dutch Olympic cyclists
This is a list of all Dutch cyclists who competed at the Summer Olympics. As of 2012 events in four cycling disciplines (BMX, mountain biking, road cycling, and track cycling) have been contested at the Summer Olympics. Dutch cyclist did not co ...
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1993 births
Living people
Dutch BMX riders
Dutch female cyclists
Olympic cyclists for the Netherlands
Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands
Olympic bronze medalists in cycling
Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
European Games competitors for the Netherlands
Cyclists at the 2015 European Games
UCI BMX World Champions (elite women)
Sportspeople from Nijmegen
Cyclists from Gelderland
Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
21st-century Dutch sportswomen
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