Kim Gevaert
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| Medal record | ||
 Kim Gevaert |
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| European Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Silver | 2002 Munich | 100 metres |
| Silver | 2002 Munich | 200 metres |
| Gold | 2006 Gothenburg | 100 metres |
| Gold | 2006 Gothenburg | 200 metres |
Kim Gevaert (born August 5, 1978 in Leuven) is a Belgian sprint athlete. Her closest brush with a world title came in running 4/100th's of a second behind 3 times champion Gail Devers at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics. At the next World Indoor Championships, in 2006, she won the bronze medal in a national record time of 7.11 seconds.
On August 9, 2006 she won the 100 metres at the European Championships in 11.06 seconds. Two days later, she also won the final of the 200 metres. She became the first Belgian gold medalist at the European Championships in 35 years and the first woman to win the sprint double since 1994.
[edit] Major achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Discipline | Result | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | European Indoor Championship | Vienna, Austria | 60 m | 1st | |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 100 m | 2nd | ||
| 200 m | 2nd | ||||
| 2003 | 1st IAAF World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 200 m | 5th | |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 60 m | 2nd | national record 7.12 seconds |
| 2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 60 m | 1st | |
| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 60 m | 3rd | national record 7.11 seconds |
| European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 100 m | 1st | First Belgian women to win a gold medal in this event. | |
| 200 m | 1st |
[edit] Personal Best
- 60 metres: 7.11 seconds (Belgian Record)
- 100 metres: 11.04 seconds (Wind: 2.0/Place: Brussels/Date:09 07 2006) (Belgian Record)
- 200 metres: 22.20 seconds (Brussels/09 07 2006) (Belgian Record)
- 400 metres: 51.45 seconds (-/Gent/08 05 2005)(Belgian Record)
[edit] External links
- IAAF profile for Kim Gevaert
- Kim Gevaert Pictures
- Photospecial Kim Gevaert
