Kim Gevaert
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 Kim Gevaert |
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| Women’s athletics | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Bronze | 2007 Osaka | 4x100 m relay | |
| World Indoor Championships | |||
| Silver | 2004 Budapest | 60 metres | |
| Bronze | 2006 Moscow | 60 metres | |
| European Championships | |||
| Silver | 2002 Munich | 100 metres | |
| Silver | 2002 Munich | 200 metres | |
| Gold | 2006 Gothenburg | 100 metres | |
| Gold | 2006 Gothenburg | 200 metres | |
| European Indoor Championships | |||
| Gold | 2002 Vienna | 60 metres | |
| Gold | 2005 Madrid | 60 metres | |
| Gold | 2007 Birmingham | 60 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, which was celebrated together with fellow Belgian athlete Tia Hellebaut, who had won gold in the high jump final only minutes before Kim Gevaert. With her first medal, Gevaert became the first Belgian gold medalist at the European Championships in 35 years and the first woman to win the sprint double since 1994.
At the 2007 World Championships she won a bronze medal in 4x100 m relay, together with teammates Hanna Mariën, Olivia Borlée and Élodie Ouédraogo. With 42.75 seconds the team set a new Belgian record. A few days earlier as best European athlete she had finished 5th in a thrilling 100 metres final.
[edit] Major achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Discipline | Result | Extra |
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| 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 woman to win a gold medal in this event. | |
| 200 m | 1st | ||||
| 2007 | European Indoor Championship | Birmingham, England | 60 m | 1st | national record 7.10 seconds (semi-final) |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 100 m | 5th | First European woman - 11.05 | |
| 4 x 100 m | 3rd | national record 42.75 seconds |
[edit] Personal Best
- 60 metres: 7.10 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
- Kim Gevaert's website
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Ekaterini Thanou |
European 100 m champion 2006 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Muriel Hurtis |
European 200 m champion 2006 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by Kim Clijsters |
Belgian Sports Personality of the Year 2004 |
Succeeded by Tom Boonen |
| Preceded by Veerle Dejaeghere |
Gouden Spike 2001-02-03-04-05 |
Succeeded by Tia Hellebaut |
| Preceded by Tia Hellebaut |
Gouden Spike 2007 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
