Kim Gevaert
Gevaert in 2008
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| Personal information | |
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| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
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| Club | V. A. C. Steenokkerzeel CA Valencia Terra i Mar |
| Coached by | Rudi Diels |
| Retired | 2008 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 2004, 2008 |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 11.04 (2006) 200 m – 22.20 (2006) |
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Kim Gevaert (born 5 August 1978 in Leuven) is a former sprint athlete from Belgium.
Her closest brush with a world title came in running 4/100 of a second behind three-time 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 9 August 2006 Gevaert 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 the 4 × 100 metres 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 m final.
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