Merel Smulders

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Merel Smulders
Personal information
Born (1998-01-23) 23 January 1998 (age 26)
Team information
Discipline BMX racing
Medal record
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Women's BMX racing
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games 001
World Championships 011
World Junior Championships 100
World Cup rounds 032
European Championships 102
European Junior Championships 100
Total346
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo BMX racing
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Baku BMX racing
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Nantes BMX racing
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Medellín BMX time trial
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 VeronaBMX time trial
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 BesançonBMX racing
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 BesançonBMX time trial (team)
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 VeronaBMX racing

Merel Smulders (born 23 January 1998 in Horssen) is a Dutch BMX racing rider.

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Career

She was the silver medal winner at the 2018 UCI BMX World Championships behind her sister Laura Smulders. Prior to this became junior World Time Trial Champion at the 2016 UCI BMX World Championships. [1] [2] At the 2020 Summer Games BMX Race she won the bronze medal. [3]

Personal life

She is the younger sister of Laura Smulders, who won bronze in BMX at the 2012 Olympics.

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References

  1. ↑ "BMX Cycling - Merel Smulders (Netherlands)". www.the-sports.org.
  2. ↑ "BMX rider Merel Smulders battles for Olympic ticket". 8 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Friday 30 July 2021 21:16, UK (30 July 2021). "Tokyo Olympics: Team GB's Beth Shriever wins gold in women's BMX racing | UK News | Sky News". News.sky.com. Retrieved 17 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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