Kimberley Bos
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Kimberley Bos (born 7 October 1993) is a Dutch skeleton racer who competes on the Skeleton World Cup circuit. She started competing internationally in 2009, originally in bobsleigh, and was selected to the Dutch national team in 2010; she switched to skeleton for the 2013–14 European Cup season. Her personal coach is Urta Rozenstruik, and she rides a Bromley sled.[2] Away from the track, Bos is a physiotherapy student, occasionally serving as "unofficial physio" to the other athletes.[1] Bos was the only woman named to represent the Netherlands in skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang,[3] where she finished eighth. Bos returned for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, where she won the bronze medal and became the first Dutch skeleton athlete to win a medal.
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Dutch |
Born | (1993-10-07) 7 October 1993 (age 30) Ede, Netherlands[1] |
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2] |
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb)[2] |
Website | kimberleybos |
Sport | |
Country | Netherlands |
Sport | Bobsleigh (2010–2013), Skeleton (2013–present) |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic finals | 8th (Pyeongchang 2018) |
Medal record |