Kim Gevaert

Kim Gevaert is a Belgian athlete born the August 5th 1978 with Leuwen. Its distance from predilection is the 200 meters. It belongs to the club of Vilvorde and is pulled by Rudi Diels. It is his/her Marlon brother, today trainer in New Zealand, which brought it to the athletics towards the 15 years age. This young young lady is not yet married but cohabits with Djeke Mambo. Resident with Kampenhout (of which it is citizen of honor), impassioned music (it played of the flute and the piano), it is laid off in logopedics, obtaining his diploma with a great distinction. Now it is entraîneuse of athletics to Atletiek Vlaanderen and professional athlete.

Its career

1999

Kim does not carry out a winter season and tackles the season drum beating by a championship of the university world with Majorque in Spain on the 200m in 23" 10, it will finish also fourth of the finale of the 100m. The season is hardly started and here it is the bronze medal with the championships of Europe hope on 100m in 11" 39 with Gothenburg the whole accompanied by one 5th place finally of the 200m. This year, Kim takes part in her first championships of the world in the open air with Seville, but it finishes last its both quarterfinal, corroded by the pressure. Whereas it beat 3 times its record of Belgium of the 100m until 11" 17 it succeeds in modest Spain only one 11" 54.

2000

In 2000 a new hard blow falls down on Kim: it will not go with the OJ of Sydney. But of the muscular pips and the stress, induced by the approach of the competition, make Olympic preparation of Kim a true martyrdom. The season had however marvelously started with 5 new records of Belgium on the 60m from now on with 7" 22 and one championship main road. But the doubts arrived at the time of the championships of Europe indoor where it finishes only sixth in a fast ultra race. Kim will gain this year the championship of Belgium on the 100m with a modest stopwatch of 11" 61.

2001

Faithful to her practices, Kim begins the season with the national titles (60m indoor and a new record of Belgium in 7" 21, 100 and 200m). Then it becomes with Beijing vice-champion of the university world of the 200m in 22" 94 (and still 2 new record of Belgium). With Edmonton, the diagrams of the past remake surface and Kim is eliminated in finale and quarterfinal from the 100m half from the 200m in times little reassuring and far from her practices. In spite of that, the young athlete knew to begin again herself to offer to Belgium splendid a 5th place in series of the relay 4x100m, the decorated whole of a new record 44" 19.

2002

2002 are the year of all the records and all the dedications for Kim Gevaert. After her traditional championship of Belgium on 60m, Kim will beat during this winter season 3 times the record of Belgium to bring it to 7" 16 during a final of the championships of Indoor Europe where it obtains the gold medal. But the year has just started and Kim does not hope to stop there: during the summer it will beat 8 records of Belgium! With the championship of Europe, it will obtain two money medals to the 100 and 200m finishing 4th with the relay in 43" 22 (new record of Belgium). The year is finished for Kim with excellent statistics: 43" 22 with the relay, 22" 53 with the 200m (7th better world performance of the year) and 11" 15 with the 100m. It also runs for the first time the 400m, distance on which it produces an interesting stopwatch of 52" 33.

2003

The year 2003 will be in half-tone for Kim. Champion of Belgium of the 60m and the 100m, she pains to find her marks and does not manage each time to reach the finales of the Championship of the World in Paris, eliminated from accuracy at the time of the halves. It will succeed in reaching the finale of the relay with the Belgian team for a pretty 5th place. One year as that one could have left traces on the mental age but it of it will be nothing…

2004

Kim inaugurates the year under best the auspices while running 3 times in 7" 13 during the winter before the final of the Championships of the Indoor World. Arrival finally, Kim does not have an other objective only to beat its personal record, which it does in 7" 12 and takes down a money medal thus. Definitely impressive from constancy, Kim will beat and equalize her record of Belgium of the 100m of 11" 14 to three recoveries. July 11th, Kim equalizes the record of Belgium at the time of the championships of Belgium and her record of Belgium on 100m by producing a 11 second old stopwatch 14 hundredths. After this competition, Kim will take share with the meeting of the Golden League of Zurich on August 6th and also at the Night of the Athletics with Heusden. July 31st, it again equalizes the record of Belgium on 100m (with 11s14). With less than 3 weeks of the J.O it is a Kim slackened whom one could see at the Night of the Athletics, as its first place confirms it on 100m and 200m in front of Muriel Hurtis while being essential in 22sec69.

It is on August 20th, 2004 that the Olympic course of Kim starts. Leaving among the favorite ones for the qualifications the quarterfinal the 100m, it is qualified easily by finishing 3rd its series by carrying out a time of 11s18. (8th better time of eighth of finale). In quarterfinal, Kim arrives second of her series, just behind Nesterenko thanks to a time of 11.17. It thus joined to it half finale. The following day, Kim has around it two American, two jamaïcaines and also Merlene Ottey, making the mission of Kim difficult. Indeed, Kim will be able seventh of her series with a time of 11s40, unfortunately insufficient to rise finally. After one day of rest, Kim springs in the sixth series on her distance from predilection (the 200m). Arriving just after Bailey, it is qualified easily for the following turn. The speed of the wind being of -0.2m/s, it signs a stopwatch of 22.76s. August 23rd, Kim places himself in third position and qualifies himself for the semi-final. The next day, Kim qualifies himself for the final and establishes a new record of Belgium: 22s48. Unfortunately, Kim will finish only sixth of the race with a stopwatch of 22.84.

Given of her Olympic emotions and the tiredness accumulated during the event, Kim starts again to involve on September 2nd for Mémorial Van Damme where will align itself only on 200m. Two days later, it is more than 47.000 people who ovationnée it following her victory of the 200m into 22.58 S. Vient then the last sleeve from the Golden League being held with Berlin where Kim finishes fifth on the 100m into 11.31 S.

2005

After an optimal preparation for the championships of Europe in room with Madrid, Kim qualifies himself for the semi-finals and the finale of the 60m. Kim crosses the line of arrived in first position and becomes thus double champion of Europe of the 60m. May 8th, Kim beats a new flat record of Belgium beaten on 400m: 51 seconds 47.

2006

February 18th, Kim finishes second on 60 meters with the athletics meeting indoor of Birmingham with a time of 7" 20, having been preceded only by Christine Arron (7" 16) for its first race of the season. Twelve days later, it gains the 60 m thanks to a time of 7.14. Louvaniste, exit of the series with a stopwatch of 7.19, appeared fastest in front of the Sylvie Cameronian Balled Me (7.27) and the British Joyce Maduaka (7.29).

March 10th, Kim qualifies himself for the finale of the 60 m at the time of the championships of the world indoor of Moscow by approaching a hundredth her record of Belgium. After two false-departures, Kim preserves her clearness and finishes the race in the second place of her semi-final, behind Lauryn Williams, with a time of 7.13, that is to say her best performance of the season, with a small hundredth of her record of Belgium. Kim will finish third of the finale of the 60 meters of the championships of the world in room of Moscow, improving with the passage the record of Belgium, buckling the distance into 7.11, that is to say a hundredth of better than the preceding record of Belgium (7.12).

June 17th, Kim gains her first 100m of the season into 11.17 at the time of the Cut of Europe League First to Prague but with a favorable wind of +2.2 this performance could not be used to him as reference. The following week, at the time of the athletics meeting of Vilvorde, Kim runs the 100 meters into 11.18, that is to say with six hundredths of her record of Belgium and thus qualifies himself officially for Gothenburg where will be held the Euro from August 7th to 13rd.

July 8th, Kim is satisfied with the 5th place of the 100m at the St-Denis stage. Placed all at the end in corridor 9, it signed a time of 11.17, with 5 hundredths of its record of Belgium (11.12). Of return in Belgium to take part in the Championships of Belgium of athletics in Brussels, Kim signs a stopwatch of 11.04 at the stage King Baudouin. It thus improves of 8 hundredths its preceding record, established on July 23rd, 2005 at the time of the Night of the Athletics. It is the 12th time that Kim improves her record on 100 meters. On 200 meters, Louvaniste buckles then the distance into 22.20, that is to say 28 hundredths of better (!) that its preceding time of reference (22.48) carried out on August 24th, 2004 to Athens.

July 19th, Kim finishes second on 100 meters with the International Meeting of athletics of the Province of Liege into 11.26. , preceded by Stéphanie Durst.

At the time of its last exit before the Championnats of Europe of Gothenburg Kim aligns themselves with Heusden on 100 and 200m and finishes 3rd on 100m with a stopwatch of 11.10. On 200m, it finishes second with 0.07 dryness of Debbie Ferguson which is essential in 22.56sec.

Prize list

Olympic Games of summer

Olympic Games of summer of 2004 with Athens (Greece)

eliminated in semi-finals on 100 m
6th on 200 m
6th out of relay 4 X 100 m

Championships of the world of athletics

Championships of the world of athletics of 1999 with Seville (Spain)

eliminated in series on 100 m
eliminated in series on 200 m

Championships from the world from athletics from 2001 with Edmonton (Canada)

eliminated in series on 100 m
eliminated in semi-finals on 200 m

Championships from the world from athletics from 2003 with Paris (France)

eliminated in semi-finals on 100 m
eliminated in semi-finals on 200 m

Championships from the world from athletics from 2005 with Helsinki (Finland)

eliminated in semi-finals on 100 m
7th on 200 m

Championnats from the world from athletics from 2007 with Osaka (Japan)

5th on 100 m (11,05 dryness)
declares fixed price for the semi-final of the 200m
Bronze medal out of relay 4 X 100 m

Championships of the world of athletics in room

Championships of the world of athletics in room of 2004 with Budapest (Hungary)

Medal of money on 60 m

Championships of the world of athletics in room of 2006 with Moscow (Russia)

Bronze medal on 60 m

Championships of Europe of athletics

Championships of Europe of athletics of 2002 with Munich (Germany)

Medal of money on 100 m
Medal of money on 200 m

Championships of Europe of athletics of 2006 with Gothenburg (Sweden)

Gold medal on 100 m
Gold medal on 200 m

Championships of Europe of athletics in room

Championships of Europe of athletics in room of 2002 with Vienna (Austria)

Gold medal on 60 m

Championships of Europe of athletics in room of 2005 with Madrid (Spain)

Gold medal on 60 m

Championships of Europe of athletics in room of 2007 with Birmingham (the United Kingdom)

Gold medal on 60 m

Universiades

Universiades of 1999 with Palma de Majorque (Spain)

Gold medal on 200 m

Universiades of 2001 with Beijing (China)

Medal of money on 200 m

Rewards

12/4/04: Kim receives the Géant of Flandres , a reward strongly coveted by the Flemish sportsmen. It is essential in front of Stefan Everts and Tom Boonen.
2004: Elected Sporting Belgian of the Year.
11/23/2006: Deserve sporting Belgian of the year

External bonds

Profile IAAF of Kim Gevaert
Kim Gevaert at the school Park Malou
Kim Gevaert Images

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