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Merel Smulders

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Merel Smulders
Personal information
Born (1998-01-23) 23 January 1998 (age 26)
Team information
DisciplineBMX racing
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
Women's BMX racing
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships 0 1 1
World Junior Championships 1 0 0
World Cup rounds 0 3 2
European Championships 1 0 2
European Junior Championships 1 0 0
Total 3 4 6
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo BMX racing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Baku BMX racing
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Nantes BMX racing
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Medellín BMX time trial
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Verona BMX time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Besançon BMX racing
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Besançon BMX time trial (team)
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Verona BMX racing

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

Career

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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]

She was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[4]

Personal life

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

References

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  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)
  4. ^ "BMX'sters Veenstra, Baauw en Merel Smulders stranden op WK". nieuws. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
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