Niek Kimmann
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Dutch |
| Born | 20 May 1996 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Cycling |
| Event | BMX |
| UCI BMX Supercross career | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Starts | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
| Championships | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Best finish | 1st in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Niek Kimmann (born 20 May 1996)[1] is a Dutch BMX racing cyclist.
Career
Kimmann was born in Lutten.[2] From age 7 he was interested in cross cycling.[3] He won the Junior Men during the 2014 UCI BMX World Championships.[4] In August 2014 Kimmann together with Wiebe Scholten won a bronze medal in the team boys event of the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[5]
On 25 July 2015 he won the Elite Men of the 2015 UCI BMX World Championships in Zolder, Belgium, at age 19.[4][6] He came in second during the Time Trial the day before.[7] Kimmann became the second Dutch BMX World Champion, after Robert de Wilde, who won in 1999.[8]
At the 2016 Olympics he finished seventh.[9] He fell in the quarter finals, injuring his ankle ligament and a metatarsal bone. He had to recover from his injuries between August 2016 and February 2017.[3] The serious crash of his friend and fellow BMX-cyclist Jelle van Gorkom in January 2018 while the two were training made deep impact on him.[3]
Kimmann gave up during the 2018 UCI BMX World Championships due to spasm.[3] He won the 2019 European BMX Championships.[10]
Personal
His younger brother, Justin Kimmann, is also a BMX rider[9] and competed in the junior events at the 2016 UCI BMX World Championships.
References
- ^ "BMX Cycling - Niek KIMMANN". The Sports.org. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Niek Kimmann - Olympisch BMX rijder" (in Dutch). Sportsspeakers.nl. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d Job van Gasselt (22 July 2019). "Na de bijna-dood van zijn BMX-vriend ging hij weer presteren". NRC Handelsblad. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Nederlander Niek Kimmann (19) wereldkampioen BMX". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ Sander Slager (22 August 2014). "Brons voor Kimman en Scholten bij Jeugd Olympische Spelen" (in Dutch). Wielerrevue. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ "Nederlander Kimmann verrast met goud op WK BMX" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Zilver BMX'er Niek Kimmann uit Lutten op de tijdrit bij WK" (in Dutch). RTV Oost. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Kimmann verovert als tweede Nederlander wereldtitel BMX" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ a b Walter van Zoeren (7 July 2019). "BMX-broertjes Kimmann delen dezelfde passie én stacaravan" (in Dutch). de Stentor. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "BMX-broers Kimmann 'maken het beste van de situatie' in eigen hal" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 20 March 2020. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020.