Kimberley Bos
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| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 October 1993 Ede, Netherlands[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | kimberleybos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Bobsleigh (2010–2013), Skeleton (2013–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 8th (Pyeongchang 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kimberley Bos (born 7 October 1993) is a Dutch
, where she won the bronze medal and became the first Dutch skeleton athlete to win a medal.Notable results
Bos's first official result in international competition was a bobsleigh qualification race for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, held the previous November at the Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck, in which she and brakewoman Mandy Groot finished fourth.[4] In three subsequent qualification races (with Groot and Sanne Dekker trading off brakewoman duties), she finished second, earning a qualifying spot to the 2012 games. At the games, Bos and Groot earned a bronze medal behind a British sled and the other Dutch team (see Bobsleigh at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics). Bos and Groot finished 13th later that month at the Bobsleigh Junior World Championships, also at the Innsbruck track, again behind their Dutch teammates.[5]
After a string of poor performances in the 2012–13 season, including five non-results on the Europe and North American Cup tours, Bos switched to skeleton racing for the 2013–14 season. She had much more success in skeleton, making the cut in every single race on the
Bos finished fifth at the
World Cup results
All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).[2]
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Points | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | LPL 12 |
PAC 10 |
WHI 16 |
WIN 24 |
IGL 7 |
ALT 7 |
STM 20 |
KON 17 |
— | 1306 | 14th | ||
| 2018–19 | SIG 9 |
WIN 9 |
ALT 16 |
KON CNX |
IGL 17 |
STM 8 |
LKP 14 |
CAL1 13 |
CAL2 15 |
984 | 13th | ||
| 2019–20 | LPL 1 17 |
LPL 1 DNS |
WIN - |
LPG - |
IGL 24 |
KON 19 |
STM - |
SIG 1 9 |
— | 359 | 24th | ||
| 2020–21 | SIG 1 2 |
SIG 2 3 |
IGL 1 2 |
IGL 2 2 |
WIN 7 |
STM - |
KON 12 |
IGL 3 3 |
— | 1326 | 3rd | ||
| 2021–22 | IGL 1 2 |
IGL 2 2 |
ALT 1 6 |
WIN 1 1 |
ALT 2 10 |
SIG 3 |
WIN 2 1 |
STM 2 |
— | 1600 | 1st | ||
| 2022–23 | WHI 5 |
PAC 7 |
LPL 5 |
WIN 1 |
ALT 1 3 |
ALT 2 5 |
IGL 1 |
SIG 4 |
— | 1562 | 2nd | ||
| 2023–24 | YAN 8 |
LAP 3 |
IGL 1 |
STM 1 |
LIL 3 |
SIG 6 |
ALT 5 |
LAK 5 |
— | 1570 | 1st |
References
- ^ a b c Stahlhacke, Angela (13 December 2017). "Media Guide Athletes: Skeleton — Innsbruck (AUT)" (PDF). International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Kimberley BOS". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Kimberley Bos gaat naar PyeongChang 2018" (Press release) (in Dutch). NOC*NSF. 16 January 2018. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Innsbruck (Women's Bobsleigh)". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Junior World Championship (Innsbruck) (Women's Bobsleigh)". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
External links
- Official website
(in Dutch) - Kimberley Bos at IBSF
- Kimberley Bos at Olympics.com
- Kimberley Bos at Olympedia
- Kimberley Bos at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
