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Niek Kimmann

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Niek Kimmann (born 20 May 1996 in Lutten) is a Dutch BMX racing cyclist and the Olympic champion in men's BMX racing from the delayed 2020 Tokyo Games. He started BMX at seven, joined the Dutch national team at Papendal at fifteen, and won the junior world title in both racing and time trial in 2014. In 2015 he became world champion at nineteen, only the second Dutch BMX world champion after Robert de Wilde. He later won further world titles, a European title in 2019 and the World Cup overall in 2018 and 2019. He finished seventh at the 2016 Olympics after a quarter-final crash, then won gold in Tokyo ahead of Kye Whyte and Carlos Ramírez, and afterwards received a royal knighthood in the Order of Orange-Nassau.

Facts
Birth Year
1996 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 2
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Competed In

2016 Summer Olympics, Competitions
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2020 Summer Olympics, Competitions
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UCI BMX World Championships, Competitions
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Plays

BMX, Sports
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Cycling, Sports
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Nationality

Netherlands

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Source Niek Kimmann (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a Dutch BMX racing cyclist
Sources
1. Olympedia: Niek Kimmann (Olympedia)
Olympedia
  • Biographical information
    Born 20 May 1996
  • Biographical information, sex
    Sex Male
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2. Niek Kimmann (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    a three-time World Champion, one-time European Champion, three-time Dutch Champion, and two-time World Cup winner
  • Lead, nationality
    is a Dutch BMX racing cyclist
  • Competed In: 2016 Summer Olympics, Career
    At the 2016 Olympics he finished seventh.
  • Competed In: 2020 Summer Olympics, Career
    On 30 July he won the Men's BMX gold medal starting from lane 8
  • Competed In: UCI BMX World Championships, Career
    During the 2014 UCI BMX World Championships, Kimmann won the Junior World Title in both racing and time trial.
  • Plays: Cycling, Lead, cycling sport
    is a Dutch BMX racing cyclist
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