Merel Smulders (born 23 January 1998 in Horssen) is a Dutch BMX racing rider.
Career
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
She is the younger sister of Laura Smulders, who won bronze in BMX at the 2012 Olympics.
References
- ^ "BMX Cycling - Merel Smulders (Netherlands)". www.the-sports.org.
- ^ "BMX rider Merel Smulders battles for Olympic ticket". 8 May 2021.
- ^ 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) - ^ "BMX'sters Veenstra, Baauw en Merel Smulders stranden op WK". nieuws. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
External links
- Merel Smulders at UCI
- Merel Smulders at UCI BMX Supercross World Cup
- Merel Smulders at Cycling Archives (archived, or current page in French)
- Merel Smulders at The-Sports.org
- Merel Smulders at Olympedia
- Merel Smulders at Olympics.com
