Kim GEVAERT

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Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 11 August 2006

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- DATE OF BIRTH
  Saturday, 05 August 1978
- PLACE OF BIRTH
  Leuven, Belgium

INTERNATIONAL
Belgium
- Event(s)
  100m, 200m, 4x100m
- Championship Performances
  Olympics: 2008 silver 4x100m.
  Worlds: 2007 bronze 4x100m, 5th 100m.
  European: 2002 silver 100m, silver 200m, 2006 Gold 100m, Gold 200m.
  World Indoors: 2004 silver 60m, 2006 bronze 60m.
  European Indoors: 2002, 2005 & 2007 Gold 60m

Kim GEVAERT - Belgium - 2006 European 100m & 200m champion.

The main photo above shows the athletes in the home straight during the women's 200m final at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg. Kim Gevaert (1024) won the gold medal in a time of 22.68, with the Russians Yuliya Gushkina (1594) and Natalya Rusakova (1628) winning silver and bronze respectively. It capped a memorable couple of days for Kim who had won the 100m gold earlier in the championships (see below) and she can be seen celebrating the moment of victory in the smaller inset picture.


Women's 200m Final European Athletics Champs 2006
1. Kim GEVAERT	BEL	22.68
2. Yuliya GUSHKINA	RUS	22.93
3. Natalya RUSAKOVA	RUS	23.09
4. Monika BEJNAR	POL	23.28
5. Sylviane FELIX	FRA	23.45
6. Yekaterina KONDRATYEVA	RUS	23.58
7. Olena CHEBANU	UKR	23.63
8. Angela MOROSANU	ROM	23.66

The main photo above shows a delighted Kim, arms outstretched, crossing the line to win gold in the women's 100m final at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg. The Russians Yekaterina Grigoryeva (lane 1) and Irina Khabarova (lane 5) won the silver and bronze respectively. It was the first part of a sprint double for Gevaert and photos and details of her 200m victory can be seen above. Photos 9th. August 2006. © G.H.


Women's 100m Final European Athletics Champs 2006
1. Kim GEVAERT	BEL	11.06
2. Yekaterina GRIGORYEVA	RUS	11.22
3. Irina KHABAROVA	RUS	11.22
4. Joice MADUAKA	GBR	11.24
5. Yuliya GUSHCHINA	RUS	11.31
6. Yuliya NESTERENKO	BLR	11.34
7. Sylviane FELIX	FRA	11.40
8. Daria ONYSKO	POL	11.43

All
Belgium

Kim GEVAERT - Belgium - 4x100m bronze at the 2007 World Championships.

02 September 2007
Belgium

11 August 2006
Belgium

Kim GEVAERT - Belgium - 2004. Olympics 200m finalist & European Indoor silver medal

23 August 2004
Belgium

Kim GEVAERT - Belgium - Sprint silvers at 2002 Europeans (result)

08 August 2002
Belgium