Melissa Boekelman (born 11 May 1989 in Dordrecht) is a Dutch shot putter and bobsledder.
Melissa Boekelman during an indoor meeting in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, Jan. 2011.
She made her bobsleigh debut in a Europa Cup meeting at Königssee in December 2013, finishing 7th. In January 2014 she made her first appearance at a Bobsleigh World Cup event at St. Moritz, finishing 11th.[1]
Her personal bests in the shot put are 18.36 metres outdoors (Burcht 2016) and 18.02 metres indoors (Apeldoorn 2010).
International competitions
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes |
Representing the Netherlands |
2006 |
World Junior Championships |
Beijing, China |
1st |
Shot put |
17.66 m |
– |
Discus throw |
NM |
2007 |
European Junior Championships |
Hengelo, Netherlands |
1st |
Shot put |
16.51 m |
7th |
Discus throw |
48.03 m |
2008 |
World Junior Championships |
Bydgoszcz, Poland |
2nd |
Shot put |
16.60 m |
– |
Discus throw |
NM |
2009 |
European U23 Championships |
Kaunas, Lithuania |
4th |
Shot put |
17.37 m |
13th (q) |
Javelin |
51.80 m |
2010 |
World Indoor Championships |
Doha, Qatar |
14th (q) |
Shot put |
17.57 m |
European Championships |
Barcelona, Spain |
14th |
Shot put |
17.32 m |
2011 |
European U23 Championships |
Ostrava, Czech Republic |
3rd |
Shot put |
17.88 m |
2014 |
European Championships |
Zürich, Switzerland |
12th |
Shot put |
16.98 m |
2016 |
European Championships |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
8th |
Shot put |
17.92 m |
Olympic Games |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
15th (q) |
Shot put |
17.69 m |
2017 |
European Indoor Championships |
Belgrade, Serbia |
12th (q) |
Shot put |
17.19 m |
World Championships |
London, United Kingdom |
11th |
Shot put |
17.73 m |
2018 |
European Championships |
Berlin, Germany |
14th (q) |
Shot put |
16.90 m |
References
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