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{{short description|Belgian sprinter}}
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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalGold|[[Summer Olympics 2008|2008 Beijing]]|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]}}
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{{MedalBronze |[[2007 World Championships in Athletics|2007 Osaka]]|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]}}
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{{MedalSilver | [[2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2004 Budapest]] |[[2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres|60 m]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2006 Moscow]] |[[2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres|60 m]]}}
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{{MedalGold|[[2006 European Athletics Championships|2006 Gothenburg]]|[[2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres|100 m]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2006 European Athletics Championships|2006 Gothenburg]]|[[2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres|200 m]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2002 European Athletics Championships|2002 Munich]]|[[2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres|100 m]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2002 European Athletics Championships|2002 Munich]]|[[2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres|200 m]]}}
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{{MedalGold|[[2002 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|2002 Vienna]]|[[2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres|60 m]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2005 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|2005 Madrid]]|[[2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres|60 m]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2007 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|2007 Birmingham]]|[[2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres|60 m]]}}
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{{MedalSilver|[[2006 IAAF World Cup|2006 Athens]]|200 m}}
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'''Kim Gevaert''' (born 5 August 1978 in [[Leuven]]) is a former [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]] and Olympic champion from [[Belgium]].<ref name="beijing">{{cite web |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/7/241027.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828040926/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/7/241027.shtml |archive-date=2008-08-28 |url-status=dead |title=Athlete biography: Kim Gevaert |website=[[Beijing2008.cn]] |access-date=27 August 2008}}</ref>

==Career==
Her closest brush with a world title came in running four hundredths of a second behind three-time champion [[Gail Devers]] at the [[2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics]]. At the next World Indoor Championships, in [[2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2006]], she won the [[bronze medal]] in a [[Belgian records in athletics|national record]] time of 7.11 seconds.

On 9 August 2006 Gevaert won the [[100 metres]] at the [[2006 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]] in 11.06 seconds. Two days later, she also won the final of the [[200 metres]], which was celebrated together with fellow Belgian athlete [[Tia Hellebaut]], who had won [[Gold medal|gold]] in the [[high jump]] final only minutes before Kim Gevaert. With her first medal, Gevaert became the first Belgian gold medalist at the European Championships in 35 years and the first woman to win the sprint double since 1994.

At the [[2007 World Championships in Athletics|2007 World Championships]] she won a [[bronze medal]] in the [[4 × 100 metres relay]], together with teammates [[Hanna Mariën]], [[Olivia Borlée]] and [[Élodie Ouédraogo]]. With 42.75 seconds the team set a new Belgian record. A few days earlier as best European athlete she had finished 5th in a thrilling 100 m final.

On her 30th birthday, three days before the opening of the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in Beijing, Gevaert announced that she would retire at the end of the 2008 season.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080810100716/http://www.iaaf.org/OLY08/news/kind%3D100/newsid%3D46419.html Gevaert to retire at end of season]. IAAF (5 August 2008 )</ref>
[[File:Kim Gevaert.jpg|thumb|260px|Kim Gevaert during the 2008 [[KBC Night of Athletics|Night of Athletics]]]]
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Gevaert was in the best condition of her life. She reached the 100 m semifinals by ending 3rd in her quarterfinals, but after missing her start she finished sixth and failed to proceed to the finals.<ref name="beijing"/> In the finals of the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m for women]] a couple of days later, Gevaert ran the final leg for the Belgian team and finished in second behind the Russians to bring home the [[silver medal]] in a new Belgian record of 42.54 seconds. On 16 August 2016, it was announced that the IOC had officially disqualified the Russian 4 × 100 metres relay team after [[Yuliya Chermoshanskaya]]'s re-tested samples revealed two illegal substances, awarding the gold medal to the Belgian team.<ref name="beijing"/> She was awarded the gold medal eight years late on 10 September 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1041469/coe-and-hansen-hail-belated-olympic-gold-for-belgian-womens-4x100m-team-following-russian-doping-positive|title = Coe and Hansen hail belated Olympic gold for Belgian women's 4x100m team following Russian doping positive}}</ref>

On 5 September 2008, Kim Gevaert ended her career running the 100 m at the [[Memorial Van Damme]] in [[Brussels]], Belgium, a race which she won in 11.25.

==Personal life==
Gevaert has two brothers, Marlon and John, and a sister Sigrid. Marlon competed in sprint at the national level in Belgium before becoming a national sprint coach in New Zealand.<ref>[http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/cc1ghl2g Marlon Gevaert is trainer van Nieuw-Zeeland maar supporter van Kim]. nieuwsblad.be (29 August 2007)</ref> In 2010 Gevaert married her long-time partner and a fellow athlete [[:nl:Djeke Mambo|Djeke Mambo]]. They have two sons and one daughter, who are bilingual, as the principal language of their father is French and of their mother is Flemish.<ref>De Bruycker, Gerlinde (29 February 2016) [http://www.demorgen.be/goesting/kim-gevaert-ik-hoef-niet-per-se-bekend-te-blijven-be442d65/ Kim Gevaert: "Ik hoef niet per se bekend te blijven"]. ''[[De Morgen]]''</ref>

== Honours and awards ==
* [[Golden Spike (Belgium)|Golden Spike]] - Best female athlete: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 <ref>{{cite news |date=2023 |title=Palmares Gouden Spike |language=nl |publisher=www.atletiek.be |url=https://www.atletiek.be/competitie/atleten/palmares-gouden-spike |access-date=}}</ref>
* [[Vlaamse Reus]]: 2002, 2004, 2007 '''<ref name="eurosport3222">{{cite web |title=Kim Gevaert is Vlaamse Reus 2007 |url=https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/kim-gevaert-is-vlaamse-reus-2007~b19697e5/ |publisher=[[Sporza]] |language=nl |publication-date=7 December 2007}}</ref>''', nominations in 2006, 2008
* [[Flemish Sportsjewel]]: 2002 <ref>{{Cite web |date=11 December 2002 |title=Kim Gevaert wint Vlaams Sportjuweel 2002 |url=https://www.gva.be/cnt/oid222822 |website=[[Het Laatste Nieuws]] |language=nl}}</ref>
* Honorary Citizen of [[Kampenhout]]: 2002 <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=22 September 2022 |title=Kim Gevaert wordt ereburger |url=https://www.hln.be/sint-genesius-rode/kim-gevaert-wordt-ereburger~a0583ecb/ |website=[[Het Laatste Nieuws]] |language=nl}}</ref>
* [[Belgian Sports Personality of the Year]]: 2004 <ref>{{Cite web |date=14 December 2008 |title=Sportpersoonlijkheid van het jaar |url=https://sportgala.be/nl/sportpersoonlijkheid-van-het-jaar/ |website=sportgala.be/nl |language=nl}}</ref>
* Belgian Sports team of the Year: Women's 4 × 100 metres relay: 2004, 2007, 2008
* Golden Medal of Honor of the [[Flemish Parliament]]: 2005 <ref>{{Cite web |date=21 May 2015 |title=Uitreiking Gouden Erepenningen 2014 Vlaams-Parlement |url=https://www.belg.be/43749/politiek/uitreiking-gouden-erepenningen-2014-vlaams-parlement/ |website=belg.be |language=nl}}</ref>
* [[Belgian National Sports Merit Award]]: 2006 (with [[Tia Hellebaut]]) <ref name="eurosport42">{{cite web |title=Red Lions volgen Nina Derwael op met winst van Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste |url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20191107_04705232 |publisher=[[De Standaard]] |language=nl |publication-date=7 November 2019}}</ref>
* [[Flemish Sportsjewel]]: 2007 (Women's 4 × 100 metres relay team) <ref>{{Cite web |date=11 December 2007 |title=Vlaams Sportjuweel 2007 voor aflossingsteam 4x100 meter |url=https://www.gva.be/cnt/aid639757 |website=[[Gazet Van Antwerpen]] |language=nl}}</ref>
* [[Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee Order of Merit]]: 2021<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.knack.be/sport/andere-sporten/atletiek/kim-gevaert-ontvangt-orde-van-verdienste-van-boic/ |title = Kim Gevaert ontvangt Orde van Verdienste van BOIC |date = 2021-09-10|language = dutch |access-date = 2025-01-13 |trans-title = Kim Gevaert receives Order of Merit from BOIC |website=www.knack.be }}</ref>
* [[Belgian National Sports Merit Award]]: 2007 (Women's 4 × 100 metres relay team) <ref>{{Cite web |date=12 February 2008 |title=Aflossingsploeg 4x100m krijgt Trofee voor Sportverdienste 2007 |url=https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/aflossingsploeg-4x100m-krijgt-trofee-voor-sportverdienste-2007~b71f1fd3/ |website=[[De Morgen]] |language=nl}}</ref>
* Honorary Citizen of [[Steenokkerzeel]]: 2006 <ref name=":0" />
* Dame Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Crown (Belgium)|Order of the Crown]], by Royal Decree of H.M. King Albert II: 2009 <ref>{{Cite web |title=Gevaert en Hellebaut bekroond met Grootkruis |url=http://www.gva.be/cnt/aid846788/gevaert-en-hellebaut-bekroond-met-grootkruis}}</ref>
* Honorary Citizen of [[Sint-Genesius-Rode]]: 2017 <ref name=":0" />

==Major achievements==
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!colspan="6"|Representing {{BEL}}
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|rowspan=2|1996
|rowspan=2|[[1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
|100 m
|10th (sf)
|[[1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres|11.74]]
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|200 m
|7th
|[[1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres|23.88]] <small>(wind: -2.2&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|-
|rowspan=2|1999
|rowspan=2|[[1999 European Athletics U23 Championships|European U23 Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]]
|100 m
|bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd
|[[1999 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 100 metres|11.39]] <small>(wind: -0.2&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|-
|200 m
|5th
|[[1999 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 200 metres|23.08]] <small>(wind: -0.5&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|-
|rowspan="3"|2002||[[2002 European Indoor Championships in athletics|European Indoor Championship]] || [[Vienna]], Austria||60 m || bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st || [[2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres|7.16]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[2002 European Championships in Athletics#Track 2|European Championships]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Munich]], Germany|| 100 m || bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd || [[2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres|11.22]]
|-
| 200 m ||bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd || [[2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres|22.53]]
|-
|2003 || [[1st IAAF World Athletics Final]] || [[Monte Carlo]], Monaco || 200 m || align="center" | 4th || 22.95
|-
|rowspan=2|2004 || [[2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]] || [[Budapest]], Hungary || 60&nbsp;m || bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd || 7.12 '''NR'''
|-
| [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] || [[Athens]], Greece || 200&nbsp;m || 6th || 22.84
|-
|2005 || [[2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships|European Indoor Championships]] || [[Madrid]], Spain || 60 m || bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st || [[2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres|7.16]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|2006 || [[2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]] || Moscow, Russia || 60 m ||bgcolor=CC9966 align="center" | 3rd || 7.11 '''NR'''
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[2006 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Gothenburg]], Sweden || 100 m || bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st || [[2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres|11.06]] <br> (First Belgian woman to win a gold medal in this event.)
|-
| 200 m || bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st || [[2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres|22.68]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|2007||[[2007 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|European Indoor Championship]] || [[Birmingham]], England||60 m || bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st || [[2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres|7.12]] <br> (7.10 in the semi-final '''NR''')
|-
|rowspan="2" valign=center|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] || rowspan="2"|[[Osaka]], Japan||100 m || align="center" | 5th || [[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres|11.05]] <br> (First European woman)
|-
|4 × 100 m|| align="center" bgcolor=CC9966 | 3rd || 42.75 '''NR'''
|-
|rowspan=2|2008 || [[2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] || [[Beijing Olympic Stadium]], [[Beijing]], China || 4 × 100 m|| bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st || 42.54 '''NR'''
|-
|[[Memorial Van Damme]] || [[Brussels]], Belgium || 100 m|| bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st || 11.25 <br> (last event before her retirement)
|}

==Personal best==
*60 metres: 7.10 seconds (Belgian Record)
*100 metres: 11.04 seconds (Wind: 2.0/Place: Brussels/Date:09 07 2006) (Belgian Record)
*200 metres: 22.20 seconds (Brussels/09 07 2006) (Belgian Record)
*400 metres: 51.45 seconds (-/Gent/08 05 2005) (Belgian Record)

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{World Athletics||name=Kim Gevaert}}
*[http://www.all-athletics.com/athlete/116775 Profile: Kim Gevaert] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305004704/http://www.all-athletics.com/athlete/116775 |date=5 March 2017 }} ''All-Athletics.com''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070307075439/http://www.kimgevaert.be/ Kim Gevaert's website]

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