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Laura Smulders

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Laura Smulders
Smulders in 2018
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1993-12-09) 9 December 1993 (age 30)[1]
Nijmegen, Netherlands
WebsiteLauraSmulders.nl
Sport
Country Netherlands
SportCycling
EventBMX racing
Medal record
Women's BMX racing
Representing  Netherlands
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships 2 3 2
World Cup 5 1 3
World Cup stage 27 6 6
European Championships 4 1 1
European Junior Championships 1 1 0
Total 39 12 13
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London BMX racing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Rotterdam BMX time trial
Gold medal – first place 2018 Baku BMX racing
Silver medal – second place 2016 Medellín BMX time trial
Silver medal – second place 2019 Heusden-Zolder BMX racing
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow BMX racing
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Rotterdam BMX racing
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Arnhem BMX racing
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2016 BMX racing
Gold medal – first place 2017 BMX racing
Gold medal – first place 2018 BMX racing
Gold medal – first place 2019 BMX racing
Gold medal – first place 2022 BMX racing
Silver medal – second place 2021 BMX racing
Bronze medal – third place 2013 BMX racing
Bronze medal – third place 2014 BMX racing
Bronze medal – third place 2023 BMX racing
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Roskilde BMX racing
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bordeaux BMX racing
Gold medal – first place 2018 Glasgow BMX racing
Gold medal – first place 2019 Valmiera BMX racing
Silver medal – second place 2024 Verona BMX racing
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Erp BMX racing
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 BMX racing
Silver medal – second place 2011 BMX racing

Laura Smulders (born 9 December 1993) is a Dutch racing cyclist who represents the Netherlands in BMX. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's BMX event[1][2] where she won the bronze medal.

Personal

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Her younger sister, Merel Smulders is also a BMX rider and became junior World Time Trial Champion at the 2016 UCI BMX World Championships.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Laura Smulders". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Women's BMX Racing". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  3. ^ "BMX Cycling - Merel Smulders (Netherlands)".
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