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Melissa Boekelman

Dutch shot putter
Person Human Q2435577

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[8]
Date of birth
May 11, 1989
Place of birth
Dordrecht
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands[5]
Occupation
athletics competitor, bobsledder
Award received
Gouden Spike (2010, 2017), Talent of the year (2009)[6][7]
Country for sport
Netherlands[14]
Family name
Boekelman[11]
Given name
Melissa[12]
Height
176 cm[15]
Mass
85 kg[16]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia (2024)[18]
Participant in
athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics[13]
Social media followers
1,506 (2020), 4,066 (2023)[19][20]
Sport
athletics, bobsleigh[9][10]
Sports discipline competed in
shot put[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Melissa Boekelman fa ملیسا بوکلمان ru Букельман, Мелисса ru Мелисса Букельман
🔖 Identifiers · 21
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Melissa Boekelman - Apeldoorn indoor, jan. 2011.JPG ↗
All-Athletics.com ID (archived)
137905
Athletics Podium person ID
36016
Diamond League athlete ID
14291507
European Athletics athlete ID
14291507
Freebase ID
/m/0czb8gn
GTAA ID
222778
IBSF athlete ID
130074
Instagram username
melissaboekelman
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000007714
JRC Names ID
791584
Olympedia people ID
131126
Show all 21 identifiers +9
Olympic.org athlete ID (archived)
melissa-boekelman
Olympics.com athlete ID
melissa-boekelman
Prabook ID
2064633
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
bo/melissa-boekelman-1
The-Sports.org athlete ID
325659
Threads username
melissaboekelman
Tilastopaja female athlete ID
27865
Track and Field Statistics female athlete ID
8595
World Athletics athlete ID
14291507

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🔗 Connections
Sport 2
athletics, bobsleigh
Award received 1
Gouden Spike
Country for sport 1
Netherlands
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Given name 1
Melissa
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
athletics competitor
Participant in 1
athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Participated in 1
2018 European Athletics Championships – women's shot put
Place of birth 1
Dordrecht
Sex or gender 1
female
Sports discipline competed in 1
shot put
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Summary

Melissa Boekelman was born on May 11, 1989[1], in Dordrecht[2]. She has worked as an athletics competitor[3] and bobsledder[4].

FAQs

Where was Melissa Boekelman born?

Melissa Boekelman was born in Dordrecht[2].

What did Melissa Boekelman do for work?

Melissa Boekelman worked as an athletics competitor[3] and bobsledder[4].

What awards did Melissa Boekelman receive?

Honors received include Gouden Spike[6] and Talent of the year[7].

Related Entities

Kingdom of the Netherlands Netherlands

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . All-Athletics.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . World Athletics database. wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  1. 5w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Social media followers → 1,506, 4,066
    Sports discipline competed in → shot put
    Instance of → human
    World Athletics athlete ID → 14291507, 199131
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Athletics Podium person ID: 36016, add P13725 (36016) via athpod"
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