Kim Lea Müller (born 30 January 2002) is a German cyclist who competes in Freestyle BMX. She won a silver medal at the 2022 European BMX Championships and 2023 European Games.

Kim Lea Müller
Müller in 2022
Personal information
Full nameKim Lea Müller
Born (2002-01-30) 30 January 2002 (age 22)
Remscheid, Germany[1]
Sport
Country Germany
SportFreestyle BMX
Medal record
Women's freestyle BMX
Representing  Germany
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Freestyle Park
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich Freestyle Park

Career

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She won a silver medal at the 2022 European Championships in Munich in August 2022.[2] She competed at the 2022 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in Abu Dhabi and finished 4th.[3] This performance later allowed her to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

She won the silver medal at the 2023 European Games in Kraków, Poland.[4]

She won a bronze medal at a bronze medal at X Games Ventura 2024.[5]

Müller competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and finished 12th among 12 competitors.[6] After the competition she insisted that she had managed her basic tricks, but hadn't done any crazy tricks. She had to put her foot down in the first run, which cost her a few negative points.[7]

Competitive history

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All results are sourced from the Union Cycliste Internationale.

As of August 5th, 2024

Olympic Games

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Event Freestyle Park
  2024 Paris 12th

UCI Cycling World Championships

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Event Freestyle Park
  2021 Montpellier 17th
  2022 Abu Dhabi 4th
  2023 Glasgow 10th

UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup

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Season Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Overall
Points Position
2022 21st 12th 5th 1200 9th
2023 12th 10th 14th 860 12th
2024 17th 200 30th

References

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  1. ^ "Kim Lea Müller". Olympics. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (12 August 2022). "German women track cyclists earn first golds for hosts at Munich 2022 European Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Park - Abu Dhabi - 13 Nov 2022". Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  4. ^ "European Games 2023: Britain's Kieran Reilly and Czechia's Iveta Miculycova crowned BMX park European champions in Poland". Olympics.com. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Monster Energy Announces Competing Athletes for Olympic Games Paris 2024". prnewswire. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  6. ^ Tyson, Jackie (30 July 2024). "BMX Freestyle qualifying round leaves 2020 Olympic medallists Worthington and Ducarroz out of Paris finals". Cycling News. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  7. ^ "BMX-Freestyle: Kim Lea Müller verpasst Park-Finale". WDR (in German). 30 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
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