Kya Placide
Welsh bobsledder and sprinter
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Kya Placide (born 5 October 2004) is a Welsh bobsledder and sprinter, who won the 2023–24 IBSF Bobsleigh European Cup competition in St. Moritz, and came second in a 2023–24 Bobsleigh World Cup event in Lake Placid, both alongside Adele Nicoll.
2023–present (bobsleigh)
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | |||||||||||
| Born | 5 October 2004 | |||||||||||
| Years active | c. 2022–present (sprinting) 2023–present (bobsleigh) | |||||||||||
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| Club | Cardiff Athletic Club | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Athletics career
Placide competes in the 60 and 100 metres event for Cardiff Athletic Club.[1] She was third in the 100 metres event at the 2022 Welsh Championships[2] and the 60 metres event at the 2023 Welsh Indoor Championships,[3] She also competed at the 2024 Welsh Athletics Championship.[1] Placide has also competed in gymnastics.[4]
Bobsleigh career
Placide took up bobsleigh in 2023 at the age of 19,[3] having been invited by fellow Welsh athlete Adele Nicoll to try the sport.[5]
Placide made her international debut alongside Nicoll in December 2023 at the 2023–24 IBSF Bobsleigh European Cup events in Lillehammer, Norway.[5] The pair finished third overall in the first event, and fifth in the second event.[6] She made her Bobsleigh World Cup debut that month in Igls, alongside Nikki McSweeney.[3] At the 2023–24 IBSF Bobsleigh European Cup in St. Moritz, Placide and Nicoll won the 2-women bobsleigh event.[7] At the 2023–24 Bobsleigh World Cup event in Lake Placid, US, Placide and Nicoll finished second in the 2-women bobsleigh event.[8] At the IBSF World Championships 2024, Placide and Nicoll finished 11th overall.[3]
Placide was the travelling reserve for the British 2-women bobsleigh team at the 2026 Winter Olympics; Adele Nicoll and Ashleigh Nelson were selected for the event.[9]