Merel Smulders
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Born23 January 1998
DisciplineBMX racing
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Merel Smulders (born 23 January 1998 in Horssen) is a Dutch BMX racing rider.
She was the silver medal winner at the 2018 UCI BMX World Championships behind her sister Laura Smulders. Prior to this became junior World Time Trial Champion at the 2016 UCI BMX World Championships.[1][2] At the 2020 Summer Games BMX Race she won the bronze medal.[3]
She was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[4]
She won the silver medal at the 2025 European BMX Championships in Valmiera, Latvia behind Beth Shriever but ahead of her sister Laura in bronze.[5]
