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Melissa Boekelman (born 11 May 1989 in Dordrecht) is a Dutch shot putter and bobsledder.
She made her bobsleigh debut in a Europa Cup meeting at Königssee in December 2013, finishing 7th. In January 2014 she made her first appearance at a Bobsleigh World Cup event at St. Moritz, finishing 11th.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Netherlands | |||||
| 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 1st | Shot put | 17.66 m |
| – | Discus throw | NM | |||
| 2007 | European Junior Championships | Hengelo, Netherlands | 1st | Shot put | 16.51 m |
| 7th | Discus throw | 48.03 m | |||
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2nd | Shot put | 16.60 m |
| – | Discus throw | NM | |||
| 2009 | European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 4th | Shot put | 17.37 m |
| 13th (q) | Javelin | 51.80 m | |||
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 14th (q) | Shot put | 17.57 m |
| European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 14th | Shot put | 17.32 m | |
| 2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 3rd | Shot put | 17.88 m |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 12th | Shot put | 16.98 m |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 8th | Shot put | 17.92 m |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 15th (q) | Shot put | 17.69 m | |
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