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Kimberly PALMER

Kimberly PALMER is an American athlete and competes in Vaulting.
Name Kimberly PALMER
FEI ID 10037760
Gender Female
Date of Birth 01/06/1995
Competing for United States of America - USA
Registration Vaulting 2024
Last update 07/02/2023
FEI Database

Vaulting 70x70
General Interest
Nicknames Kimmy (Facebook profile, 03 May 2018)
Memorable sporting achievement Competing at the 2021 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (ClipMyHorse.TV USA Facebook page, 06 Apr 2022)
Famous relatives Her sister Cassidy and her brother Colton have both represented United States of America in vaulting. Cassidy competed at the 2014 World Equestrian Games [WEG] in Normandy, France, while Colton competed at the 2018 WEG in Tryon, NC, United States of America. Colton has also competed in gymnastics at university level for Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ, United States of America. (SportsDeskOnline, 04 Aug 2022; usef.org, 21 Jul 2022; sundevilgymnastics.com, 22 Jan 2018; phelpssports.com, 06 Sep 2014)
Other information FAMILY BUSINESS Her family owns and operates Long Branch Farms, a replica Western town and venue for private events in Half Moon Bay, CA, United States of America. (longbranchfarms.net, 22 Jan 2018)
Milestones She and her sister Cassidy claimed victory in the pas-de-deux at the 2013 German Masters in Stuttgart to become the first siblings from the United States of America to win a World Cup vaulting event. (fei.org, 19 Nov 2013)
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She began vaulting at age three.
Why this sport? Her mother Jill vaulted as a child and introduced Palmer to the sport. "I started gymnastics at a very young age. My parents were always into horses so they introduced me to [vaulting] and I grew to love the sport as I got older."
Name of coach Jill Palmer [mother], USA
Further Personal Information
Residence Half Moon Bay, CA, USA
Occupation Athlete
Languages English