Killiana Heymans is a Dutch athlete specializing in the pole vault. She represented her country at the 2019 World Championships in Doha and was fourth at the 2019 European U23 Championships. Her personal bests in the event are 4.51m outdoors (Cologne 2019) and 4.46m indoors (Sandnes 2019).
Killiana Heymans was born on January 24, 1997. She started at athletics from an early age. She won the Apeldoorn Dutch U18 Indoor Championships in 2012, 2013, and 2014, Amsterdam Dutch U18 Championships in 2014, and was second at the Eindhoven Dutch U18 Championships in 2013 and 2014. She participated also in the 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival.
Killiana Heymans made her debut at the 2012 Apeldoorn Dutch Indoor Championships, finishing 5th. In the next season, she competed at the Zwolle Dutch Club Championships.
In 2014, Killiana Heymans won her first podium at a major championship, finishing third at the Apeldoorn Dutch Indoor Championships. During the season she won also the bronze at the Zoetermeer Pole Vault Meeting.
In 2015, she continues improving her skills and won the gold at the Bergen op Zoom Dutch Club Championships and Gent championships.
Killiana Heymans won the silver at the Amsterdam Dutch Club Championships and Villeneuve d’Ascq in 2016. During the indoor season, she was second at the Zoetermeer Pole Vault Meeting
In 2017, Killiana Heymans made a fantastic season. She won titles at the Lisse Ter Specke Bokaal, Den Haag Dutch Club Championships, Tilburg T-Meeting, Merksem Antwerp Athletics Gala, and Kessel-Lo Meeting voor Mon. During the indoor season, she won the bronze at the Apeldoorn Dutch Indoor Championships.
Killiana Heymans competed at the 2019 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Doha but failed to reach the finals. During the season she won various titles in Netherlands and Belgium. Her biggest achievement was third place at the European Athletics Team Championships First League in Sandnes, Norway.
She won the silver at the 2020 Dutch Indoor Championships, proving her place among the top pole vaulters in the country.
In 2022, Killiana Heymans won the gold at the Ter Specke Bokaal, Harry Schulting Games. She won the silver at the Dutch Indoor Championships again.
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