Alkemade lost her left lower leg in a bus accident in 1998[2] near Montelimar, France, and started in Para athletics.

She represented the Netherlands at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and won a silver medal in the women's 200 metres T64 event and the bronze medal in the women's 100 metres T64 event.

[5] At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, she won the bronze medal in the women's 200 metres T64 event.

[6] Alkemade won the silver medal in the women's 200 metres T64 event at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France.

[7] Kimberly Alkemade is one of a few athletes that has won medals on a world stage with blades from various different manufacturers.