Joanna Rowsell facts for kids
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Rowsell in 2011
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| Full name | Joanna Rowsell |
| Born | 5 December 1988 Carshalton, Greater London, England |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
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Joanna Katie Rowsell (born December 5, 1988) is a famous English cyclist. She was part of the Great Britain Cycling Team. Joanna competed in both track and road events.
Her biggest wins were gold medals in the women's team pursuit at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio Olympics. She also won five World Championship titles. Four of these were in the team pursuit (in 2008, 2009, 2012, and 2014). One was in the individual pursuit in 2014.
Joanna Rowsell once held the World Record for the 3 km team pursuit. She first became well-known by winning junior national competitions in 2005 and 2006.
Early Life and School
Joanna Rowsell was born in Carshalton, which is in London. She went to Cuddington Croft Primary School. Later, she attended Nonsuch High School for Girls.
She also competed for Sutton in the London Youth Games.
Cycling Career Highlights
Joanna Rowsell joined British Cycling's Talent Team program in 2004. This happened after she was tested at her school. Her first big wins came in 2005 and 2006. As a junior, she won the British National Track Championships pursuit twice. She also won the 2006 British National Women's Series on the road.
In 2008, Rowsell joined the Team Halfords Bikehut. She won her first World Title that year. This was at the 2008 World Championships in Manchester. She was part of the women's team pursuit team.
In 2012, Joanna prepared for the Olympics by winning at the Track Cycling World Cup in London. She won both the team pursuit and the individual pursuit. Rowsell was part of the team pursuit squad with Dani King and Laura Trott. They won the team pursuit event and set a new world record. They broke the record again at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Rowsell won a gold medal. This was for the team pursuit with King and Trott. The team set new world records in the qualifying and semi-finals. In the final, they set another new world record time of 3:14.051.
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In 2013, Rowsell broke her collarbone. But just five weeks later, she won the Women's Pursuit at the International Belgian Open. She trained on a special bike with a pillow on the handlebars after her operation.
In September 2014, Rowsell announced she would join the Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International team. In 2016, she won another gold medal in the Team Pursuit at the Rio Olympics.
On March 14, 2017, Rowsell announced she was retiring from cycling. She said it was the hardest decision she ever made. She felt she had more to offer the world outside of cycling.
Personal Life and Studies
Joanna Rowsell has alopecia areata. This is a condition that causes hair loss.
She is related to the Swiss inventor Jean Samuel Pauly.
She received an MBE award in 2013. This was for her great contributions to cycling.
Her younger brother, Erick Rowsell, is also a road racing cyclist.
Joanna married Daniel Shand in July 2015 and competed as Joanna Rowsell Shand. Her marriage ended in 2020.
After retiring from cycling, she studied human biology at Manchester Metropolitan University. In 2020, she became a medical student at St. George's Hospital Medical School.
See also
In Spanish: Joanna Rowsell para niños
- 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics gold post boxes
