Jolanda Neff facts for kids
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Neff in 2018
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| Full name | Jolanda Neff | ||
| Born | 5 January 1993 Altstätten, Switzerland |
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| Height | 1.68 m | ||
| Weight | 53 kg | ||
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| Current team | Cannondale Factory Racing | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | All-rounder | ||
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Jolanda Neff (born January 5, 1993) is a famous Swiss cyclist. She mainly competes in mountain biking and cyclo-cross. Jolanda rides for the Cannondale Factory Racing team. She won a gold medal in mountain biking at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
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Jolanda Neff's Cycling Journey
Jolanda Neff has achieved many great things in her cycling career. She is known for her strong performances in mountain biking. She has also competed in road cycling and cyclo-cross.
Early Success and World Titles
Jolanda was a top rider from a young age. She won the overall UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in 2014 and 2015. This competition brings together the best mountain bikers from around the world.
She also became the Under-23 Mountain Bike World Champion three times. These wins happened in 2012, 2013, and 2014. In 2017, she became the elite world champion in mountain biking.
European Games and National Wins
In June 2015, Jolanda won the first gold medal for Switzerland at the 2015 European Games in Baku. She won the women's cross-country event. Later that same month, she also won the Swiss National Road Race Championships. This showed her skill in different types of cycling.
Jolanda continued her winning streak. She won the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships in 2016. She also won the European Mountain Bike Championships in 2018.
Olympic Gold Medal
In July 2021, Jolanda Neff achieved her biggest dream. She won the gold medal in the women's cross-country event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. This was a huge moment for her and for Switzerland.
What made this win even more special was that her teammates, Linda Indergand and Sina Frei, won silver and bronze. This meant all three medals went to Switzerland! It was the first time since 1936 that an all-Swiss Olympic podium happened. It was also the first time since 1904 that one country won all three medals in a cycling event.
Joining New Teams
In October 2018, Jolanda announced she would join new teams. She joined Trek Factory Racing for mountain biking and cyclo-cross. She also joined a new team for road racing. As of 2025, she rides for Cannondale Factory Racing.
Personal Life
Since 2018, Jolanda Neff has been in a relationship. She is with American downhill mountain biking racer Luca Shaw.
Awards and Recognition
Jolanda Neff has received many awards for her achievements. Between 2014 and 2019, she was named the Swiss female cyclist of the year. This award is given at the Swiss Cycling Awards.
She won the award for a seventh time in 2021. This time, all five Swiss female cyclists who won medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics shared the award. These cyclists were Jolanda Neff, Sina Frei, Linda Indergand, Marlen Reusser, and Nikita Ducarroz.
After her Olympic gold medal, a street in Thal was named "Jolanda Neff Weg" in her honor. This happened in August 2021.
See also
In Spanish: Jolanda Neff para niños
