Joanna Rowsell

Joanna Rowsell
MBE
Rowsell in 2011
Personal information
Full nameJoanna Rowsell [1]
Born (1988-12-05) 5 December 1988 (age 35)
Carshalton, Greater London, England
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Amateur team
2005–2006VC Londres
Professional teams
2007-2017Global Racing[2]
2008Team Halfords Bikehut
2009100% ME
2011–2012Horizon Fitness RT[2]
2013–2014Wiggle–Honda
2015–2017Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Manchester Team Pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pruszków Team Pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2012 Melbourne Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2014 Cali Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2014 Cali Individual Pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2015 Yvelines Team Pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2010 Ballerup Team Pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2016 London Team pursuit
U23 European Track Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Pruszków Team Pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Pruszków Individual Pursuit
European Track Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Apeldoorn Team Pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2013 Apeldoorn Team Pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2014 Guadeloupe Team Pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2015 Grenchen Team pursuit
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Individual Pursuit

Joanna Katie Rowsell MBE (born 5 December 1988[3]) is a retired English cyclist on the Great Britain Cycling Team who competed on track and road.

Her greatest successes were the gold medals won in the women's team pursuit at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio Olympics as well as five World Championship titles, four in the team pursuit (2008, 2009, 2012 and 2014) plus one in the individual pursuit at the 2014 World Championships.[4]

She currently holds the World Record in the 3 km team pursuit.

Rowsell first came to national prominence as a winner of junior national competitions in 2005/2006.

  1. ^ "Joanna Rowsell". British Cycling. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b March, Imelda (7 February 2012). "Interview: Getting to know British rider Joanna Rowsell". Daily Peloton. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  3. ^ GRO reference: December 1988, Vol. 15, Page 461
  4. ^ "Joanna Rowsell". Joanna Rowsell. Retrieved 5 June 2017.