Inga Thompson
 Thompson winning the road race at the 1988 Olympic trials | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 27, 1964 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.[1] |
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Role | Rider |
Medal record | |
Kristin Inga Thompson-Benedict (born January 27, 1964) is a retired road bicycle racer. She competed at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympics with the best result of eighth place in 1988.[2][3] She won silver medals at the world championships in 1987, 1990 and 1991, and placed third at the Tour de France in 1986 and 1989.[4] Nationally she won United States National Road Race Championships in 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991 and 1993.[5][6][7]
After retiring from competitive riding she now lives on a farm in Halfway, Oregon, with her husband and son.[8]
Major results
- 1984
- 21st – 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
- 1985
- 13th – World Championships (Road Race)
- 1986
- 3rd – Grande Boucle (Tour de France Feminine)2 Stage Wins Individual Time Trial
- 1987
- 1st – National Championships (Road Race)
- 1st – National Championships (Individual Time Trial)
- 1st – National Championships (Team Time Trial)
- 2nd – World Championships (Team Time Trial)
- 2nd – Pan American Games (Road Race)
- 1988
- 1st – National Championships (Road Race)
- 1st – USCF Olympic Trials (Road Race)
- 8th – 1988 Summer Olympics
- 1st – Coors Classic Overall G.C.
- 1989
- 1st – National Championships (Time Trials)
- 3rd – Grande Boucle (Tour de France Feminine)
- 1990
- 2nd – World Championships (Team Time Trial)
- 1st – National Championships (Team Time Trials)
- 1st – National Championships (Individual Time Trial)
- 1st – Ore-Ida Women's Challenge, Overall G.C., Longest Women's Stage Race in the World (17 stages, 663 miles (1,067 km)[9][10]
- 1991
- 1st – National Championships (Road Race)
- 1st – National Championships (Time Trials)(National Record)
- 2nd – World Championships (Road Race)
- 1992
- 26th – 1992 Barcelona Olympics
- 2nd – National Championships (Road Race)
- 1st – Olympic Trials (Road Race)
- 1st – US National Rankings.
- 1993
- 1st – National Championships (Road Race)
References
- ^ "Inga Thompson Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on July 20, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ^ "All-Time Olympic Results". USA Cycling.
- ^ "All-Time Olympic Results". USA Cycling.
- ^ "Road World Championships Results". USA Cycling.
- ^ Inga Thompson-Benedict. cyclingarchives.com
- ^ "A Time Of Trials". [sports illustrated]. June 29, 1992. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
- ^ Mallozzi, Vincent M. (December 26, 1993). "THE YEAR IN REVIEW – 1993; The Year's Champions". [NY Times]. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
- ^ Britton, Lisa (September 9, 2003) Retired bike racers have new pursuits in Pine Valley. Baker City Herald.
- ^ "Thompson wins Ore-Ida". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). July 9, 1990. p. 2B.
- ^ "Thompson wins Ore-Ida race". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. July 9, 1990. p. 3B.
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