Jenny Fähndrich
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jenny Fähndrich |
| Born | 25 April 1989 Carouge, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | BC Geneva |
| Discipline | Bicycle motocross (BMX) |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Off road |
Jenny Fähndrich (born April 25, 1989 in Carouge) is a Swiss professional BMX cyclist.[1] She has claimed seven Swiss national championship titles in women's BMX category, and also represented her nation Switzerland, as a 19-year-old junior, at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Fahndrich has currently raced professionally for Bicicross Club Geneva under her personal and head coach Hervé Krebs.[2]
Fahndrich qualified for the Swiss squad, as a lone female rider, in women's BMX cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving an invitational berth from the Union Cycliste Internationale, based on her best performance at the UCI World Championships in Taiyuan, China.[3][4] After she grabbed a ninth seed on the morning prelims with a time of 38.209, Fahndrich scored a total of 17 placing points to take the sixth spot in the semifinals, thus eliminating her from the tournament.[5][6][7]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jenny Fähndrich". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ Bornand, Pascal (2 August 2008). "Jenny Fähndrich bosse dur pour prolonger son rêve" (in French). Tribune de Genève. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Marc, Clara (31 July 2008). "Les athlètes féminines suisses qui font les JO" (in French). Femina. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Le cyclisme suisse lorgne les podiums olympiques" (in French). 20 minutes (Switzerland). 30 July 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Women's BMX Seeding". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Women's BMX Semifinals Heat 1". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "JO: la longue attente des cavaliers, la déception en BMX" (in French). Radio fréquence Jura. 22 August 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
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