Laura Kenny

Dame Laura Rebecca Kenny, Lady Kenny,[3] DBE (née Trott; born 24 April 1992) is an English track and road cyclist. She has won six Olympic medals and is both the most successful female cyclist, and the most successful British female athlete, in Olympic history.

Dame Laura Kenny
DBE
Kenny at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships
Personal information
Born (1992-04-24) 24 April 1992
Harlow, Essex, England[1]
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Weight52 kg (115 lb)[2]
Team information
Current teamMatrix Fitness Pro Cycling
DisciplineTrack and road
Rider typeSprinter (road) / Endurance (track)
Professional teams
2012Team Ibis Cycles
2013–2014Wiggle–Honda
2015Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 5 1 0
World Championships 7 7 1
European Championships 14 3 1
Commonwealth Games 1 0 0
European U23 Championships 6 0 0
Total 33 11 2
Women's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonOmnium
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroOmnium
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoMadison
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeam pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 ApeldoornTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2012 MelbourneOmnium
Gold medal – first place2012 MelbourneTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2013 MinskTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2014 CaliTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2016 LondonScratch
Gold medal – first place2016 LondonOmnium
Silver medal – second place2013 MinskOmnium
Silver medal – second place2014 CaliOmnium
Silver medal – second place2015 YvelinesOmnium
Silver medal – second place2015 YvelinesTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2018 ApeldoornTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2019 PruszkówTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2020 BerlinTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2016 LondonTeam pursuit
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 PruszkówTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2011 ApeldoornOmnium
Gold medal – first place2011 ApeldoornTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2013 ApeldoornOmnium
Gold medal – first place2013 ApeldoornTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2014 GuadeloupeOmnium
Gold medal – first place2014 GuadeloupeTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2015 GrenchenScratch race
Gold medal – first place2015 GrenchenOmnium
Gold medal – first place2015 GrenchenTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2018 GlasgowElimination race
Gold medal – first place2018 GlasgowTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2019 ApeldoornTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2020 PlovdivTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2019 ApeldoornOmnium
Silver medal – second place2019 ApeldoornMadison
Silver medal – second place2020 PlovdivOmnium
Bronze medal – third place2020 PlovdivMadison
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 MontichiariOmnium
U23 & Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 AnadiaU23 Scratch race
Gold medal – first place2011 AnadiaU23 Individual pursuit
Gold medal – first place2011 AnadiaU23 Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place2013 AnadiaU23 Individual pursuit
Gold medal – first place2013 AnadiaU23 Points race
Gold medal – first place2013 AnadiaU23 Omnium
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2014 GlasgowPoints race

She is married to Olympic medalist Jason Kenny.

References
  1. "Laura Trott golden postbox painted in Harlow by mistake". BBC News. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  2. "Athlete: Laura Kenny". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  3. "Laura Kenny". British Cycling. Retrieved 26 September 2016.


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