Victoria Pendleton

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Victoria Pendleton is a British former track cyclist and multiple Olympic and world champion, renowned as one of the most successful female cyclists in UK history.

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instanceOf Olympic champion
human
track cyclist
world champion
academicDegree Sport and Exercise Science degree
awardReceived Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED
Member of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED
competedIn 2004 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
2008 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
2012 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
dateOfBirth 1980-09-24
describedBySource one of the most successful female cyclists in UK history
educatedAt Northumbria University NERFINISHED
familyName Pendleton NERFINISHED
fullName Victoria Louise Pendleton NERFINISHED
genre women’s track sprint events
givenName Victoria NERFINISHED
hasEthnicGroup White British
honorificSuffix CBE NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
memberOfSportsTeam Great Britain national cycling team NERFINISHED
Team GB NERFINISHED
nationality British
notableAchievement multiple Olympic and world champion in track cycling
notableWork winning gold medal in women’s individual sprint at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
winning gold medal in women’s keirin at the 2012 London Olympics
winning silver medal in women’s sprint at the 2012 London Olympics
occupation jockey
television personality
track cyclist
OlympicMedal gold medal in women’s individual sprint at 2008 Summer Olympics
gold medal in women’s keirin at 2012 Summer Olympics
silver medal in women’s sprint at 2012 Summer Olympics
participatedIn 2016 Cheltenham Festival Foxhunter Chase as an amateur jockey
placeOfBirth Bedfordshire NERFINISHED
Stotfold NERFINISHED
residence United Kingdom
retiredFrom professional track cycling in 2012
sexOrGender female
sport cycling
horse racing
track cycling
worldChampionInDiscipline individual sprint
keirin
team sprint
worldChampionshipTitles multiple UCI Track Cycling World Championships gold medals

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Northumbria University hasNotableAlumni Victoria Pendleton