Jennifer Hohl (born 3 February 1986 in Marbach, St. Gallen) is a retired Swiss professional road cyclist. She represented

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at the

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, and later earned three Swiss national championship titles in the women's elite road race (2008, 2009, and 2012). Before retiring to focus primarily on her family life and business career, Hohl rode for three seasons on the Bigla Cycling Team since 2006, followed by her short, annual stints on Germany's

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and Italy's and . Hohl qualified for the Swiss squad in the women's road race at the

by receiving one of the nation's three available berths from the

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. Passing through the 102.6-km mark, Hohl fell into the ground after crashing her bike in a heavy collision against a small group of riders, and subsequently, abandoned her race before reaching the 3:03-barrier.

Career highlights

;2007 : 1st Overall, Tour de Berne,

Bern german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website ...

(SUI) : 8th UCI European Road Championships (U23), Sofia (BUL) ;2008 : 1st MaillotSuiza

Swiss Championships (Road), Gansingen (SUI) ;2009 : 1st MaillotSuiza

Swiss Championships (Road), Nyon (SUI) : 1st Meisterschaft von Zürich, Zürich (SUI) : 1st Stage 1,

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, Viareggio (ITA) ;2010 : 1st Overall, Grand Prix Oberbaselbiet, Switzerland : 4th Swiss Championships (Road), Switzerland ;2011 : 3rd Swiss Championships (Road), Kirchdorf (SUI) ;2012 : 1st MaillotSuiza

Swiss Championships (Road), Switzerland

References

External links

*
NBC 2008 Olympics profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hohl, Jennifer 1986 births Living people Swiss female cyclists Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Switzerland Sportspeople from St. Gallen (city)