Nathalie Lancien (born 7 March 1970) is a French racing cyclist and olympic champion in

track cycling Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ...

. She was born in

Paimpol Paimpol (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwest France. It is a tourist destination, especially during the summer months when people are attracted by its port and beaches. Geography The town is located in the ...

, and is married to cyclist Frédéric Lancien. She won a gold medal in the ''points race'' at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

."1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Cycling"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on June 7, 2008) Nathalie Lancien is married to Frédéric Lancien, a tandem cyclist. In Lannion, the sports center bears his name.
sur ''ville-lannion.fr''

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* 1970 births Living people French female cyclists Olympic gold medalists for France Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for France French track cyclists Olympic medalists in cycling Sportspeople from Côtes-d'Armor Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Brittany {{France-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub