Jennie Reed (born April 20, 1978) is a World and U.S. champion

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and Olympian (2004, 2008, 2012). Jennie began track cycling at the age of 16 in Redmond, Washington. She won National titles in the match sprint and individual pursuit at her first U.S. Track Cycling National Championship in 1994. She went on to compete in the sprint disciplines at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics and the Team Pursuit in 2012. Jennie competed in 13 World Championships, 11 consecutively. She won 25 World Cup medals between the Sprint events (Sprint & Keirin) as well as the endurance events (Scratch & Team Pursuit). Jennie is the only U.S. track cyclist to successfully transition from a sprint athlete, winning the World Championships in the Keirin to an endurance track athlete, winning a Silver Medal in the Team Pursuit at the 2012 Olympics.

Career highlights

;1998 :1st, Matched Sprints, USA Cycling National Track Championships :3rd, World Cup, Track, Sprint, Cali ;1999 :2nd, World Cup, Track, Sprint,

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;2002 :3rd, World Cup, Track, Keirin, Moscow ;2004 :3rd, World Championship, Track, Keirin, Elite,

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:1st, World Cup, Track, Keirin,

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:2nd, World Cup, Track, Keirin, Sydney ;2005 :3rd, World Cup, Track, Keirin,

:3rd, World Cup, Track, Keirin, Sydney :1st, National Championship, Track, Sprint, Elite, United States of America, Los Angeles :1st, National Championship, Track, 500 m, Elite, United States of America, Los Angeles :1st, National Championship, Track, Keirin, Elite, United States of America, Los Angeles ;2006 :2nd, World Cup, Track, Keirin, Sydney (1) :1st, Matched Sprints, USA Cycling National Track Championships :1st, National Championship, Track, Sprint, Elite, United States of America, Los Angeles :1st, National Championship, Track, 500 m, Elite, United States of America, Los Angeles :1st, National Championship, Track, Keirin, Elite, United States of America, Los Angeles :1st, National Championship, Track, Team Sprint, Elite, United States of America, Los Angeles :2nd, World Cup, Track, Sprint, Sydney :2nd, World Cup, Track, Keirin, Sydney (2) ;2007 :3rd, World Cup, Track, Keirin, Los Angeles :1st, Pan American Cycling Championships, Keirin,

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:2nd, Pan American Cycling Championships, Sprint,

:1st, National Championship, Track, Keirin, Elite, United States of America, Carson, California :1st, National Championship, Track, Sprint, Elite, United States of America, Carson, California :1st, National Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Elite, United States of America, Carson, California :2nd, World Cup, Track, Keirin, Sydney ;2008 :2nd, World Cup, Track, Sprint, Los Angeles :1st, World Cup, Track, Keirin, Los Angeles :3rd, World Championship, Track, Sprint, Elite,

:1st, World Championship, Track, Keirin, Elite,

;2011 :2nd, World Cup, Track, Scratch race, Manchester :3rd, World Cup, Track, Team pursuit, Manchester

External links

Jennie Reed's blog
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USA Cycling bio on Jennie Reed
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reed, Jennie 1978 births Living people American female cyclists Cyclists at the 1999 Pan American Games Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Kirkland, Washington Olympic silver medalists for the United States in cycling Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics UCI Track Cycling World Champions (women) Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in cycling American track cyclists Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games 21st-century American women Cyclists from Washington (state)

Career highlights

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