Jenny Fähndrich (born 25 April 1989 in

Carouge Carouge () is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. History Carouge is first mentioned in the Early Middle Ages as ''Quadruvium'' and ''Quatruvio''. In 1248 it was mentioned as ''Carrogium'' while i ...

) is a Swiss professional

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cyclist. She has claimed seven Swiss national championship titles in women's BMX category, and also represented her nation

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, as a 19-year-old junior, at the

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. Fahndrich has currently raced professionally for Bicicross Club Geneva under her personal and head coach Hervé Krebs. Fahndrich qualified for the Swiss squad, as a lone female rider, in women's BMX cycling at the

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by receiving an invitational berth from the

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, based on her best performance at the

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in Taiyuan, China. After she grabbed a ninth seed on the morning prelims with a time of 38.209, Fahndrich scored a total of 17 placing points to take the sixth spot in the semifinals, thus eliminating her from the tournament.

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NBC Olympics Profile
1989 births Living people Swiss female cyclists Female BMX riders Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Switzerland People from Carouge Sportspeople from the canton of Geneva 21st-century Swiss sportswomen {{Switzerland-cycling-bio-stub