Kristin Armstrong


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Birth date
Age
11/08/1973 - Memphis (USA) 
39
Height
Weight
Gender
173 cm / 5'8" 
58 kg / 128 lbs 
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Sport
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RankEventYearLocation
Olympic Games
1Individual Time Trial2008Beijing, CHN
8Road Race2004Athens, GRE
25Road Race2008Beijing, CHN
World Championships
1Individual Time Trial2009Mendrisio, SUI
1Individual Time Trial2006Salzburg, AUT
2Individual Time Trial2007Stuttgart, GER
3Individual Time Trial2005Madrid, ESP
4Road Race2009Mendrisio, SUI
5Individual Time Trial2008Varese, ITA
39Road Race2008Varese, ITA
World Cup
1Road Race2009Berner Rundfahrt, SUI
1Road Race2009Berner Rundfahrt, SUI
1Team time trial2009Open de Suede TTT, SWE
1Team time trial2009Open de Suede TTT, SWE
2Road Race2012Ronde van Vlaanderen, BEL
2Road Race2012Ronde van Vlaanderen, BEL
3Road Race2009Trofeo Binda, ITA
3Road Race2009Trofeo Binda, ITA
World Cup (Ranking)
6Individual2009

Hobbies

Skiing, cooking, eating. (kristinarmstrong.com, 13 Feb 2008)

Occupation

Athlete, Coach

Education

Sport Psychology - University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA

Family

Husband Joe

Club name

Exergy TWENTY12, United States

Sporting relatives

She spent a year at the US Olympic Training Center as a triathlete and was a junior Olympian swimmer. (NBC, 13 Feb 2008; kristinarmstrong.com, 13 Feb 2008)

Injuries

After suffering from chronic hip pain in 2001 she was diagnosed with osteoarthritis. (NBC, 13 Feb 2008)

In May 2012 she required pins to be inserted into her collar bone following a crash in the final stage of the Exergy Tour. (usatoday.com, 25 May 2012)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
She began competitive cycling in 2001. (NOC Media Guide 2004)

Reason for taking up this sport
She was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in her hips in 2001 which ended her triathlon career. She then began to race with a regional team at the Cascade Cycling Classic and joined a local Boise team in 2002. (NOC Media Guide 2004)

General
YMCA
She serves as an ambassador to the YMCA of Boise and tries to provide support and inspiration to the millions of US arthritis sufferers. (kristinarmstrong.com, 01 Jun 2012)

Previous Olympics

Beijing 2008, Athens 2004


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