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Kirstie James

Kirstie Klingenberg (née James, born 25 May 1989) is a New Zealand track cyclist and former rower.[1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's sprint, and Women's team pursuit.[2]

Kirstie Klingenberg
Kirstie James (2020)
Personal information
Born (1989-05-25) 25 May 1989 (age 35)
Auckland, New Zealand
Team information
Current teamThe Meteor / Intelligentsia
DisciplineTrack cycling
Rider typeEndurance
Amateur teams
Endura Lady Force
Autoglas Wetteren Cycling Team
Professional teams
Velo Classic / Stan's No Tubes
The Meteor / Intelligentsia
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing  New Zealand
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Hong Kong Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Pruszków Team pursuit
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Team pursuit

She was a competitor in the women's team pursuit event at the 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, where she won a bronze medal. Kirstie competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games where she won silver in the team pursuit.[3]

Klingenberg started in rowing but switched to cycling in 2012.[4] She was diagnosed with endometriosis in 2016, and is an ambassador for Endometriosis New Zealand.[5]

Major results

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2015
Oceania Track Championships, Invercargill, New Zealand
1st   Team Pursuit (with Holly Edmondston, Alysha Keith, Elizabeth Steel and Philippa Sutton)
2nd Omnium
2016
Oceania Track Championships, Cambridge, New Zealand
2nd Team Pursuit (with Bryony Botha, Alysha Keith and Nina Wollaston)
3rd Individual Pursuit
2017
2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
3rd   Team Pursuit (with Racquel Sheath, Rushlee Buchanan, Jaime Nielsen and Michaela Drummond)
Elmhurst Cycling Classic Criterium, Chicago, IL, USA
1st Place
Track Cycling National Championships, Invercargill, New Zealand
1st   Scratch Race
UCI Track Cycling World Cup Milton, Canada
2nd   Team Pursuit
Uci Track Cycling World Cup Santiago, Chile
1st   Team Pursuit
2018
Oceania Cycling Championships, Cambridge, New Zealand
1st   Team Pursuit (with Racquel Sheath, Bryony Botha, Rushlee Buchanan and Michaela Drummond)
1st   Individual Pursuit
1st   Points Race
2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Apdeldoorn, Netherlands
6th Team Pursuit (with Racquel Sheath, Rushlee Buchanan, Bryony Botha and Michaela Drummond)
6th Individual Pursuit
2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia
2nd   Team Pursuit (with Bryony Botha, Racquel Sheath and Rushlee Buchanan)
5th Individual Pursuit
5th Scratch Race 2019
UCI Track Cycling World Cup Paris, France
2nd   Team Pursuit UCI Track Cycling World Cup Milton, Canada
3rd   Team Pursuit
UCI Track Cycling World Cup Cambridge, New Zealand
1st   Team Pursuit
Track Cycling National Championships, Cambridge, New Zealand
1st   Individual Pursuit
1st   Scratch Race
1st   Points Race
2nd Team Pursuit
2019
Oceania Cycling Championships, Cambridge, New Zealand
1st   Team Pursuit (with Jessie Hodges, Nicole Sheilds and Emily Shearman)
1st   Individual Pursuit
UCI Track Cycling World Cup Cambridge, New Zealand
1st   Team Pursuit
Track Cycling National Championships, Cambridge, New Zealand
1st   Individual Pursuit
2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Pruskow, Poland
3rd Team Pursuit (with Holly Edmondston, Rushlee Buchanan, Bryony Botha and Michaela Drummond)
4th Individual Pursuit
2020
2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Berlin, Germany
6th Team Pursuit (with Holly Edmondston, Rushlee Buchanan, Bryony Botha and Jaime Nielsen)

References

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  1. ^ "Kirstie James | New Zealand Olympic Team". New Zealand Olympic Team. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Cycling Track JAMES Kirstie - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  3. ^ "More medals for New Zealand cyclists". Radio New Zealand. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  4. ^ "NZ cyclist Kirstie James grateful to Southland for rowing transition as track cycling nationals come to Invercargill". Stuff. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  5. ^ "'I thought I was crazy': cyclist's painful endo battle". Newsroom. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
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