Tanja Žakelj

Tanja Žakelj
Žakelj in 2014
Personal information
Full nameTanja Žakelj
Born (1988-09-15) 15 September 1988 (age 36)
Kranj, Slovenia
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Team information
DisciplineMountain bike racing
RoleRider
Rider typeCross-country
Major wins
  • European Champion - junior (2006)
  • World Champion - junior (2006)
  • World Champion - under 23 (2008)
  • European Champion (2013)
  • Overall World Cup Winner (2013)
  • European Champion (2014)

Tanja Žakelj (born 15 September 1988) is a Slovenian racing cyclist, holder of multiple world- and European champion titles. She was born in Kranj.[1] She competed in mountain biking at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She is the current (2013) European Champion and overall World Cup Winner. She was on the start list of 2018 Cross Country European Championships and finished 12.[2]

Žakelj at the 2012 Olympic cross-country race

Most notable achievements:

  • Olympic games:
    • 10th place, London 2012
    • 13th place, Rio de Janeiro, 2016[3]
  • World Championship:
    • 1st place, junior, Rotoura 2006
    • 1st place, under 23, Val di Sole 2008
    • 3rd place, junior, Livigno 2005
    • 4th place, Hafjell 2014
    • 4th place, under 23, Mont St. Anne 2010
    • 5th place, Pietermaritzburg 2013
  • European Championship:
    • 1st place, Bern 2013
    • 1st place, St. Wendel 2014
    • 1st place, junior, Chies D'Alpago 2006
    • 2nd place, under 23, St. Wendel 2008
    • 3rd place, under 23, Haifa 2010
    • 3rd place, Dohnany 2011
  • World Cup:
    • 1st place, Val di Sole 2013
    • 1st place, Nove Mesto 2013
    • 1st place, under 23, Windham 2010
    • 2nd place, Windham 2014
    • 2nd place, under 23, Houffalize 2010
    • 3rd place, Mont Sainte Anne 2013
    • 4th place, Albstadt 2014
    • 4th place, Albstadt 2013
    • 5th place, Cairns 2014
    • 5th place, Andorra 2013
    • 6th place, Windham 2015
    • 6th place, Mont St. Anne 2014
    • 6th place, Hofjell 2013
    • 7th place, Mont-Sainte-Anne 2016
    • 8ht place, Andorra 2016
    • 9th place, Mont-Sainte-Anne 2015
    • 9th place, Offenburg 2011
    • 9th place, Mont St. Anne 2011
    • 10th place, Windham 2010
    • overall World Cup Winner 2013

References

  1. ^ "Tanja Žakelj". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  2. ^ "European Championships Results - CROSS-COUNTRY WOMEN". UEC. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.


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