Petra Rossner
Petra Rossner (born 14 November 1966) is a German cyclist, who won the gold medal in 3 km pursuit track cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1] In the same event she won the 1991 World Championships and finished second in 1989.
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Full name | Petra Rossner | |||||||||||||
Born | Leipzig, Germany | 14 November 1966|||||||||||||
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Discipline | Road & Track | |||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Competing in road bicycle racing, she won the World Cup in 2002. She finished second in 2004, and finished third in the 1988 Giro d'Italia Femminile. She is a seven-time winner of the Liberty Classic—winning the event in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2004.
Rossner retired after the 2004 season.
Private life
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Petra Rossner in Leipzig (June 27, 1987)
From 1996 on, she was living in Leipzig with her partner Judith Arndt.[2] They have since split.
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References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Petra Rossner Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- "German cyclist Arndt livid over exclusion of lesbian lover". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
External links
- Personal Website (in English)
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Preceded by Anna Millward |
World Cup Overall Points Champion 2002 |
Succeeded by Nicole Cooke |
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