Amanda Sørensen

Amanda Sørensen (born November 18, 1985) is a retired Danish amateur BMX cyclist.[1] Having started her sporting career at the age of seven and been admitted to the Danish national cycling team since 2002, Sorensen has mounted numerous Nordic regional titles and top-eight finishes in BMX racing at the European Championships, and admittedly, participated in more than 300 BMX circuits across Australia, the United States, Brazil, and Europe.[2][3] Before retiring from the sport in September 2009, Sorensen also represented her nation Denmark at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has been training with personal and head coach Christian Munk Poulsen for Skanderborg BMX Klub throughout her cycling career.[4][5]

Amanda Sørensen
Personal information
Full nameAmanda Sørensen
Born (1985-11-18) 18 November 1985
Skanderborg, Denmark
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineBicycle motocross (BMX)
RoleRider
Rider typeOff road
Amateur team
2002–2009Skanderborg BMX Klub

Sorensen qualified for the Danish squad in women's BMX cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving an invitational berth from the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) based on her best performance at the UCI World Championships in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[6] After she grabbed a twelfth seed on the morning prelims with a time of 38.719, Sorensen crashed her bike down the field once and scored a total of 20 placing points to mount an eighth spot in the semifinals, thus eliminating her from the tournament.[7][8][9]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amanda Sørensen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  2. "BMX: Amanda Sørensen viser gode takter før UCI BMX Supercross World Cup i København" [BMX: Amanda Sorensen shows good form before the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in Copenhagen] (in Danish). Danmarks Motor Union. 28 April 2009. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  3. "Amanda Sørensen" (in Danish). Politiken. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  4. "BMX: Amanda Sørensen stopper i top-BMX" [BMX: Amanda Sorensen ends her BMX career] (in Danish). Danmarks Motor Union. 2 September 2009. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  5. "Dansk OL-deltager stopper karrieren" [Danish Olympic participant retires] (in Danish). Politiken. 2 September 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  6. "Most Olympic BMX teams have trained at World Cycling Centre". Union Cycliste Internationale. 17 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-08-23. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  7. "Women's BMX Seeding". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  8. "Women's BMX Semifinals Heat 1". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  9. Heinskou, Nilas (22 August 2008). "Dansker styrtede ud af OL" [Dane crashed out of the Olympics] (in Danish). Politiken. Retrieved 23 October 2013.


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