Verena Jooß
Verena Jooß (born 9 January 1979 in Ettlingen[1] or Karlsruhe[2]) is a German road and track cyclist.
 Verena Jooß in 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 January 1979 Ettlingen[1] or Karlsruhe,[2] Germany |
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
She won the bronze medal at the 2006 World University Cycling Championship in the time trial behind Ellen van Dijk and Loes Gunnewijk. In 2008 she rode with the German team in the team pursuit to the bronze medal at the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and finished 10th in the individual pursuit.[1] Jooß competed on the track at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the women's individual pursuit, where she finished 11th. She also rode the women's points race but did not finish.[2]
Achievements
- 2004
- National Champion, individual pursuit
- 2005
- National Champion, individual pursuit
- 2006
- 2006 World University Cycling Championship, time trial
- 2007
- National Champion, individual pursuit
- 2008
- 1st World Cup in Copenhagen, Team Pursuit
- 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Team pursuit
- 2009
- 2nd 2009-2010 World Cup in Manchester, Team Pursuit
- 2010
- European Track Championships, Team pursuit
- 2011
- National Champion, team sprint
References
- Archives, Cycling. "Verena Jooß". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Verena Jooß Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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