Josie Knight

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Josie Knight
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Josie Knight in 2020
Personal information
Born (1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 (age 24)
Dingle, Ireland
Team information
RoleRider
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team pursuit
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Roubaix Team pursuit
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Team pursuit
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Plovdiv Team pursuit
Representing  Ireland
U23 & Junior European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Anadia Junior Individual pursuit

Josie Knight (born 29 March 1997) is a British professional racing cyclist who represents Great Britain having previously competed for Ireland.[1]

Life[]

Knight was born in 1997 near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire,[2][3] and she spent her childhood in County Kerry in Ireland. She said that she became a cyclist for Ireland as a youth but she did not think of herself as Irish.[4]

She rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[5]

Becoming British[]

Knight switched her allegiance from Ireland to Great Britain in 2018. She described the Irish team as "grim".[6] Knight became British champion when winning the Individual Pursuit Championship at the 2020 British National Track Championships.[7]

Knight was chosen to be part of the UK's 26-strong cycling squad for the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics where she is joined by Katie Archibald, Elinor Barker, Laura Kenny and Neah Evans for the endurance races.[8] The team won the silver medal in the women's team pursuit event.

Career results[]

2016
2nd Omnium, Dublin Track Cycling International

References[]

  1. ^ "Josie Knight targeting Olympics place after swapping Ireland for Great Britain". The Independent. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Josie Knight targeting Olympic place after swapping Ireland for Great Britain". Bucks Free Press.
  3. ^ Drew, Sophie (19 July 2021). "The Bucks Olympians heading to Tokyo 2020". buckinghamshirelive.
  4. ^ "Josie Knight on leaving "grim" Ireland cycling set-up for Team GB". Sticky Bottle. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Entry List: Women" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Josie Knight". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Results" (PDF). British Cycling.
  8. ^ "Olympic Games: Team GB name Laura Kenny and Jason Kenny in 26-strong cycling squad for Tokyo". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

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