Mandy Marquardt

Mandy Marquardt
	Marquardt in 2019
Personal information
Born	7 August 1991 (age 30); Mannheim, Germany
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Team information
Current team	Team Novo Nordisk
Discipline	Track cycling
Rider type	Sprinter
Major wins
	2019 Pan American Sprint Bronze Medalist, 2019 Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup Minsk, Belarus - Sprint 4th place
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing United States
Pan American Track Cycling Championships

Mandy Marquardt (born (1991-08-07)7 August 1991) is an American female Sprint track cyclist, representing the United States and Team Novo Nordisk, the world's first-all diabetes professional cycling team. Marquardt was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 16. Marquardt is an 22-time U.S National Champion,^[1] 3-time U.S National Record Holder in the 500m, 1 km and Team Sprint.^[2]

Marquardt was named to the 2020 Olympic Long Team for track cycling by USA Cycling.^[3]

Early life[]

Born in Mannheim, Germany, in August 1991, Mandy Marquardt moved with her mother and father to Plantation, Florida, when she was six years old.^[4] After playing tennis, swimming and showing an interest in triathlons, she began cycling on the track at the age of 10 at The Brian Piccolo Velodrome.^[5] A year later, she won her first two gold medals at the 2003 U.S. Junior Women’s 10-12 Road National Championships in Texas.^[5]

Marquardt continued to race both the road and track discipline for years. At the age of 15, she moved to Germany to live with her father and to race on the European circuit.^[6] One year later, she won a bronze medal in the 500m time trial at the German Junior National Championships.^[7]

At the end of year testing in Germany, Marquardt was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 16. A doctor told her that she would never be able to compete at a high level at her sport again.^[8] After working with and learning from experts to manage her diabetes, she once again won the bronze medal in the 500m Time Trial at the German Junior National Championships.^[6]

After moving back to Florida, Marquardt joined Team Novo Nordisk in 2010.^[4] That same year, she enrolled at Penn State Lehigh Valley, where she eventually became a Campus Cycling Club coach and graduated with a degree in Business Management and Marketing.^[9]

Major results[]

2014

2nd Sprint, Champions of Sprint

3rd Keirin, Keirin Revenge

3rd Team Sprint, Grand Prix of Colorado Spring

2015

1st Keirin, Keirin Revenge

2nd Sprint, Champions of Sprint

2016

Puerto Rico Track Cup

1st Sprint

1st Keirin

1st 500m Time Trial

3rd Scratch Race

Easter International Grand Prix

1st Sprint

2nd Keirin

2nd Keirin, Fastest Man on Wheels

2nd Sprint, US Sprint GP

3rd

Team Sprint, Pan American Track Championships (with Madalyn Godby)

Festival of Speed

3rd Keirin

3rd Sprint

2017: 1st Sprint, Easter International Grand Prix; 1st Sprint, US Sprint GP; 1st Team Sprint, Fastest Man on Wheels (with Madalyn Godby); 1st Sprint, Keirin Cup / Madison Cup

2018: 1st 500m Time Trial, US National Championships; 1st Sprint, U.S. Sprint Gran Prix

2019: 1st Sprint, US National Championships; 1st Keirin, US National Championships; 1st 500m Time Trial, US National Championships; 1st Sprint, UCI C1 Fastest Woman on Wheels; 3rd Sprint, Pan American Track Championships; 4th Sprint, Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Minsk, Belarus

References[]

^ "Marquardt Wins Four National Titles at U.S Track National Championships - Team Novo Nordisk". Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ "National Records". USA Cycling. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^ "Olympic Long Team Announced for Mountain Bike, Road, &…". USA Cycling. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b Tomasino, Amy Unger, Photography by Andrew (9 January 2021). "Get to Know Mandy Marquardt, Professional Track Sprint Cyclist Living in Upper Macungie". Lehigh Valley Style. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Mandy Marquardt: Redefining Diabetes Through Racing". Diabetes Daily. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Mandy Marquardt: The Olympic hopeful redefining diabetes". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^ "Mandy Marquardt & Team Novo Nordisk - providing a platform for elite athletes with type 1 diabetes". Wattbike. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^ Brodsky, Samantha (29 May 2020). "Olympic Hopeful Mandy Marquardt Was Told Diabetes Would Hold Her Back — Look at Her Now". POPSUGAR Fitness. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^ "18-Time U.S. National Champion cyclist began career in Lehigh Valley". Made Possible in Lehigh Valley. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

External links[]

Mandy Marquardt at Cycling Archives

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[1] "Marquardt Wins Four National Titles at U.S Track National Championships - Team Novo Nordisk". Retrieved 9 August 2021.

[2] "National Records". USA Cycling. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

[3] "Olympic Long Team Announced for Mountain Bike, Road, &…". USA Cycling. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

[:2-4] Tomasino, Amy Unger, Photography by Andrew (9 January 2021). "Get to Know Mandy Marquardt, Professional Track Sprint Cyclist Living in Upper Macungie". Lehigh Valley Style. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

[:0-5] "Mandy Marquardt: Redefining Diabetes Through Racing". Diabetes Daily. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

[:1-6] "Mandy Marquardt: The Olympic hopeful redefining diabetes". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

[7] "Mandy Marquardt & Team Novo Nordisk - providing a platform for elite athletes with type 1 diabetes". Wattbike. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

[8] Brodsky, Samantha (29 May 2020). "Olympic Hopeful Mandy Marquardt Was Told Diabetes Would Hold Her Back — Look at Her Now". POPSUGAR Fitness. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

[9] "18-Time U.S. National Champion cyclist began career in Lehigh Valley". Made Possible in Lehigh Valley. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

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