Jenny Fähndrich Explained

Jenny Fähndrich
Fullname:Jenny Fähndrich
Birth Date:25 April 1989
Birth Place:Carouge, Switzerland
Weight:700NaN0
Currentteam:BC Geneva
Discipline:Bicycle motocross (BMX)
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Off road
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Jenny Fähndrich (born 25 April 1989 in Carouge) is a Swiss professional BMX cyclist.[1] She has claimed seven Swiss national championship titles in women's BMX category, and also represented her nation Switzerland, as a 19-year-old junior, at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Fahndrich has currently raced professionally for Bicicross Club Geneva under her personal and head coach Hervé Krebs.[2]

Fahndrich qualified for the Swiss squad, as a lone female rider, in women's BMX cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving an invitational berth from the Union Cycliste Internationale, based on her best performance at the UCI World Championships in Taiyuan, China.[3] [4] After she grabbed a ninth seed on the morning prelims with a time of 38.209, Fahndrich scored a total of 17 placing points to take the sixth spot in the semifinals, thus eliminating her from the tournament.[5] [6] [7]

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Notes and References

  1. Jenny Fähndrich. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418065327/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/jenny-fahndrich-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 23 October 2013.
  2. News: Bornand . Pascal . Jenny Fähndrich bosse dur pour prolonger son rêve . Jenny Fähndrich has been working hard to extend her dream . fr . . 2 August 2008 . 23 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192819/http://journal.tdg.ch/actu/sports/2008/08/02/jenny-faehndrich-bosse-dur-prolonger-reve . 29 October 2013 .
  3. News: Marc . Clara . Les athlètes féminines suisses qui font les JO . Swiss female athletes who will compete at the Olympics . fr . Femina . 31 July 2008 . 23 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192203/http://www.femina.ch/ma-vie/femmes-dici/les-athletes-feminines-suisses-qui-font-les-jo . 29 October 2013 .
  4. News: Le cyclisme suisse lorgne les podiums olympiques. Swiss cyclists are eyeing on the Olympic podium. fr. 20 minutes (Switzerland). 30 July 2008. 23 October 2013.
  5. Web site: Women's BMX Seeding . . . 21 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120819213151/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/cycling/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DCBW001900/index.html . 19 August 2012 .
  6. Web site: Women's BMX Semifinals Heat 1 . . . 21 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120819213145/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/cycling/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DCBW001200/index.html . 19 August 2012 .
  7. News: JO: la longue attente des cavaliers, la déception en BMX. Olympic Games: The long wait for riders, disappointment in BMX. fr. Radio fréquence Jura. 22 August 2008. 23 October 2013.