Joanna Rowsell
Rowsell in 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Joanna Rowsell |
| Born | 5 December 1988 Carshalton, Greater London, England |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Amateur team | |
| 2005–2006 | VC Londres |
| Professional teams | |
| 2007-2017 | Global Racing |
| 2008 | Team Halfords Bikehut |
| 2009 | 100% ME |
| 2011–2012 | Horizon Fitness RT |
| 2013–2014 | Wiggle–Honda |
| 2015–2017 | Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International |
Medal record | |
Joanna Katie Rowsell MBE (born 5 December 1988) is a retired English cyclist on the Great Britain Cycling Team who competed on track and road.
Her greatest successes were the gold medals won in the women's team pursuit at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio Olympics as well as five World Championship titles, four in the team pursuit (2008, 2009, 2012 and 2014) plus one in the individual pursuit at the 2014 World Championships.
She currently holds the World Record in the 3 km team pursuit.
Rowsell first came to national prominence as a winner of junior national competitions in 2005/2006.