Name: Kristin Armstrong

Sport: Cycling

Discipline(s): Road Cycling

Event(s): Road Race, Time Trial

Height: 5-8

Weight: 128

DOB: 8/11/1973

Birthplace: Memphis, Tenn.

Hometown: Boise, Idaho

High School: Kubasaki High School (Okinawa, Japan) ‘91

College: University of Idaho '95, Exercise physiology

Olympic Experience

• Four-time Olympian (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016); Three-time Olympic medalist (3 golds)
• Rio 2016 Olympic Games, gold (time trial); DNF (road race)
• London 2012 Olympic Games, gold (time trial); 35th (road race)
• Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, gold (time trial); 25th (road race)
• Athens 2004 Olympic Games, 8th (road race)

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2015 – 5th (time trial)
• Years of participation: 2005-07, 2009, 2015
• Medals: 4 (2 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
• Gold – 2006, 2009 (time trial)
• Silver – 2007 (time trial)
• Bronze – 2005 (time trial)

Other Career Highlights

• 2003 Pan American Games, bronze (time trial)

Personal: Daughter of William and Cora Armstrong...Has one brother, Eric...Born into a military family, spending her early childhood in Tennessee and California before attending high school in Japan...Married Joe Savola in 2007...Has one son, Lucas...Previously served as a project manager for an advertising agency...Prior to her cycling career, she was a world-class triathlete and competed in the 1999 Ironman World Championships in Hawaii...After being diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the hips she was forced away from high-impact activities, such as running...Co-owner of K-Edge Cycling Solutions, a component manufacturer that received its start designing and manufacturing chain catchers for her Olympic bikes...Active with the YMCA, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and community-building activities...Enjoys being a mom, mountain biking, cooking and Nordic skiing...Announced her return to professional cycling in 2015.

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