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Dannielle Khan

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Dannielle Khan
Khan in 2019
Personal information
Full nameDannielle Jade Khan
NicknameDanni
Born (1995-09-01) 1 September 1995 (age 29)
Solihull, West Midlands, England
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Team information
Current teamSaint Piran WRT
Discipline
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Rider typeEndurance (track)
Amateur teams
2009–2016Solihull CC[1]
2016–2018Team Breeze
2020–2021ILLI Bikes
2022Bianchi Hunt Morvelo
2023–Saint Piran WRT
Professional team
2019Lotto–Soudal Ladies[2]
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Women's track cycling
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Yvelines Team pursuit
Women's para-cycling
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Time trial B
Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rio de Janeiro Time trial B
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rio de Janeiro Sprint B
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rio de Janeiro Individual pursuit B

Dannielle Jade "Danni" Khan (born 1 September 1995) is an English racing cyclist,[3][failed verification] who currently rides for British amateur team Saint Piran WRT.[4] She won the sprint and 500m TT events at the Juniors world championships in 2013, as well as the silver medal in the Keirin.

In 2024, having sat out the obligatory international waiting period, she made the switch to para-cycling, riding as a sighted tandem pilot for Elizabeth Jordan in the B classification for visually impaired cyclists. The pairing was an immediate success, and in 2024 Khan, riding with Jordan, won both UCI World Championship and Paralympic Games gold.[5]

Career

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Born in Solihull, Khan started her sporting life as a short track speed skater, and was encouraged to try cycling as part of her off season conditioning. She quickly found success on the velodrome and became a member of British Cycling's Olympic Development Programme in 2012.[3]

In August 2013, at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, Khan represented Britain at the UCI Juniors Track World Championships.[6] She was featured in the documentary film Bicycle with her family.[7]

In January 2016 Khan was announced as a member of Team Breeze, British Cycling's women's development squad.[8]

In October 2016 Khan traveled to Paris to race in her first European Track Championships where she was part of the bronze medal-winning team pursuit squad.

Personal life

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Khan's younger sister Daisy, is also a cyclist.

Major results

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2011
National Youth Track Championships
1st Sprint
1st 500m time trial
3rd Scratch
2012
National Junior Track Championships
1st Sprint
3rd 500m time trial
3rd Scratch
2nd Team sprint, UEC European Junior Track Championships (with Lucy Garner)
3rd 500m time trial, National Track Championships
2013
UCI Juniors Track World Championships
1st Sprint
1st 500m time trial
2nd Keirin
National Junior Track Championships
1st Sprint
3rd 500m time trial
1st Team sprint, Ghent International Junior Track Meeting (with Hannah Blount)[9]
Revolution Series
1st Keirin – Round 1, Manchester
2nd Sprint – Round 2, Glasgow
3rd Sprint – Round 1, Manchester
3rd 500m time trial, National Track Championships
2014
National Track Championships
1st Team sprint (with Jessica Varnish)[10]
2nd Keirin[11]
Revolution Series
1st Keirin – Round 3, Manchester
2nd Sprint – Round 3, Manchester
3rd Keirin – Round 4, Manchester
2nd Sprint, Dudenhofen
Oberhausen
3rd Keirin
3rd Sprint
3rd Team sprint, UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Guadalajara (with Victoria Williamson)[12]
2015
2nd Keirin, Fastest Man on Wheels
Revolution Series – Round 1, Derby
3rd Keirin
3rd 500m time trial
2016
UEC European Under-23 Track Championships
1st Team pursuit
3rd Scratch
1st Team pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Glasgow
3rd Team pursuit, UEC European Track Championships
3rd Scratch, Revolution – Round 1, Manchester
2017
National Track Championships
1st 500 m time trial
3rd Team pursuit (with Neah Evans, Katie Prankerd and Sarah Storey)
2023
1st Scratch, UCI Track Champions League – Round 4, London
2nd Omnium, National Track Championships
2024
1st Time trial B (with Lizzi Jordan), Paralympic Games
UCI World Championships
1st Time trial B (with Lizzi Jordan)
1st Sprint B (with Lizzi Jordan)
1st Individual pursuit B (with Lizzi Jordan)

References

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  1. ^ "Individual/Points – Dannielle Khan". British Cycling. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Lotto Soudal Ladies". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Dannielle Khan Bio" (PDF). British Cycling. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Points: Dannielle Khan". British Cycling. British Cycling Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Paris Paralympics 2024: Great Britain win four golds on day two". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  6. ^ Abby Burton (9 August 2013). "Great Britain's juniors take two world titles and a new world record in Glasgow". Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Bicycle The Film". www.bicyclethefilm.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014.
  8. ^ Griffiths, Gareth (22 January 2016). "Welsh trio named in Great Britain's new cycling venture 'Team Breeze'". Wales Online. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Gent International Junior Track Meeting". British Cycling. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  10. ^ "National Track Championships: Varnish & Trott among winners". bbc.co.uk. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  11. ^ "National Track Championships: Four golds for Varnish & Skinner". bbc.co.uk. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  12. ^ "Track World Cup: Britain win two bronze medals in Mexico". bbc.co.uk. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
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