Mandy Marquardt (born August 7, 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 27-time U.S. National Champion,[1] 4-time U.S. National Record Holder in the Standing 500m Time Trial, Standing 1 km Time Trial, Team Sprint (2-rider) and Team Sprint (3-rider) .[2]
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| Born | August 7, 1991 Mannheim, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Team Novo Nordisk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Track cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 27 U.S National Titles, 5-time American Record Holder, 2-Pan American Games Medalist, 2019 Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup Minsk, Belarus - Sprint 4th place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She defended her title in the Time Trial[3] and won the gold in the Keirin[4] at the 2023 United States National Track Championships held at VELO Sports Center. Marquardt has won the gold in the 500m Time Trial for the last seven years, starting in 2016. (The 2020 U.S. Track Nationals were canceled due to the pandemic.)
Marquardt was named to the 2023 USA National Team. She represented the United States at the Track Pan American Continental Championships, in San Juan, Argentina where she won the silver in the Time Trial[5] and bronze in the Team Sprint.[6]
Marquardt was named to the 2023 USA Track Team[7] that competed at the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.
Marquardt is married to 10-time National Champion Jamie Alvord. The pair met in 2010 when they both raced at the velodrome near Trexlertown, Pennsylvania. Marquardt and Alvord represented the United States at the Pan American Track Cycling Championships in Lima, Peru.[8]
Marquardt was named to the 2020 Olympic Long Team for track cycling by USA Cycling.[9]
Early life
editBorn in Mannheim, Germany, in August 1991, Mandy Marquardt moved with her mother and father to Plantation, Florida, when she was six years old.[10] After playing tennis, swimming and showing an interest in triathlons, she began cycling on the track at the age of 10 at the Velodrome at the Brian Piccolo Park.[11] 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.[11]
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.[12] One year later, she won a bronze medal in the 500m time trial at the German Junior National Championships.[13]
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.[14] 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.[12]
After moving back to Florida, Marquardt joined Team Novo Nordisk in 2010.[10] 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.[15]
Major results
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Sources:[16][17][18][19][20][21]
- 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, 2016 Pan American Track Cycling 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, United States National Track Championships - 1st Sprint, U.S. Sprint Gran Prix
- 2019
- 1st Sprint, United States National Track Championships
- 1st Keirin, United States National Track Championships
- 1st 500m Time Trial, United States National Track Championships
- 1st Sprint, UCI C1 Fastest Woman on Wheels
- 3rd Sprint, 2019 Pan American Track Cycling Championships
- 4th Sprint, 2019–20 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Round 1 in Minsk, Belarus
- 2021
- 1st Sprint, United States National Track Championships
- 1st Keirin, United States National Track Championships
- 1st 500m Time Trial, United States National Track Championships
- 1st Team Sprint, United States National Track Championships with McKenna McKee and Allyson Wasielewski
- 1st Sprint, UCI Fastest Man and Woman On Wheels, CL1
- 1st Keirin, UCI Fastest Man and Woman On Wheels, CL1
- 1st Sprint, UCI Festival of Speed, CL1
- 1st Keirin, UCI Festival of Speed, CL1
- 1st Sprint, UCI Tandemonium, CL1
- 1st Keirin, UCI Tandemonium, CL1
- 2022
- 1st Sprint, United States National Track Championships
- 1st 500m Time Trial, United States National Track Championships
- 1st Team Sprint, United States National Track Championships with Annika Flannigan and Divya Verma
- 2nd
Keirin, United States National Track Championships - 2nd Sprint, UCI CL1 - T-Town Summer Games - US GP
- 2nd Sprint, UCI CL1 - T-Town Summer Games - Discover Lehigh Valley GP
- 2nd Sprint, UCI CL2 - T-Town Summer Games - Festival Of Speed
- 3rd Keirin, UCI CL2 T-Town Summer Games - Festival Of Speed
- 4th Keirin, UCI CL1 - T-Town Summer Games - US GP
- 4th Keirin, UCI CL1 - T-Town Summer Games - Discover Lehigh Valley GP
- 4th Team Sprint, Pan American Track Cycling Championships new national record with Kayla Hankins, Keely Kortman, and McKenna McKee
- 4th Time Trial, Pan American Track Cycling Championships
- 2023
- 1st 500m Time Trial, United States National Track Championships
- 1st Keirin, United States National Track Championships
- 2nd Team Sprint, 2023 Pan American Games with Keely Ainslie and Kayla Hankins
- 2nd Sprint, United States National Track Championships
- 2nd Team Sprint, United States National Track Championships
- 2nd 500m Time Trial, Pan American Track Cycling Championships
- 3rd Sprint, 2023 Pan American Games
- 3rd Team Sprint, Pan American Track Cycling Championships
- 5th Keirin, 2023 Pan American Games
- 6th Sprint, Pan American Track Cycling Championships
References
edit- ^ "Marquardt Wins Four National Titles at U.S Track National Championships - Team Novo Nordisk". Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ "National Records". USA Cycling. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Results for 2023 USA Cycling Junior, Elite and Para Track National Championships - USA Cycling". legacy.usacycling.org. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ "Results for 2023 USA Cycling Junior, Elite and Para Track National Championships - USA Cycling". legacy.usacycling.org. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ "Canada reaches eight gold medals in San Juan Pan American | COPACI". www.copaci.org. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ "Mandy Marquardt wins silver and bronze and sets new national records at Pan American Championships - Team Novo Nordisk". July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ "USA Cycling Announces 2023 Track World Championship…". USA Cycling. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ Jackie Tyson (August 8, 2022). "US track champions to celebrate matrimony at Pan Am Championships". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ "Olympic Long Team Announced for Mountain Bike, Road, &…". USA Cycling. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ a b Tomasino, Amy Unger, Photography by Andrew (January 9, 2021). "Get to Know Mandy Marquardt, Professional Track Sprint Cyclist Living in Upper Macungie". Lehigh Valley Style. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Mandy Marquardt: Redefining Diabetes Through Racing". Diabetes Daily. December 2, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ a b "Mandy Marquardt: The Olympic hopeful redefining diabetes". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Mandy Marquardt & Team Novo Nordisk - providing a platform for elite athletes with type 1 diabetes". Wattbike. April 27, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ Brodsky, Samantha (May 29, 2020). "Olympic Hopeful Mandy Marquardt Was Told Diabetes Would Hold Her Back — Look at Her Now". POPSUGAR Fitness. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "18-Time U.S. National Champion cyclist began career in Lehigh Valley". Made Possible in Lehigh Valley. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "The Official Website - USA Cycling". legacy.usacycling.org. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ "Campeonato Panamericano de Pista 2022". UCI. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup". www.uci.org. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "Event Schedule". tracktiming.live. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ "Campeonato Panamericano de ciclismo en pista 2023, San Juan Argentina". panam2023.veloresults.com. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ "Juegos Panamericanos 2023 - Web Results". Juegos Panamericanos - Web Results. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
External links
edit- Mandy Marquardt at Cycling Archives (archive)