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Verena Jooß

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Verena Jooß
Verena Jooß in 2010
Personal information
Born (1979-01-09) 9 January 1979 (age 45)
Ettlingen[1] or Karlsruhe,[2] West Germany
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)

Verena Jooß (born 9 January 1979 in Ettlingen[1] or Karlsruhe[2]) is a German road and track cyclist.

She won the bronze medal at the 2006 World University Cycling Championship in the time trial behind Ellen van Dijk and Loes Gunnewijk. In 2008 she rode with the German team in the team pursuit to the bronze medal at the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and finished 10th in the individual pursuit.[1] Jooß competed on the track at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the women's individual pursuit, where she finished 11th. She also rode the women's points race but did not finish.[2]

Achievements

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2004
National Champion, individual pursuit
2005
National Champion, individual pursuit
2006
2006 World University Cycling Championship, time trial
2007
National Champion, individual pursuit
2008
1st World Cup in Copenhagen, Team Pursuit
3th 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Team pursuit
2009
2nd 2009-2010 World Cup in Manchester, Team Pursuit
2010
European Track Championships, Team pursuit
2011
National Champion, team sprint

References

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  1. ^ a b c Archives, Cycling. "Verena Jooß". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Verena Jooß Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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