Tanja Žakelj

Tanja Žakelj

File:Tanja Zakelj mtb olympic 2012.jpg Žakelj at the 2012 Olympic cross-country race
Personal information
Full name	Tanja Žakelj
Born	(1988-09-15) September 15, 1988 Kranj, Slovenia
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	51 kg (112 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Mountain bike racing
Role	Rider
Rider type	Cross-country
Major wins
European Champion - junior (2006) World Champion - junior (2006) World Champion - under 23 (2008) European Champion (2013) Overall World Cup Winner (2013) European Champion (2014)

Tanja Žakelj (born 15 September 1988) is a Slovenian racing cyclist, holder of multiple world- and European champion titles. She was born in Kranj. She competed in mountain biking at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She is the current (2013) European Champion and overall World Cup Winner.

Most notable achievements:

• Olympic games:
  • 10th place, London 2012
• World Championship:
  • 1st place, junior, Rotoura 2006
  • 1st place, under 23, Val di Sole 2008
  • 3rd place, junior, Livigno 2005
  • 4th place, Hafjell 2014
  • 4th place, under 23, Mont St. Anne 2010
  • 5th place, Pietermaritzburg 2013
• European Championship:
  • 1st place, Bern 2013
  • 1st place, St. Wendel 2014
  • 1st place, junior, Chies D'Alpago 2006
  • 2nd place, under 23, St. Wendel 2008
  • 3rd place, under 23, Haifa 2010
  • 3rd place, Dohnany 2011
• World Cup:
  • 1st place, Val di Sole 2013
  • 1st place, Nove Mesto 2013
  • 1st place, under 23, Windham 2010
  • 2nd place, Windham 2014
  • 2nd place, under 23, Houffalize 2010
  • 3rd place, Mont Sainte Anne 2013
  • 4th place, Albstadt 2014
  • 4th place, Albstadt 2013
  • 5th place, Cairns 2014
  • 5th place, Andorra 2013
  • 6th place, Mont St. Anne 2014
  • 6th place, Hofjell 2013
  • 9th place, Offenburg 2011
  • 9th place, Mont St. Anne 2011
  • 10th place, Windham 2010
  • overall World Cup Winner 2013

References

• Official website of Tanja Žakelj
• Tanja Žakelj at Cycling Archives
• mtbcrosscountry.com - Tanja Zakelj profile