![]() Hanlen in 2015 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Whakatāne, New Zealand | 28 March 1980
Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
Team information | |
Discipline | Mountain bike (cross country) |
Role | Rider |
Karen Hanlen (born 28 March 1980) is a New Zealand mountain biker. She represented New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, competing in the women's cross-country cycling event.
Biography
[edit]Hanlen was born in Whakatāne in 1980.[1] She is married with two children, and works as a physiotherapist at Whakatāne Hospital. In 2010, she switched from mountain running to mountain biking, buying her first performance bike on Trade Me.[2] She was the only woman who represented New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics in mountain biking, beating Rosara Joseph for the sole spot.[2]
Olympic career
[edit]Hanlen competed for New Zealand in the women's mountain biking cross country at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She finished 18th, with a time of 1:37:54.
Achievements
[edit]Year | Result | Event |
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2012 | 1st | New Zealand Mountain Bike Championships |
2012 | 1st | New Zealand Mountain Bike Cup (Cross-Country) |
2012 | 1st | Oceania Mountain Bike Championships |
2012 | 8th | UCI Mountain Bike World Cup |
2011 | 2nd | New Zealand Mountain Bike Championships |
2011 | 1st | New Zealand Mountain Bike Cup (Cross-Country) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Karen Hanlen". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ a b Geenty, Mark (6 June 2012). "Mountainbiker Hanlen makes rapid ascent". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 11 August 2012.