Hannah Roberts (BMX cyclist)
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Hannah Roberts (born August 10, 2001) is an American BMX freestyle cyclist. She is a three time world champion in the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships and silver medalist in freestyle BMX at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Early life
Roberts was born in South Bend, Indiana. Roberts’ mother is Betty Roberts. Roberts grew up in Buchanan, Michigan where she graduated from Buchanan High School in 2019.[1]
Roberts began riding BMX at age 9.[1] Roberts entered her first BMX competition in 2012.[1]
Career
Urban World Championships
In 2017, Roberts competed in Chengdu, China at the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships where she won gold and became world champion.[2][3] After earning bronze in 2018, Roberts won her second BMX world title in 2019[4] and a third world title in 2021.[5]
Olympics
Roberts became the first American to qualify in BMX freestyle for the 2020 Summer Olympics, for the first Olympics the event would be included[4] Going into the event, Roberts was seeded first and was a favorite to win.[6] She had the highest score in the first round with a score of 96.10. For her second run, she needed to improve to a score of 97.50 to win gold, but after a poor landing she stopped the run, accepting a silver medal.[7][8]
Personal life
Roberts married Kelsey Miller in January 2021[9] and has thanked her for her support while training for the Olympics.[10]
References
- ^ a b c "Hannah Roberts". teamusa.org/. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ AP (July 6, 2018). "Teen Hannah Roberts rises to top in BMX, Olympics in sight". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Hammon, Kelsey (March 5, 2019). "Buchanan native first female BMX freestyler to win world championship". Leader Publications. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Hannah Roberts is first U.S. Olympic qualifier in BMX freestyle". sports.yahoo.com. February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "BMX Freestyle: Hannah Roberts and Logan Martin crowned Urban Cycling 2021 World Champions". Olympics.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "Watch Hannah Roberts' Top-Scoring Run During Women's BMX Freestyle Seeding". NBC Chicago. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "South Bend native Hannah Roberts takes silver in women's BMX freestyle at Tokyo Olympics". www.msn.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "19-Year-Old Hannah Roberts Nabs Silver in BMX Freestyle's Olympic Debut". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "The truth about Olympian Hannah Roberts marriage to Kelsey Miller". July 17, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Cycling-BMX gold hopeful Roberts thanks wife for support". Reuters. July 31, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
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- Living people
- American female cyclists
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- Cyclists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games medalists in cycling
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- Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in cycling
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