Laura Kenny
British former cyclist (born 1992)
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Dame Laura Rebecca Kenny, OLY is a former British professional track and road cyclist who specialised in track endurance events, specifically the team pursuit, omnium, scratch race, elimination race and madison disciplines. With six Olympic medals, having won both the team pursuit and the omnium at both the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and madison at the 2020 Olympics, along with a silver medal from the team pursuit at the 2020 Olympics, she is both the most successful female cyclist, and the most successful British female athlete, in Olympic history.
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'I feel relief' - Olympic great Kenny on ending cycling careerDame Laura Kenny, Britain's most successful female Olympian, announces her retirement from cycling.BBC Sport - Published | |
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It is the right decision to retire - KennyDame Laura Kenny, Britain's most successful female Olympian, tells BBC Breakfast "it is the right decision" to retire from cycling.BBC Sport - Published | |
Olympic great Kenny announces retirementDame Laura Kenny, Britain's most successful female Olympian, announces her retirement from cycling.BBC Sport - Published | |
Kenny has 'slim chance' of competing at Paris 2024British Cycling's performance director Stephen Park says Laura Kenny has only a "slim chance" of competing at the Paris Olympics.BBC Sport - Published | |
Kenny on returning to cycling after childbirthSpeaking to 5 Live Breakfast’s Rachel Burden, Team GB Laura Kenny explains why she has made the decision to return to cycling with the aim of competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics.BBC Sport - Published | |
Laura Kenny announces birth of second childDame Laura Kenny, Great Britain's most successful female Olympian, has given birth to her second child with husband Sir Jason Kenny.BBC Sport - Published | |
Dame Laura Kenny expecting second child after suffering ectopic pregnancy last year Five-time Olympic champion Dame Laura Kenny has revealed she is having a second child with husband Sir Jason.Sky News - Published | |
Kenny hails 'incredible' Archibald form amid grief Laura Kenny has called Katie Archibald an "incredible human being" for managing to maintain success on the track despite personal grief.BBC Sport - Published | |
Commonwealth Games 2022: Laura Kenny reflects on 'nightmare' year after winning goldLaura Kenny reveals she has suffered "lost motivation" this year and a "crisis of confidence" following team-mate Matt Wall's horror crash at the Commonwealth Games.BBC Sport - Published | |
Commonwealth Games 2022: Laura Kenny wins gold in scratch raceWatch as Laura Kenny wins England's first track cycling gold at the Commonwealth Games with victory in the scratch race.BBC Sport - Published | |
Commonwealth Games: Laura Kenny's England team win bronzeWatch as Laura Kenny helps England win bronze in the team pursuit on day one of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.BBC Sport - Published | Commonwealth Games: Neil Fachie wins Scotland's first gold as England claim team pursuit bronzePara-cyclist Neil Fachie wins Scotland's first gold medal of the Commonwealth Games as Laura Kenny spearheads England to team pursuit bronze on the track where she made her name.BBC Sport - Published |
Commonwealth Games 2022: Laura Kenny relaxed before return to London velodrome - 10 years on from OlympicsLaura Kenny is experiencing deja vu as she prepares for the Commonwealth Games, which start this week.BBC Sport - Published | Commonwealth Games: Five-time Olympic champion Laura Kenny included in England cycling squadOlympic medallists Laura Kenny, Josie Knight, Matt Walls and Ryan Owens are among those named in Team England's cycling squad for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.BBC Sport - Published |
Laura Kenny says opening up about miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy gave others a platformFive-time Olympic cycling champion Laura Kenny says speaking out about having a miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy "gave lots of people a platform".BBC Sport - Published | Britain's most successful cyclists receive honours at Windsor, after winning 12 gold medals together Britain’s most successful Olympians, Jason and Laura Kenny, have been knighted and made a dame respectively at Windsor Castle after winning 12 gold medals between them.Sky News - Published |
Laura Kenny: Cyclist has had miscarriage and ectopic pregnancyFive-time Olympic cycling champion Laura Kenny says she has had a miscarriage and an ectopic pregnancy in the past five months.BBC Sport - Published | Laura Kenny & Katie Archibald lead Great Britain at Track Nations CupLaura Kenny and Kaite Archibald are named in the Great Britain team for the UCI Track Nations Cup in Glasgow this month.BBC Sport - Published |
Emily Bridges: Transgender cyclist set to race in women's National Omnium eventTransgender athlete Emily Bridges may compete against Laura Kenny at Saturday's National Omnium Championships in her first women's event.BBC Sport - Published | New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dameJason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny is made a dame in the New Year Honours, with an OBE for Tom Daley and MBE for Emma Raducanu.BBC Sport - Published |
Elinor Barker: 'Kenny, Storey and Deignan show I can get back to the top'Olympian Elinor Barker says fellow cyclists Laura Kenny, Sarah Storey and Lizzie Deignan have given her the belief she can return to the very top of the sport after giving birth.BBC Sport - Published | Tokyo Olympics: GB's Laura Kenny finishes sixth USA's Jennifer Valente wins women's omnium goldWatch the final race of the women's omnium as USA's Jennifer Valente takes the gold with Great Britain's Laura Kenny finishing 6th at the Tokyo Olympics.BBC Sport - Published |
Tokyo Olympics: GB's Laura Kenny involved in big crash in dramatic start to women's omniumWatch the dramatic end to the first race in the women's omnium as Great Britain's Laura Kenny is involved in a big crash at the Tokyo Olympics.BBC Sport - Published | Laura Kenny makes history with fifth cycling gold - as Team GB medal haul continues Team GB has won historic gold medals in cycling and the modern pentathlon, taking Britain's total to 18.Sky News - Published |
Tokyo Olympics: Golds for GB cyclists Laura Kenny & Katie Archibald, and Kate French in modern pentathlonCyclist Laura Kenny becomes the first British woman to win gold at three Olympics and pentathlete Kate French triumphs as Team GB move up to fourth in the medal table.BBC Sport - Published | Tokyo Olympics: GB's Laura Kenny's emotional interview following madison goldGreat Britain's Laura Kenny struggled to hold back the tears after winning an historic madison gold medal with teammate Katie Archibald.BBC Sport - Published |
Tokyo Olympics: Laura Kenny and Katie Archibald win historic gold in women's madisonLaura Kenny becomes the first British woman to win gold at three Olympic Games as she and Katie Archibald are crowned madison champions in Tokyo.BBC Sport - Published | Laura Kenny wins cycling madison to become first British woman to strike gold at three OlympicsLaura Kenny has won the fifth gold medal of her career after taking the Olympic title in the women's cycling madison - making her the first British woman to win gold at three consecutive Olympic Games.Sky News - Published |
Britain's star cycling couple Jason and Laura Kenny win silvers in first races at Tokyo OlympicsTeam GB's husband and wife cycling stars Jason and Laura Kenny have both won silver medals in their first races at the Tokyo Olympics.Sky News - Published | Tokyo Olympics: Laura Kenny wins fifth medal as Great Britain take team pursuit silverFour-time Olympic champion Laura Kenny claims silver as Great Britain lose to Germany in the team pursuit final.BBC Sport - Published |
Tokyo Olympics: The Making of Laura Kenny: Gold medals, severe injuries & becoming a mumFour-time Olympic champion Laura Kenny looks back on the key moments that have shaped her journey to become Great Britain's most successful Olympic female competitor.BBC Sport - Published | |
