Marion Clignet

Marion Clignet

Personal information
Full name	Marion Clignet
Born	21 February 1964 (1964-02-21) (age 47) Hyde Park, Chicago, United States
Team information
Discipline	Track, road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Pursuit, time-trialist
Medal record Competitor for  France Road bicycle racing World Championships Gold 1991 Stuttgart Team time trial Track cycling Olympic Games Silver 1996 Atlanta Individual pursuit Silver 2000 Sydney Individual pursuit World Championships Gold 1994 Palermo Individual pursuit Gold 1996 Manchester Individual pursuit Gold 1999 Berlin Individual pursuit Gold 1999 Berlin Points race Gold 2000 Manchester Points race Silver 1993 Hamar Individual pursuit Bronze 1991 Stuttgart Individual pursuit
Infobox last updated on 13 June 2009

Marion Clignet (born 21 February 1964 in Hyde Park, Chicago) is a French former track cyclist. Clignet was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 22 and was shunned by the United States Cycling Federation, ^[1] and she subsequently raced for France.

Palmarès

1990

 United States National Road Championships

2 ! Road race

After 1990, Clignet competed in the French national championships

1991

National Track Championships

1 ! Individual pursuit

National Road Championships

1 ! Road race

Road World Championships

1 ! Team time trial (with Nathalie Gendron, Catherine Marsal and Cecile Odin)

Track Cycling World Championships, Stuttgart

3 ! Individual pursuit

1992

National Track Championships

2 ! Individual pursuit

National Road Championships

2 ! Road race

1993

National Road Championships

1 ! Road race

2nd, Overall, Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale

Track Cycling World Championships, Hamar

2 ! Individual pursuit

1994

1st, Chrono des Herbiers

Track Cycling World Championships, Palermo

1 ! Individual pursuit

1995

National Track Championships

1 ! Individual pursuit

1996

National Track Championships

1 ! Individual pursuit

National Road Championships

1 ! Individual time trial

Track Cycling World Championships, Manchester

1 ! Individual pursuit

1st, Overall, Tour du Finistère

1st, Prologue

1st, Stage 1

1st, Stage 2

1st, Stage 3

1st, Stage 4

1st, Stage 5

Olympic Games, Atlanta

2 ! Individual pursuit

5th, Road race

1999

National Track Championships

2 ! Individual pursuit

3 ! Points race

Track Cycling World Championships, Berlin

1 ! Individual pursuit

1 ! Points race

Track Cycling World Cup

1st, Individual pursuit, Cali

1st, Points race, Cali

2000

National Track Championships

1 ! Individual pursuit

1 ! Points race

National Road Championships

3 ! Individual time trial

Track Cycling World Championships, Manchester

1 ! Points race

Olympic Games, Sydney

2 ! Individual pursuit

1st, Route Féminine Du Vignoble Nantais

2003

National Track Championships

2 ! Individual pursuit

Track Cycling World Cup

2nd, Points race, Sydney

References

1. ^ Raia, James (14 June 2007). "Marion Clignet: The Life & Times Of An Epileptic Cycling Champion". http://www.byjamesraia.com/2007/06/14/marion-clignet-the-life-times-of-an-epileptic-cycling-champion/. Retrieved 05 Feb 2011. 

External links

• Marion Clignet profile at Cycling Archives
• Cyclingnews: Marion Clignet's Back (Early 2000)

Persondata
Name	Clignet, Marion
Alternative names
Short description	Racing cyclist
Date of birth	21 February 1964
Place of birth	Hyde Park, Chicago, United States
Date of death
Place of death