Dannielle Khan

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Dannielle Khan
MBE
Danni Khan - 2019 Women's Tour of Scotland (stage 3).jpg
Khan at the 2019 Women's Tour of Scotland
Personal information
Full nameDannielle Jade Elizabeth Khan [1]
NicknameDanni
Born (1995-09-01) 1 September 1995 (age 30)
Solihull, West Midlands, England
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Team information
Current teamSimpson Nouvelles
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Rider typeEndurance (track)
Amateur teams
2009–2016Solihull CC [2]
2016–2018Team Breeze
2020–2021ILLI Bikes
2022Bianchi Hunt Morvelo
2023Saint Piran WRT
2024–Nouvelles Cycling x Prendas
Professional team
2019 Lotto–Soudal Ladies [3]
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Women's track cycling
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Yvelines Team pursuit
Women's para-cycling
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Time trial B
Track World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Rio de Janeiro Time trial B
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 Rio de JaneiroSprint B
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 Rio de JaneiroIndividual pursuit B
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Rio de Janeiro Time trial B
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2025 Rio de JaneiroSprint B
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2025 Rio de JaneiroIndividual pursuit B

Dannielle Jade Elizabeth Khan (born 1 September 1995) is an English racing cyclist, who rides for British amateur team Simpson Nouvelles. [4] She won the sprint and 500m TT events at the 2013 UCI Juniors Track World Championships, as well as the silver medal in the Keirin.

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In 2024, having sat out the obligatory international waiting period, she made the switch to para-cycling, riding as a sighted tandem pilot for Elizabeth Jordan in the B classification for visually impaired cyclists. In the same year, Khan and Jordan won gold medals at both the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and the Paralympic Games. [5]

Career

Born in Solihull, Khan started her sporting life in short-track speed skating, and was encouraged to try cycling as part of her off season conditioning. She quickly found success on the velodrome and became a member of British Cycling's Olympic Development Programme in 2012. [6]

In August 2013, at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, Khan represented Great Britain at the UCI Juniors Track World Championships. [7] She was featured in the documentary film Bicycle with her family. [8]

In January 2016 Khan was announced as a member of Team Breeze, British Cycling's women's development squad. [9]

In October 2016 Khan traveled to Paris to race in her first European Track Championships where she was part of the bronze medal-winning team pursuit squad.

Khan was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2025 New Year Honours for services to cycling. [10]

At the 2025 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, Khan piloted Elizabeth Jordan to gold medals in the Women’s B 1 km Time Trial and the Women’s B Sprint, with the pair qualifying fastest in the Sprint at 11.065 s and defeating Australia in two straight rides to defend their world title. [11] Khan and Jordan also recorded a time of 1:06.796 in the Time Trial to secure the gold, as documented by the governing body. [12]

Personal life

Khan's younger sister Daisy, is also a cyclist.

Major results

Source: [13]

2011
National Youth Track Championships
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Sprint
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG 500m time trial
3rd Scratch
2012
National Junior Track Championships
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Sprint
3rd 500m time trial
3rd Scratch
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Team sprint, UEC European Junior Track Championships (with Lucy Garner)
3rd 500m time trial, National Track Championships
2013
UCI Juniors Track World Championships
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Sprint
1st Jersey rainbow.svg 500m time trial
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Keirin
National Junior Track Championships
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Sprint
3rd 500m time trial
1st Team sprint, Ghent International Junior Track Meeting (with Hannah Blount) [14]
Revolution Series
1st Keirin – Round 1, Manchester
2nd Sprint – Round 2, Glasgow
3rd Sprint – Round 1, Manchester
3rd 500m time trial, National Track Championships
2014
National Track Championships
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Team sprint (with Jessica Varnish) [15]
2nd Keirin [16]
Revolution Series
1st Keirin – Round 3, Manchester
2nd Sprint – Round 3, Manchester
3rd Keirin – Round 4, Manchester
2nd Sprint, Dudenhofen
Oberhausen
3rd Keirin
3rd Sprint
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team sprint, UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Guadalajara (with Victoria Williamson) [17]
2015
2nd Keirin, Fastest Man on Wheels
Revolution Series – Round 1, Derby
3rd Keirin
3rd 500m time trial
2016
UEC European Under-23 Track Championships
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Team pursuit
3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Scratch
1st Gold medal blank.svg Team pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Glasgow
3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Team pursuit, UEC European Track Championships
3rd Scratch, Revolution – Round 1, Manchester
2017
National Track Championships
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG 500 m time trial
3rd Team pursuit (with Neah Evans, Katie Prankerd and Sarah Storey)
2023
2nd Omnium, National Track Championships
7th Overall Endurance UCI Track Champions League
1st Scratch, London I
2024
1st Gold medal Paralympics.svg Time trial B, Paralympic Games (with Lizzi Jordan)
UCI World Championships
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Time trial B (with Lizzi Jordan)
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Sprint B (with Lizzi Jordan)
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Individual pursuit B (with Lizzi Jordan)

References

  1. ↑ "2025 New Year Honours List" (PDF). Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Individual/Points – Dannielle Khan". British Cycling. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Lotto Soudal Ladies". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Points: Dannielle Khan". British Cycling . Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Paris Paralympics 2024: Great Britain win four golds on day two". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Dannielle Khan Bio" (PDF). British Cycling. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  7. ↑ Abby Burton (9 August 2013). "Great Britain's juniors take two world titles and a new world record in Glasgow" . Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "Bicycle The Film". www.bicyclethefilm.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014.
  9. ↑ Griffiths, Gareth (22 January 2016). "Welsh trio named in Great Britain's new cycling venture 'Team Breeze'". Wales Online . Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Southgate knighted in New Year Honours - full list". BBC. 30 December 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  11. ↑ ""Sensational six medals round out Great Britain's campaign at the 2025 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships"". British Cycling. British Cycling. 20 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "2025 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships — the planet's finest para-cyclists". Union Cycliste Internationale. UCI. 19 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "Dannielle Khan". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  14. ↑ "Gent International Junior Track Meeting". British Cycling . 5 January 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "National Track Championships: Varnish & Trott among winners". bbc.co.uk . 27 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  16. ↑ "National Track Championships: Four golds for Varnish & Skinner". bbc.co.uk . 28 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  17. ↑ "Track World Cup: Britain win two bronze medals in Mexico". bbc.co.uk . 18 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
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