Simone Christensen

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Simone Christensen
Personal information
Full nameSimone Tetsche Christensen
Born (1994-02-10) 10 February 1994 (age 29)
Århus, Denmark
Team information
Discipline BMX
RoleRider
Medal record
Women's BMX racing
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Zolder Elite Women
Supercross World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Elite Women
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Elite Women
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Birmingham Women's Time Trial
European Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Baku Women's BMX
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Erp Elite Women
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Glasgow Elite Women
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Roskilde Elite Women
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Bordeaux Elite Women
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Valmiera Elite Women

Simone Christensen (born 10 February 1994) is a Danish female BMX rider, representing her nation at international competitions. She won the gold medal in the women's event at the 2015 European Games. [1] She competed in the time trial event and race event at the 2015 UCI BMX World Championships. [2] She won a silver medal in the 2018 European BMX Championships. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Simone Christensen: BMX pro rider and aspiring doctor". uci.ch. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. "2015 UCI BMX World Championships: Entries list". tissottiming.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  3. "2018 BMX European Championships: Entries list" (PDF). europeanchampionships.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  4. "2018 BMX European Championships: Medallists" (PDF). europeanchampionships.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.