Connie Paraskevin-Young

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Constance Anne "Connie" Paraskevin-Young (born July 4, 1961 in Detroit , Michigan) is a former American track cyclist and speed skater .

Connie Paraskevin won her first national title at the age of twelve when she became the American track cycling champion in her age group. At the same time she practiced speed skating; In 1978 she took third place twice at the sprint world championships over 500 m and came fifth in the overall standings. At the age of 19 she was part of the US Olympic squad at the 1980 Winter Olympics , but was not used. Four years later, she took part in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid , but could not place successfully.

At the same time, Connie Paraskevin-Young was internationally successful as a track cyclist; her coach was the former cyclist Roger Young , whom she also married. In addition to ten national titles, she won the title of world champion in sprint four times (1982, 1983, 1990 and 1994). At the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, she won a bronze medal in the sprint. As a result, she took part in two other Olympic Games. She said goodbye to sport after the 1996 Games in Atlanta , in the presence of family and friends.

In addition to her numerous successes, Connie Paraskevin-Young also aroused much admiration because she suffered from major health problems throughout her career.

In 2003 Connie Paraskevin-Young was inducted into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame . She works as a trainer as well as a motivational speaker; Among other things, she looked after the speed skater Bonnie Blair when she made a detour into track cycling. She founded the Connie Cycling Foundation , whose goal is to introduce children to cycling.

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  1. ^ Brain Staff: Bianchi and Connie Cycling Foundation work to get kids on bikes. In: bicycleretailer.com. March 17, 2016, accessed April 15, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Paraskevin-Young, Connie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Paraskevin-Young, Constance Anne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH 4th July 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit , Michigan