Longo, Zhanni

Jeannie Longo ( FR Jeannie Longo , also known as Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli ) (born October 31, 1958 in Annecy , France ) is a French cyclist , Olympic champion, 13-time world champion and 59- multiple champion of France in track and road cycling. Participant in 7 consecutive Summer Olympics (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008) - the only one in cycling among men and women.

Zhanni Longo
personal information
Citizenship	France
Date of Birth	October 31, 1958 ( 1958-10-31 ) (aged 60)
Place of Birth	Annecy , France
Growth	1.64 m
Weight	47 kg
Racer Information
Specialization	,
Career Teams
000000 Medals Olympic Games Gold Atlanta 1996 group race Silver Barcelona 1992 group race Silver Atlanta 1996 individual race Bronze Sydney 2000 individual race
00000 State and other awards [d] ( 1987 )

Height - 164 cm, weight - 47 kg.

At the Games in Beijing at the age of 49, at her 7th consecutive Olympics, she took 4th place in the individual road race , only 2 seconds behind bronze medalist Karin Tyurig . The silver medalist of this race, Englishwoman Emma Puli, was not even born when Longo had already won the awards of world championships in cycling.

21-year-old Longo could well participate in the 1980 Moscow Olympics , but then women were not yet included in the Olympic cycling program.

In 2011, Jeanne won the French Championship for the 10th time in her career and for the 4th consecutive time in a separate road cycling race. Longo won the first victory in the French championship in the group road cycling race in 1979 .