One Year Later: Haley Batten’s Paris Silver Shines Brighter Than Ever
The Paris silver medalist reflects on her race and current status
Athlete Bio#
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Height
5'8"
Age
38
Hometown
Emmaus, PA
Education
Emmaus High School (Emmaus, Pa.) ‘05 DeSales University ’09, B.S. of Sport and Exercise Science; Northeastern University ’10, M.S. of Applied Nutrition
Quick Facts
- Daughter of Cynthia Geist
- Learned to ride her bike without training wheels
- Became involved with track cycling through a free development program in Trexlertown, Pennsylvania
- Owns her own coaching business
- Enjoys reading, traveling, bunnies, eating baked goods and swinging on swing sets.
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – 7th (Team Pursuit (4km) - Women)
- Years of participation: Team Pursuit (4km) - Women 2017, 2018, 2019; Madison - Women 2017, 2018; Points Race - Women 2015, 2016; Scratch - Women 2015, 2016; Individual time trial - Women 2005; Road race - Women 2005
- Medals: 3 (2 gold, 1 bronze)
- Gold – 2018 (Team Pursuit (4km) - Women); 2017 (Team Pursuit (4km) - Women)
- Bronze – 2015 (Points Race - Women)
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Career Highlights
- Pan American Games, Lima, 2019 (Madison - Women, Team Pursuit (4km) - Women)
- World Cup, 2010 (3km Individual Pursuit - Women)
- World Cup, 2009 (3km Individual Pursuit - Women)
- Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, 2007 (Individual time trial - Women)
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