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Ruth Winder

Olympian 2016, 2020

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GOLD

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SILVER

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BRONZE

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Athlete Bio

Ruth Winder races her bike around the track

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Height

5'4"

Hometown

Lafayette, CA

Education

Homeschooled '11

Personal

Part of the five-member women’s team that made history for USA Cycling by winning the program’s first world title in team pursuit…Daughter of Margaret and Robert Winder...Has five siblings – three sisters and two brothers, all of whom were born in the United Kingdom...Her family moved to the U.S. in 2000...Nickname is “Rambo”...Hobbies include drawing, going for walks with her dog and shopping.

Olympic Experience

Two-time Olympian (2016, 2020); one-time Olympic medalist (1 silver)
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 45th (road race)
Olympic Games Rio 2016, silver (track – team pursuit)

World Championship Experience

Most recent: 2020 – DNF (road – road race)
Years of Participation: Road – 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020; Track – 2016
Medals: 1 (1 gold)
Gold – 2016 (track – team pursuit)

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