Karen Hanlen
Personal information | |
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Born | Whakatāne, New Zealand | 28 March 1980
Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
Team information | |
Discipline | Mountain bike (cross country) |
Role | Rider |
Karen Hanlen (born 28 March 1980) is a New Zealand mountain biker. She represented New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, competing in the women's cross-country cycling event.
Biography
Hanlen was born in Whakatāne in 1980. She is married with two children, and works as a physiotherapist at Whakatāne Hospital. In 2010, she switched from mountain running to mountain biking, buying her first performance bike on Trade Me. She was the only woman who represented New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics in mountain biking, beating Rosara Joseph for the sole spot.
Olympic career
Hanlen competed for New Zealand in the women's mountain biking cross country at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She finished 18th, with a time of 1:37:54.
Achievements
Year | Result | Event |
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2012 | 1st | New Zealand Mountain Bike Championships |
2012 | 1st | New Zealand Mountain Bike Cup (Cross-Country) |
2012 | 1st | Oceania Mountain Bike Championships |
2012 | 8th | UCI Mountain Bike World Cup |
2011 | 2nd | New Zealand Mountain Bike Championships |
2011 | 1st | New Zealand Mountain Bike Cup (Cross-Country) |
- 1980 births
- Living people
- New Zealand female cyclists
- New Zealand mountain bikers
- Cross-country mountain bikers
- Olympic cyclists for New Zealand
- Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Whakatāne
- People educated at Whakatane High School
- Cyclists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand