Marion Clignet
French track cyclist
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Marion Clignet (born 21 February 1964) is a French former track cyclist. Born in Chicago, United States, Clignet was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 22 and was shunned by the United States Cycling Federation.[1] She subsequently raced for France from 1991 onwards. She rode at three Olympic Games for France, winning two silver medals in the individual pursuit.[2] Clignet won six world championships in the late 1990s – 3 times in the individual pursuit and 2 times in the points race on the track, and the team time trial on the road.
FullnameMarion Clignet
Born21 February 1964
Hyde Park, Chicago, United States
Hyde Park, Chicago, United States
DisciplineTrack, road
RoleRider
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| Born | 21 February 1964 Hyde Park, Chicago, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track, road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Pursuit, time-trialist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Palmarès
- 1990
United States National Road Championships
Road race
After 1990, Clignet competed in the French national championships
- 1991
- National Track Championships
Individual pursuit
- National Road Championships
- Road race
- Road World Championships
- Team time trial (with Nathalie Gendron, Catherine Marsal and Cécile Odin)
- Track Cycling World Championships, Stuttgart
Individual pursuit
- 1992
- National Track Championships
- Individual pursuit
- National Road Championships
- Road race
- 1993
- National Road Championships
- Road race
- 2nd, Overall, Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale
- Track Cycling World Championships, Hamar
- Individual pursuit
- 1994
- 1st, Chrono des Herbiers
- Track Cycling World Championships, Palermo
- Individual pursuit
- 1995
- National Track Championships
- Individual pursuit
- 1996
- National Track Championships
- Individual pursuit
- National Road Championships
- Individual time trial
- Track Cycling World Championships, Manchester
- Individual pursuit
- 1st, Overall, Tour du Finistère
- 1st, Prologue
- 1st, Stage 1
- 1st, Stage 2
- 1st, Stage 3
- 1st, Stage 4
- 1st, Stage 5
- Olympic Games, Atlanta
- Individual pursuit
- 5th, Road race
- 1999
- National Track Championships
- Individual pursuit
- Points race
- Track Cycling World Championships, Berlin
- Individual pursuit
- Points race
- Track Cycling World Cup
- 1st, Individual pursuit, Cali
- 1st, Points race, Cali
- 2000
- National Track Championships
- Individual pursuit
- Points race
- National Road Championships
- Individual time trial
- Track Cycling World Championships, Manchester
- Points race
- Olympic Games, Sydney
- Individual pursuit
- 1st, Route Féminine Du Vignoble Nantais
- 2003
- National Track Championships
- Individual pursuit
- Track Cycling World Cup
- 2nd, Points race, Sydney
