Kristin Armstrong

Kristin Armstrong Savola, born on 11 August 1973 and known by her maiden name Armstrong, is a former professional road bicycle racer and three-time Olympic gold medalist, the winner of the women's individual time trial in 2008, 2012 and 2016. Before cycling she was a junior Olympian in swimming, a distance runner and a triathlete, and she worked as director of aquatics at the Boise Family YMCA until osteoarthritis in both hips, diagnosed in 2001, ended her running career. She finished eighth in the road race at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, won the road time trial in Beijing in 2008 by 25 seconds over Emma Pooley, retired temporarily in 2009 to start a family and returned in 2011. In 2012 she defended her title in London and became the oldest rider to win an Olympic time trial.