Victoria Pendleton is a British former track cyclist who specialized in the sprint, team sprint and keirin disciplines, winning three Olympic medals, two gold and one silver. She won nine world titles overall, including a record equalling six individual sprint titles between 2005 and 2012, taking Olympic gold in the sprint at the 2008 Beijing Games and in the keirin at the 2012 London Games. She later had a short career as a jockey from 2015 to 2016.
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Career HighlightWon nine world titles overall, including a record equalling six individual sprint titles between 2005 and 2012. 1 Classification
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Pendleton won nine world titles, including a record-equalling six in the individual sprint between 2005 and 2012.
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Pendleton won nine world titles, including a record-equalling six in the individual sprint between 2005 and 2012.
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Pendleton won nine world titles, including a record-equalling six in the individual sprint between 2005 and 2012.
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Pendleton won nine world titles, including a record-equalling six in the individual sprint between 2005 and 2012.
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Victoria Louise Pendleton (born 24 September 1980) is a British former track cyclist who specialised in the sprint, team sprint and keirin disciplines.
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