Tanja Žakelj

Tanja Žakelj

Personal information
Full name Tanja Žakelj
Born (1988-09-15) September 15, 1988
Kranj, Slovenia
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight 51 kg (112 lb)
Team information
Discipline Mountain bike racing
Role Rider
Rider type Cross-country
Major wins
  • European Champion - junior (2006)
  • World Champion - junior (2006)
  • World Champion - under 23 (2008)
  • European Champion (2013)
  • Overall World Cup Winner (2013)
  • European Champion (2014)

Tanja Žakelj (born 15 September 1988) is a Slovenian racing cyclist, holder of multiple world- and European champion titles. She was born in Kranj.[1] She competed in mountain biking at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She is the current (2013) European Champion and overall World Cup Winner.

Most notable achievements:

References

  1. "Tanja Žakelj". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 12 August 2012.


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