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Connie Carpenter-Phinney (born February 26, 1957) is an American retired racing cyclist and speed skater who won four medals in World Cycling Championship competitions (both road and track cycling) in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Connie Carpenter-Phinney holds the distinction as the first women cyclist to win an Olympic gold medal, which she did in winning the 1984 road race, the first Olympic cycling event for women.
Connie Carpenter-Phinney (born 1957-02-26 in Madison) is a road racing cyclist from United States, active between 1976 and 1984. Her best results are winning Olympic Games WE - Road Race and winning GC Coors Classic.
Oct 9, 2023 · With two riders in the lead five-rider group, compatriots Rebecca Twigg and Connie Carpenter (now Carpenter-Phinney) sprinted for the win, securing an historic 1-2 for Team USA. With a bike...
At twelve, Connie joined the Madison Speedskating Club. Two years later, she was on the 1972 Olympic speedskating team, one of the youngest Olympians ever. Coach Finn Halverson took her under his wing, preparing Connie for competitions, offering her physiological support and direction.
Connie Carpenter-Phinney is an Olympic gold medalist in cycling and was the youngest American woman to compete at an Olympic Winter Games. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Carpenter-Phinney excelled in speedskating from a young age, competing at the Olympics Winter Games Sapporo 1972 when she was merely 14 years old.
Connie Carpenter Phinney, MS. Co-Founder. Connie is an entrepreneur, author, artist, life-long athlete and is extremely passionate about her work as a Board member of the Davis Phinney Foundation. Connie particularly enjoys sharing her experiences via the written word and she is an eloquent and humorous public speaker.
