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Hannah Roberts (born August 10, 2001) is an American BMX freestyle cyclist. She is a three time world champion in the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships and silver medalist in freestyle BMX at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Hannah Roberts
Roberts in 2017
Personal information
Born (2001-08-10) August 10, 2001 (age 21)
South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Medal record
Women's BMX
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo Freestyle
Pan American Games
2019 LimaFreestyle
Urban World Championships
2017 ChengduFreestyle Park
2019 ChengduFreestyle Park
2021 MontpellierFreestyle Park
2018 ChengduFreestyle Park

Early life


Roberts was born in South Bend, Indiana. Roberts’ mother is Betty Roberts. Roberts grew up in Buchanan, Michigan where she graduated from Buchanan High School in 2019.[1]

Roberts began riding BMX at age 9.[1] Roberts entered her first BMX competition in 2012.[1]


Career



Urban World Championships


In 2017, Roberts competed in Chengdu, China at the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships where she won gold and became world champion.[2][3] After earning bronze in 2018, Roberts won her second BMX world title in 2019[4] and a third world title in 2021.[5]


Olympics


Roberts became the first American to qualify in BMX freestyle for the 2020 Summer Olympics, for the first Olympics the event would be included[4] Going into the event, Roberts was seeded first and was a favorite to win.[6] She had the highest score in the first round with a score of 96.10. For her second run, she needed to improve to a score of 97.50 to win gold, but after a poor landing she stopped the run, accepting a silver medal.[7][8]


Personal life


Roberts married Kelsey Miller in January 2021[9] and has thanked her for her support while training for the Olympics.[10]


References


  1. "Hannah Roberts". teamusa.org/. Retrieved February 22, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. AP (July 6, 2018). "Teen Hannah Roberts rises to top in BMX, Olympics in sight". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 22, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Hammon, Kelsey (March 5, 2019). "Buchanan native first female BMX freestyler to win world championship". Leader Publications. Retrieved February 22, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Hannah Roberts is first U.S. Olympic qualifier in BMX freestyle". sports.yahoo.com. February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "BMX Freestyle: Hannah Roberts and Logan Martin crowned Urban Cycling 2021 World Champions". Olympics.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  6. "Watch Hannah Roberts' Top-Scoring Run During Women's BMX Freestyle Seeding". NBC Chicago. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  7. "South Bend native Hannah Roberts takes silver in women's BMX freestyle at Tokyo Olympics". www.msn.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  8. "19-Year-Old Hannah Roberts Nabs Silver in BMX Freestyle's Olympic Debut". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  9. "The truth about Olympian Hannah Roberts marriage to Kelsey Miller". July 17, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Cycling-BMX gold hopeful Roberts thanks wife for support". Reuters. July 31, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.



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[de] Hannah Roberts

Hannah Roberts (* 10. August 2001 in South Bend, Indiana) ist eine US-amerikanische BMX-Radsportlerin. Mit drei Weltmeistertiteln seit 2017 gehört sie zu den erfolgreichsten Athletinnen im Freestyle und gewann 2021 bei der Olympiapremiere der Disziplin die Silbermedaille.
- [en] Hannah Roberts (BMX cyclist)

[fr] Hannah Roberts

Hannah Roberts est une cycliste américaine spécialiste du BMX freestyle.



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