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Wendy Houvenaghel

1974 - Today

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Wendy Louise Houvenaghel (née McLean; born 27 November 1974) is a Northern Irish former racing cyclist from Upperlands, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, riding on both the road and track, but specialising in the latter. She has represented Great Britain in various World Cycling Championships and in the 2008 Olympic Games, most notably winning the silver medal at the Beijing Olympic Games, and gold in the team pursuit at the 2008, 2009 and 2011 Track World Championships. She has also won many British national titles and represented England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and Northern Ireland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Houvenaghel is based in Cornwall, England. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Wendy Houvenaghel is the 1,839th most popular cyclist (down from 1,487th in 2024), the 8,427th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,941st in 2019) and the 68th most popular British Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Wendy Houvenaghel ranks 1,839 out of 1,613. Before her are Jutatip Maneephan, Pierre Latour, Jacopo Guarnieri, Laura Smulders, Boris Vallée, and Victor Lafay. After her are Michel Ries, Rasa Leleivytė, Aude Biannic, Dan Craven, Davide Martinelli, and Takanobu Jumonji.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Wendy Houvenaghel ranks 1,404. Before her are Nerina Pallot, Michael Peca, Yoo Yong-sung, Tricky Stewart, Dominic Matteo, and Arianne Zucker. After her are Derek Anderson, Ben Goldacre, Eugene Mirman, Tony Delk, R. Brandon Johnson, and Daz Sampson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Wendy Houvenaghel ranks 8,429 out of 8,785. Before her are Charlie Austin (1989), Josh McEachran (1993), Casey Stoney (1982), Natasia Demetriou (1984), Tom Blomqvist (1993), and Kyle Naughton (1988). After her are Jacob Murphy (1995), Justin Edinburgh (1969), Kieffer Moore (1992), Efe Sodje (1972), Jennifer Ellison (1983), and Tommy Coyne (1962).

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Among CYCLISTS In United Kingdom

Among cyclists born in United Kingdom, Wendy Houvenaghel ranks 68. Before her are Daniel Bigham (1991), Victoria Pendleton (1980), Alex Dowsett (1988), Jason Kenny (1988), Ed Clancy (1985), and James Knox (1995). After her are Ethan Vernon (2000), Matt Walls (1998), Steven Burke (1988), Owain Doull (1993), Neah Evans (1990), and Callum Skinner (1992).

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