Dannielle Jade Elizabeth Khan (born 1 September 1995) is an English

racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo ...

, who rides for British amateur team Simpson Nouvelles. She won the sprint and 500m TT events at the

2013 UCI Juniors Track World Championships The 2013 UCI Juniors Track World Championships was the 10th annual Junior World Championship for track cycling held at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, Scotland from 7 to 11 August 2013. The Championships offered medals for a range of race ...

, as well as the silver medal in the

Keirin – "racing track" – is a form of Motor-paced racing, motor-paced cycle racing in which track cycling, track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan ...

. In 2024, having sat out the obligatory international waiting period, she made the switch to

para-cycling Para-cycling (or paracycling/para cycling) is the sport of cycling (sport), cycling adapted for cyclists who have various disability, disabilities. It is governed by the (UCI). The sport consists of seven different events which include Road bicy ...

, riding as a sighted tandem pilot for

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in the B classification for visually impaired cyclists. In the same year, Khan and Jordan won gold medals at both the

UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships The UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships are the world championships for track cycling where athletes with a physical disability compete, organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The Championships were earlier administered by ...

and the

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Career

Born in

Solihull Solihull ( ) is a market town and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Solihull is situated on the River Blythe in the Arden, Warwickshire, Forest of Arden ar ...

, Khan started her sporting life in

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, and was encouraged to try cycling as part of her off season conditioning. She quickly found success on the velodrome and became a member of

British Cycling British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation) is the main national sport governing body, governing body for cycle sport in United Kingdom, Great Britain. It administers most competitive cycling in Great Britain, the Channel Islands a ...

's Olympic Development Programme in 2012. In August 2013, at the

Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome The Commonwealth Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, known for sponsorship reasons as the Emirates Arena, is an indoor arena and velodrome in Dalmarnock, Glasgow, Scotland. Built for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, these venues hosted the badminto ...

Glasgow Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom ...

, Khan represented Great Britain at the

UCI Juniors Track World Championships The UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships (named the UCI Juniors Track World Championships before 2016) are a set of world championship events for junior riders, for various disciplines and distances in track cycling and are regulated by ...

. She was featured in the documentary film ''

Bicycle A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike, push-bike or cycle, is a human-powered transport, human-powered or motorized bicycle, motor-assisted, bicycle pedal, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, with two bicycle wheel, wheels attached to a ...

'' with her family. In January 2016 Khan was announced as a member of Team Breeze,

's women's development squad. In October 2016 Khan traveled to Paris to race in her first

European Track Championships The European Track Cycling Championships are a set of elite level competition events held annually for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling, exclusively for European cyclists, and regulated by the European Cycling Union (UEC) ...

where she was part of the bronze medal-winning

team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

squad. Khan was appointed a Member of the

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(MBE) in the

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for services to cycling.

Personal life

Khan's younger sister Daisy, is also a cyclist.

Major results

Source: ;2011 : National Youth Track Championships ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Sprint ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

500m time trial ::3rd Scratch ;2012 : National Junior Track Championships ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Sprint ::3rd 500m time trial ::3rd Scratch : 2nd Team sprint, UEC European Junior Track Championships (with

Lucy Garner Lucy May van der Haar (née Garner; born 20 September 1994) is a British former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2013 and 2020 for the , and teams. Van der Haar is a double junior world road race champion, winning ...

) : 3rd 500m time trial,

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;2013 :

::1st

Sprint ::1st Jersey rainbow

500m time trial ::2nd Keirin : National Junior Track Championships ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Sprint ::3rd 500m time trial : 1st Team sprint, Ghent International Junior Track Meeting (with Hannah Blount) : Revolution Series ::1st Keirin – Round 1, Manchester ::2nd Sprint – Round 2, Glasgow ::3rd Sprint – Round 1, Manchester : 3rd 500m time trial,

;2014 :

::1st

Team sprint The team sprint (also sometimes known as the Olympic sprint) is a track cycling event. Despite its name, it is not a conventional cycling sprint event – it is a three-rider team time trial held over three laps of a velodrome. The riders use a ...

(with

Jessica Varnish Jessica Varnish (born 19 November 1990) is a former British track cyclist. Varnish was part of the 2014 world record holding European Championships team sprint champions and is a multiple medalist at the World Championships. Biography Jessica Va ...

) ::2nd

: Revolution Series ::1st Keirin – Round 3, Manchester ::2nd Sprint – Round 3, Manchester ::3rd Keirin – Round 4, Manchester : 2nd Sprint, Dudenhofen : Oberhausen ::3rd Keirin ::3rd Sprint : 3rd Team sprint,

UCI Track Cycling World Cup The UCI Track Cycling World Cup (formerly known as the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics) was a multi race tournament held over a track cycling season - usually between October and February. Each series is divided into several rounds, each held ...

, Guadalajara (with

Victoria Williamson Victoria Eve Williamson (born 15 September 1993) is an elite English bobsledder and former track cyclist who specialised in the sprint disciplines. In 2013, with Rebecca James, she won the bronze medal in the team sprint at the World Track ...

) ;2015 : 2nd Keirin, Fastest Man on Wheels : Revolution Series – Round 1, Derby ::3rd Keirin ::3rd 500m time trial ;2016 : UEC European Under-23 Track Championships ::1st European champion jersey 2016

Team pursuit ::3rd Scratch : 1st Team pursuit,

, Glasgow : 3rd

Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

UEC European Track Championships The European Track Cycling Championships are a set of elite level competition events held annually for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling, exclusively for European cyclists, and regulated by the European Cycling Union (UEC ...

: 3rd Scratch,

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– Round 1, Manchester ;2017 :

::1st

500 m time trial ::3rd

(with

Neah Evans Neah Alexina Evans (born 1 August 1990) is a Scottish professional racing cyclist specialising in track endurance events. Representing Great Britain at the Olympic Games, European Championships and World Championships, and Scotland at the Common ...

, Katie Prankerd and

Sarah Storey Dame Sarah Joanne Storey (née Bailey; born 26 October 1977) is a British cyclist and swimmer, a multiple gold medallist in the Paralympic Games, and six times British (able-bodied) national track champion (2 × Pursuit, 1 × Points, 3 × Team ...

) ;2023 : 2nd

Omnium An omnium (from Latin ''omnium'': of all, belonging to all) is a multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. In recent years, road racing has also adopted the term to describe multi-day races that f ...

: 7th Overall Endurance

UCI Track Champions League UCI Track Champions League was a season-long track cycling competition held over four rounds around Europe during November and December. It was established in 2021 from a partnership between the UCI and WBD Sports Events, and was originally titl ...

::1st Scratch, London I ;2024 : 1st Gold medal Paralympics

Time trial B,

(with Lizzi Jordan) :

UCI World Championships The UCI World Championships are annual competitions promoted by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to determine world champion cyclists. They are held in several different styles of racing, in a different country each year. Championship winn ...

::1st Time trial B (with Lizzi Jordan) ::1st Sprint B (with Lizzi Jordan) ::1st Individual pursuit B (with Lizzi Jordan)

References

External links

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Dannielle 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Solihull English female cyclists British female cyclists English track cyclists British track cyclists Cyclists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games cyclists for England Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain Paralympic medalists in cycling 21st-century English sportswomen Members of the Order of the British Empire