Jeanne Marie Golay (born April 16, 1962) is an American former

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professional from

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. She won the 1992, 1994 and 1995

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, and the 1992 world team time-trial championship, and competed in the

1992 Barcelona Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

and

1996 Atlanta Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

. In 2008, in Davis California, she was inducted into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame in the category Modern Road & Track Competitor.usbhof.org/inductees In

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, a training and exercise trail formerly known as Red Mountain Trail has been renamed the ''Jeanne Golay Trail''.

Major results

;1988 * 1st place in USA National Rankings, USA. ;1989 * 1st place in National Time Trial Championships – Individual (ITT), USA. ; 1990 * 1st place in National Time Trial Championships – Team (TTT), USA. Tested positive for steroids in 1990, pulled from TTT Team ; 1991 * 1st place in Tour of the Alpine Banks, USA. * 1st place in National Time Trial Championships – Team (TTT), USA. * 1st place in Pan American Games (TTT), Cuba. * 1st place in Pan American Games (RR), Cuba. * 1st place in Brick Criterium, USA ;1992 * 1st place in Westfriese Tweedaagse, Holland. * 1st place in Brecht, Belgium. * 1st place in Omloop Van Het Molenheike, Holland. * 1st place in National Time Trial Championships – Individual (ITT), USA. * 1st place in National Time Trial Championships – Team (TTT), USA. * 1st place in National Road Championships, USA. * 1st place in World Time Trial Championships – Team (TTT), Spain. * USCF Athlete of the Year Award. ; 1993 * 1st place in Mike Nields Memorial, USA. * 1st place in International Idaho Women's Challenge, USA. * 1st place in Athens Zanesville, USA. ; 1994 * 1st place in Redlands Bicycle Classic, USA. * 1st place in Dole Cycling Classic, USA. * 1st place in Electricity City Challenge, USA. * 1st place in Tour of Somerville, USA. * 1st place in National Road Championships, USA. * 1st place in Korbel Champagne Cup Series, USA. * 1st place in USA National Rankings. * 3rd place in

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; 1995 * 1st place in Pan American Games, (RR), Argentina. * 1st place in Sequoia Cycling Classic, USA. * 1st place in National Road Championships, USA. * 1st place in Frigidaire Cycling Classic, USA. * 1st place in Colorado Cycling Classic, USA. * 1st place in Fresca Cup, USA. * 1st place in USA National Rankings. ;1996 * 1st place in Valley of the Sun, USA. * 1st place in National Criterium Championships, USA.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Golay, Jeanne 1962 births Living people American female cyclists Cyclists at the 1995 Pan American Games UCI Road World Champions (women) American cycling road race champions Olympic cyclists of the United States Cyclists at the 1991 Pan American Games Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Coral Gables, Florida University of Florida alumni Pan American Games medalists in cycling Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games 21st-century American women Cyclists from Florida