Kirstie James

Kirstie Klingenberg (née James, born 25 May 1989) is a New Zealand track cyclist and former rower.^[1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's sprint, and Women's team pursuit.^[2]

Kirstie Klingenberg

Kirstie James (2020)
Personal information
Born	(1989-05-25) 25 May 1989 (age 36) Auckland, New Zealand
Team information
Current team	The Meteor / Intelligentsia
Discipline	Track cycling
Rider type	Endurance
Amateur teams
Endura Lady Force
Autoglas Wetteren Cycling Team
Professional teams
Velo Classic / Stan's No Tubes
The Meteor / Intelligentsia
Medal record Women's track cycling Representing  New Zealand World Championships 2017 Hong Kong Team pursuit 2019 Pruszków Team pursuit Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Team pursuit

She was a competitor in the women's team pursuit event at the 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, where she won a bronze medal. Kirstie competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games where she won silver in the team pursuit.^[3]

Klingenberg started in rowing but switched to cycling in 2012.^[4] She was diagnosed with endometriosis in 2016, and is an ambassador for Endometriosis New Zealand.^[5]

Major results

2015

Oceania Track Championships, Invercargill, New Zealand

1st Team Pursuit (with Holly Edmondston, Alysha Keith, Elizabeth Steel and Philippa Sutton)

2nd Omnium

2016

Oceania Track Championships, Cambridge, New Zealand

2nd Team Pursuit (with Bryony Botha, Alysha Keith and Nina Wollaston)

3rd Individual Pursuit

2017

2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

3rd Team Pursuit (with Racquel Sheath, Rushlee Buchanan, Jaime Nielsen and Michaela Drummond)

Elmhurst Cycling Classic Criterium, Chicago, IL, USA

1st Place

Track Cycling National Championships, Invercargill, New Zealand

1st Scratch Race

UCI Track Cycling World Cup Milton, Canada

2nd Team Pursuit

Uci Track Cycling World Cup Santiago, Chile

1st Team Pursuit

2018

Oceania Cycling Championships, Cambridge, New Zealand

1st Team Pursuit (with Racquel Sheath, Bryony Botha, Rushlee Buchanan and Michaela Drummond)

1st Individual Pursuit

1st Points Race

2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Apdeldoorn, Netherlands

6th Team Pursuit (with Racquel Sheath, Rushlee Buchanan, Bryony Botha and Michaela Drummond)

6th Individual Pursuit

2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia

2nd Team Pursuit (with Bryony Botha, Racquel Sheath and Rushlee Buchanan)

5th Individual Pursuit

5th Scratch Race 2019

UCI Track Cycling World Cup Paris, France

2nd Team Pursuit UCI Track Cycling World Cup Milton, Canada

3rd Team Pursuit

UCI Track Cycling World Cup Cambridge, New Zealand

1st Team Pursuit

Track Cycling National Championships, Cambridge, New Zealand

1st Individual Pursuit

1st Scratch Race

1st Points Race

2nd Team Pursuit

2019

Oceania Cycling Championships, Cambridge, New Zealand

1st Team Pursuit (with Jessie Hodges, Nicole Sheilds and Emily Shearman)

1st Individual Pursuit

UCI Track Cycling World Cup Cambridge, New Zealand

1st Team Pursuit

Track Cycling National Championships, Cambridge, New Zealand

1st Individual Pursuit

2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Pruskow, Poland

3rd Team Pursuit (with Holly Edmondston, Rushlee Buchanan, Bryony Botha and Michaela Drummond)

4th Individual Pursuit

2020

2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Berlin, Germany

6th Team Pursuit (with Holly Edmondston, Rushlee Buchanan, Bryony Botha and Jaime Nielsen)