Jennifer Valente

Jennifer Marie Valente (born December 24, 1994) is an American professional racing cyclist who is a two-time gold medalist in women's omnium at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics. As part of the U.S. team, she has also won the team pursuit at the Paris Olympics. Valente has ridden for UCI Women's Team . She has won seven gold medals in the World Championships and five Olympic medals, making her the most decorated U.S. female cyclist in Olympic history.

Career She enjoyed a successful junior career, winning 12 national titles and one world junior title. At the 2011 and 2012 UCI Junior Track World Championships she won three medals, a gold medal in the scratch race and two bronze medals in the keirin.

In the individual pursuit she won a silver medal at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. In the team pursuit she has won three gold medals at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships and a silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games.

In June 2021, she qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She took the gold medal in the women's omnium, beating reigning World champion Yumi Kajihara of Japan. This was the first women's track cycling gold medal for the United States.

At the 2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Valente became the most decorated American track cyclist in history, winning her 17th World Championship medal. She surpassed the previous recordholder, Sarah Hammer, who has fifteen.

In August 2024, she won her second and third Olympic gold medals, in the team pursuit and omnium. Valente's team pursuit gold medal was the first-ever in U.S. history. In both the 2020 and 2024 Olympics the women's omnium was one of the final events of the competition. As such, her gold medals helped the United States to come from behind and edge China in the overall medal count in Tokyo and Paris.

Major results

2011 UCI Junior Track World Championships

2012

Pan American Track Championships

2013

2014 Pan American Track Championships

2015

Pan American Track Championships

National Track Championships

2014–15 UCI Track Cycling World Cup

2015–16 UCI Track Cycling World Cup

Independence Day Grand Prix

2016

2017

Pan American Track Championships

National Track Championships

2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup

2017–18 UCI Track Cycling World Cup

5th Overall Cascade Cycling Classic 2018 UCI Track World Championships

Pan American Track Championships

National Track Championships

2017–18 UCI Track Cycling World Cup

2018–19 UCI Track Cycling World Cup

10th Winston-Salem Cycling Classic 2019

National Track Championships

Pan American Track Cycling Championships

2019–20 UCI Track Cycling World Cup

2020 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

2019–20 UCI Track Cycling World Cup

2021 2020 Summer Olympics

2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

2022 2022 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

2022 UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup

2022 UCI Track Champions League

2023 2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

2023 UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup

2024 2024 Summer Olympics

2024 Pan American Track Cycling Championships

2024 UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup

2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships