Jamie Whitmore Cardenas was born on 4 May 1976 and is a former American triathlete turned para-cyclist.
14 Facts About Jamie Whitmore
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Since 2013, Jamie Whitmore has won twenty overall medals while competing at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships.
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Apart from her medals, Jamie Whitmore was inducted into the XTERRA Hall of Fame in 2012 and was the winner of the Best Female Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award in 2014.
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Jamie Whitmore was born on 4 May 1976 in Sacramento, California.
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In 2008, Jamie Whitmore was diagnosed with spindle cell sarcoma and became paralyzed in her leg due to drop foot.
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At the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Jamie Whitmore won back to back gold medals at the time trial and road race events from 2013 to 2015.
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Jamie Whitmore later won bronze in both events during the 2018 event.
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Simultaneously, Jamie Whitmore started competing at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in 2014.
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At the 2014 event, Jamie Whitmore broke the world records in the time trial and pursuit events for the C3 classification while winning her first track gold medals in those events.
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Jamie Whitmore added a silver in scratch race and bronze in time trial at the 2016 track championship.
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Jamie Whitmore added a gold in time trial and scratch in 2017 with additional bronzes in time trial, pursuit and scratch in 2018.
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In international events, Jamie Whitmore competed at her first Paralympics during the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
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At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Jamie Whitmore did not any medals in her events.
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Jamie Whitmore was inducted into the XTERRA Hall of Fame in 2012 and won the Best Female Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award in 2014.