JAMES Kirstie

Date of Birth: 25 May 1989

Age: 32

Gender: Female

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Cycling Track	Women's Sprint	27
	Women's Team Pursuit NZL New Zealand	8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Izu Velodrome	Women's Team Pursuit Qualifying	Finished
	Izu Velodrome	Women's Team Pursuit First Round - Heat 1	Finished
	Izu Velodrome	Women's Team Pursuit Finals 7-8	Finished
	Izu Velodrome	Women's Sprint Qualifying	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championships

Year	Location	3km IP	4km TP
2020	Berlin, GER	13	6
2019	Pruszkow, POL	4	3
2018	Apeldoorn, NED	6	6
2017	Hong Kong, CHN	14	3

Oceania Championships

Year	Location	Points Race	Scratch	3km IP	Omnium	4km TP
2020	Invercargill, NZL	-	14	1	-	1
2017	Cambridge, NZL	1	22	1	-	1
2016	Melbourne, VIC, AUS	-	-	3	7	2

Year	Location	4km TP
2019/2020	Cambridge, NZL	1
2018/2019	Cambridge, NZL	1
2018/2019	Milton, ON, CAN	3
2018/2019	Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, FRA	2
2017/2018	Santiago, CHI	1
2017/2018	Milton, ON, CAN	2
2016/2017	Cali, COL	6

Legend
IP - Individual Pursuit, TP - Team Pursuit, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Previous names:

Kirstie Klingenberg

Travel, organic gardening, forest restoration. (Instagram profile, 25 Dec 2020; Twitter profile, 19 Nov 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Languages spoken:

Ross Machejefski [national]

Other sports:

She competed in rowing at international competitions for students. She has also competed in road cycling as a professional in the United States of America. (newsroom.co.nz, 08 Sep 2020)

She began cycling in 2012. (stuff.co.nz, 31 Jan 2017; radiosport.co.nz, 05 May 2016)

She switched to cycling from rowing. "A few people asked if I would suit cycling better, so I gave it a go." (stuff.co.nz, 31 Jan 2017; radiosport.co.nz, 05 May 2016)

To compete at the Olympic Games. (Facebook page, 23 Jan 2021)

General Interest

General
ENDOMETRIOSIS
She had gynaecological surgery for the womb condition endometriosis in 2016. The operation led to a significant reduction in the amount of pain she was experiencing, and she has since become an ambassador for Endometriosis New Zealand. "It's important to get the word out. It would have been such a relief as a younger athlete to be told it wasn't normal to be doubled over in pain. I remember one of my coaches saying, 'Oh she can't do that because she has a womanly problem'. That language is so disempowering. We need them to say uterus, say period, say ovaries. The more we talk about it, the less taboo it becomes. We should be empowering and educating the male coaches on how to approach these conversations, rather than avoiding them." (newsroom.co.nz, 08 Sep 2020; Instagram profile, 08 Sep 2020)

FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied for a master's degree in sports psychology. (Twitter profile, 19 Nov 2020)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/kirstiejamescyclist
https://instagram.com/kirstieknz
Instagram 2: https://instagram.com/kbergskitchen
https://twitter.com/kirstieknz
Athlete Website: https://www.kirstiejames.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGMCJOTZLd7D2gyo22FTA2Q

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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