Alise Willoughby

Personal

• Daughter of Mark and the late Cheryl Post

• Has two brothers, Jeremy and Nick

• Married to Australian BMX cyclist Sam Willoughby

• Won the USA BMX Women’s Pro Series title the year her mother passed away from late stage melanoma.

• Has endured multiple surgeries, including a LCL, knee and hamstring reconstruction one year before the Olympic Games London 2012, and a broken tibia plateau 12 weeks before the 2014 world championships

• Her family is the driving force behind Pineview Park BMX (St. Cloud, Minnesota), which helped transform a vandalized city park into one of the top BMX facilities in the country

• Founded the annual Alise Post MS Race for a Cure at her home track in Minnesota to raise funds for Multiple Sclerosis

• The documentary, Every Pedal With You, recounts her relationship with fiancé and Australian BMX racer, Sam Willoughby, on their 2014 seasons

• In 2006, became the first woman ever voted Rookie Pro of the Year by BMXer Magazine, as well as the youngest to win the American Bicycle Association national title, at age 15

• Is a former state champion gymnast

• Hobbies include surfing, cooking, shopping and crafting

Olympic Experience

• 4-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 silver)
• Olympic Games Paris 2024, 6th (Individual - Women)
• Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 15th (Individual - Women)
• Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, silver (Individual - Women)
• Olympic Games London 2012, 12th (Individual - Women)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2022 – 4th (Individual - Women)
• Years of participation: Individual - Women 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022; Time trial - Women 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
• Medals: 7 (2 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)
• Gold – 2019 (Individual - Women); 2017 (Individual - Women)
• Silver – 2015 (Time trial - Women); 2014 (Individual - Women); 2013 (Time trial - Women)
• Bronze – 2016 (Individual - Women); 2010 (Individual - Women)