T Phinney
Cycling

Taylor

Phinney

Olympian 2008, 2012, 2016

Athlete Bio#

Height

6'5"

Age

34

Hometown

Boulder, CO

Education

Boulder High School (Boulder, Colo.) ‘07

Quick Facts
  • Son of Davis Phinney and Connie Carpenter-Phinney
  • Has a younger sister, Kelsey
  • Lived in Italy for three years as a teenager while his parents ran a European bike touring company
  • Speaks Italian
  • Mother, Connie, was the first women’s cyclist to win an Olympic gold medal, winning the first Olympic cycling event for women in the 1984 road race
  • Previously, his mother also represented Team USA at the 1972 Olympic Winter Games in speedskating
  • Father, Davis, won a bronze medal in the team time trial at the 1984 Olympic Games and was also a Tour de France stage winner
  • Interests include dancing, eating, playing video games and doing flips on the trampoline.
Olympic Experience
  • 3-time Olympian
    • Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, (Road race - Men), 22th (Individual time trial - Men)
    • Olympic Games London 2012, 4th (Individual time trial - Men, Road race - Men)
    • Olympic Games Beijing 2008, 7th (4km Individual Pursuit - Men)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2016 – silver (Team time trial - Men), 15th (Individual time trial - Men), 43th (Road race - Men)
  • Years of participation: Individual time trial - Men 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016; Road race - Men 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016; Team time trial - Men 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016; 4km Individual Pursuit - Men 2008, 2009, 2010; Omnium - Men 2009, 2010; 1km Time Trial - Men 2009
  • Medals: 12 (5 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze)
    • Gold – 2015 (Team time trial - Men); 2010 (4km Individual Pursuit - Men, Individual time trial - Men); 2009 (4km Individual Pursuit - Men); 2007 (Individual time trial - Men)
    • Silver – 2016 (Team time trial - Men); 2012 (Individual time trial - Men, Team time trial - Men); 2009 (1km Time Trial - Men)
    • Bronze – 2010 (Omnium - Men, Road race - Men); 2008 (Individual time trial - Men)
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