Petra Roßner
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Petra•Roßner (-Rossner) |
| Used name | Petra•Roßner |
| Born | 14 November 1966 in Leipzig, Sachsen (GER) |
| Measurements | 174 cm / 64 kg |
| Affiliations | SC DHfK, Leipzig (GER) / RSG Nürnberg, Nürnberg (GER) |
| NOC |  East Germany  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Achieving her first successes competing for former GDR as a teenager, Petra Roßner became individual pursuit World Champion in 1991, having been runner-up in 1989. At the 1992 Olympics, she claimed the gold in that same track event, representing re-unified Germany. Four years earlier she represented East Germany at Seoul and did not finish the road race. She came back in 2000 at Sydney and finished disappointing 30th.
Since focusing on the road, Roßner has won a record total of 10 UCI Women’s Road World Cup races. Three of these came in the 2002 season, when she also captured the overall title. Since her retirement in 2004, Roßner has been a team manager. Roßner has also been the longtime life partner of fellow cyclist Judith Arndt.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Cycling Road (Cycling) | GDR |
Petra Roßner | |||
| Road Race, Individual, Women (Olympic) | ||||||
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Cycling Road (Cycling) | GER |
Petra Roßner | |||
| Road Race, Individual, Women (Olympic) | 28 | |||||
| Cycling Track (Cycling) | GER |
Petra Roßner | ||||
| Individual Pursuit, Women (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Cycling Road (Cycling) | GER |
Petra Roßner | |||
| Road Race, Individual, Women (Olympic) | 30 |