Mia Kilburg

Mia Kilburg (née Manganello; born October 27, 1989) is an American speed skater and professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team DNA Pro Cycling.[3] She is an Olympic bronze medalist in long track speed skating.

Mia Kilburg
Kilburg in 2019
Personal information
Birth nameMia Manganello
Born (1989-10-27) October 27, 1989
Fort Walton Beach, Florida[1]
Sport
Sport
Cycling career
Personal information
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Team information
Current teamDNA Pro Cycling
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2016–2017Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling
2020–DNA Pro Cycling[2]
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 PyeongchangTeam pursuit
World Single Distances Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 HeerenveenTeam pursuit
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal – first place2020 Milwaukee3000 m
Gold medal – first place2020 MilwaukeeMass start
Gold medal – first place2020 MilwaukeeTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2020 Milwaukee1000 m

Speed skating career

After nearly qualifying for the 2010 Winter Olympics, Kilburg qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[4] Along with teammates Heather Bergsma and Brittany Bowe, Kilburg won bronze in the team pursuit at the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang. The medal was U.S. speed skating's first Olympic medal since 2010.[5] Kilburg again qualified for the 2022 Winter Olympics in the mass start event.[6]

Cycling career

Kilburg is also a professional cyclist,[4] riding for the Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling team.[7] She won the points classification at the 2015 Redlands Bicycle Classic.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Mia KILBURG". Olympics.com. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  2. "DNA Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 23, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  3. "DNA Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  4. Finally, Mia Manganello can call herself an Olympian
  5. Falk, Aaron (February 21, 2018). "Salt Lake's Brittany Bowe and Mia Manganello help lead U.S. to bronze in long-track team pursuit". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  6. Smith, Brennan (January 9, 2022). "US eedskating and Toyota announce the nomination of the 2022 US Olympic Long Track Team". Archived from the original on January 13, 2022.
  7. "Mia Manganello". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  8. Malach, Pat (April 13, 2015). "Gaimon, Abbott take Redlands overall". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
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