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 Johansson at the 2016 Swedish National Road Race Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Emma Karolina Johansson |
| Nickname | Silver Emma[1][2] |
| Born | 23 September 1983 Sollefteå, Sweden |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Professional teams | |
| 2005–2006 | Bizkaia–Panda Software–Durango |
| 2007 | Vlaanderen–Capri Sonne–T Interim |
| 2008 | AA-Drink Cycling Team |
| 2009–2010 | Red Sun Cycling Team |
| 2011–2012 | Hitec Products UCK |
| 2013–2015 | Orica–AIS |
| 2016 | Wiggle High5 |
| Major wins | |
Stage races
One day races
Other | |
Medal record | |
Emma Karolina Johansson (born 23 September 1983[3]) is a Swedish retired professional racing cyclist. Nicknamed Silver Emma, Johansson accumulated many second and third places at major championships and one-day classics.[1] In 2013 she finished the year as number one on the UCI Women's World Ranking.[4]
She won the silver medal in the women's road race at both the 2008 and 2016 Summer Olympics,[5][6] as well as one silver and two bronze medals at the Road World championships. She also holds a record four podium finishes at the Tour of Flanders for Women, with one second and three third places.[7] Despite her amassing of podium places, she won several one-day races, including Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Ronde van Drenthe, Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio, Omloop van het Hageland, Le Samyn and the Holland Hills Classic.
Johansson was also successful in stage races. She won the Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen three times, the Emakumeen Euskal Bira twice and the Belgium Tour once. In addition, she won one stage in the 2012 Giro d'Italia Femminile and finished in the top ten in all three of her Giro d'Italia Femminile participations.[8]
- ^ a b ""Silver-Emma" kan byta till ny gren". Aftonbladet. 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Emma Johansson tog OS-silver i Rio". Expressen. 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Athlete - the official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games". Archived from the original on 1 September 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
- ^ "Ranking - Cycling - Road 2013 Women Elite UCI Ranking Individual: Final result". UCI. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ "Cooke wins women's road cycling race". Associated Press. 10 August 2008. Archived from the original on 12 August 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
- ^ "Q&A: Swedish Cycling Superstar (and Silver Medalist) Emma Johansson". umgasmagazine.com. 6 October 2016. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Tour of Flanders wins for Sagan and Armitstead - Weekend Wrap". Cyclingnews. Immediate Media Company. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Johansson tops Vos in final Giro Donne stage". Cyclingnews. Immediate Media Company. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2018.