Awards 2021
Austrian of the year
Austrian Sportswoman of the year
Austrian Cyclist of the year
Selected interviews (“Tokyo aftermath”)
ORF story (April 2022, German)
Kurier (Oct. 2021, German)
Der Standard (Oct. 2021, German)
The Times (Sept. 2021, English)
Züricher Tagesanzeiger (Aug. 2021, German)
24 heures (Aug. 2021, French)
Events and speaking
Speaker at Vienna Congress 2022
Recipient of the Special Golden Arrow award 2022
Speaker at Forbes Women’s Summit 2021
Motivational speaker for several companies
Here is a talk I gave at the Vienna Congress 2022, an event that brings together scientists, politicians and other “important people”. I talk about hard work and success and why one does not necessarily imply the other… (starts at 4:29:12).
“There is no ‘only’ when it comes to goals.”
Reactions after Tokyo (selected articles)
INTERNATIONAL
“The Austrian has achieved the ultimate - a relative unknown coming from nowhere to win Olympic gold.” (BBC)
CNN: Anna Kiesenhofer is a math genius who just pulled off one of the biggest shocks in Olympics history
The Wallstreet Journal: The Math Ph.D. Who Just Shocked Olympic Cycling
The Times: Anna Kiesenhofer claims shock road race gold
BBC: Tokyo Olympics: Anna Kiesenhofer wins shock road race gold
The Guardian: “Anna Kiesenhofer claims shock road race glory as Van Vleuten mistakes silver for gold
CYCLING MAGAZINES
Fun Facts
Dowsett’s hero of the week
All-time record of the most procyclingstats clicks in a day
Most new followers on twitter in a day among female cyclists
+30k followers on instagram in a day
