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Karen Kurreck
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Full name	Karen Brems Kurreck
Born	June 13, 1962 (age 62); United States
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Medal record
Women's Road bicycle racing
World Championships
US National Championships
Women's Track bicycle racing
World Championships
US National Championships
Women's Cyclocross bicycle racing
World Championships
US National Championships

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Karen Brems Kurreck (born June 13, 1962, in Urbana, Illinois) is a graduate of Urbana High School and the University of Illinois. As a racing cyclist, she is best known for winning the inaugural women's individual time trial at the 1994 UCI Road World Championships in Catania, Italy. Kurreck represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Prior to her cycling career, Brems was a collegiate gymnast at the University of Illinois where in 1984 she became the first Illini athlete to be named as the school's Athlete of the Year and the Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor Award winner in the same season.^[1]

Since 2011, Brems has concentrated on the Cyclocross discipline. She won two consecutive 50+ Masters World Championships in 2012 and 2013,^[2] and several Masters 50+ championship jerseys at US Cross Nationals including: in 2013 (Master 50–54)^[3] in Louisville, Kentucky; in 2015 (Master 50–54)^[4] in Austin, Texas; in 2016 (Master 50–54)^[5] in Asheville, North Carolina; and in 2018 (Master 55–59)^[6] in Reno, Nevada.

References

^ "Illini Legends, Lists and Lore: Happy birthday, Karen Brems!". June 11, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
^ "Interview: Karen Brems Continues to Race, Continues to Win". August 14, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
^ "Masters Cyclocross World Championships Day 4 • Feb 1 2013 • Louisville, KY". Retrieved December 18, 2022.
^ "2015 US Nationals Day 2 • Jan 8 2015 • Austin, TX". Retrieved December 18, 2022.
^ "US National Championships Day 3 • Jan 7 2016 • Asheville, NC". Retrieved December 18, 2022.
^ "US Cross Nationals Day 4 • Jan 12 2018 • Reno, NV". Retrieved December 18, 2022.

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karen Kurreck". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
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[1] "Illini Legends, Lists and Lore: Happy birthday, Karen Brems!". June 11, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2022.

[2] "Interview: Karen Brems Continues to Race, Continues to Win". August 14, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2022.

[3] "Masters Cyclocross World Championships Day 4 • Feb 1 2013 • Louisville, KY". Retrieved December 18, 2022.

[4] "2015 US Nationals Day 2 • Jan 8 2015 • Austin, TX". Retrieved December 18, 2022.

[5] "US National Championships Day 3 • Jan 7 2016 • Asheville, NC". Retrieved December 18, 2022.

[6] "US Cross Nationals Day 4 • Jan 12 2018 • Reno, NV". Retrieved December 18, 2022.

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+{{MedalSport | Women's [[Road bicycle racing]]}}
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+{{MedalGold| [[1994 UCI Road World Championships|1994 Catania]]|Individual Time Trial}}
+{{MedalCompetition|[[United States National Time Trial Championships|US National Championships]]}}
+{{MedalSilver| 1993|Individual Time Trial}}
+{{MedalSilver| 1998|Individual Time Trial}}
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+{{MedalSport | Women's [[Track cycling|Track bicycle racing]]}}
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+{{MedalGold| [[2008 United States National Championships|2008]]|Masters Track}}
+{{MedalSport | Women's [[Cyclocross|Cyclocross bicycle racing]]}}
+{{MedalCompetition|[[UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships|World Championships]]}}
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+{{MedalGold| [[2013 UCI Cyclocross Masters World Championships|2013]]|Masters Cyclocross}}
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+'''Karen Brems Kurreck''' (born June 13, 1962, in [[Urbana, Illinois]]) is a graduate of [[Urbana High School (Illinois)|Urbana High School]] and the [[University of Illinois]]. As a [[racing cyclist]], she is best known for winning the inaugural women's individual time trial at the [[1994 UCI Road World Championships]] in [[Catania, Italy]]. Kurreck represented the [[United States]] at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney, Australia]].
+Prior to her cycling career, Brems was a collegiate gymnast at the [[University of Illinois]] where in 1984 she became the first Illini athlete to be named as the school's Athlete of the Year and the Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor Award winner in the same season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news-gazette.com/sports/illini-sports/illini-legends-lists-and-lore-happy-birthday-karen-brems/article_d0902e7b-31b2-5ed3-b2cf-65a3b41fb93b.html |title=Illini Legends, Lists and Lore: Happy birthday, Karen Brems! |date=2016-06-11 |access-date=2022-12-18}}</ref>
+Since 2011, Brems has concentrated on the [[Cyclocross]] discipline. She won two consecutive 50+ Masters [[UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships|World Championships]] in 2012 and 2013,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stevensbikes.de/2019/index.php?cou=DE&lang=en_US&url=en/stv-news/interview-karen-brems-continues-to-race-continues-to-win.html |title=Interview: Karen Brems Continues to Race, Continues to Win |date=2014-08-14 |access-date=2022-12-18}}</ref> and several Masters 50+ championship jerseys at [[United States National Cyclo-cross Championships|US Cross Nationals]] including: in 2013 (Master 50–54)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.crossresults.com/race/3219#r13305 |title=Masters Cyclocross World Championships Day 4 • Feb 1 2013 • Louisville, KY |access-date=2022-12-18}}</ref> in [[Louisville, Kentucky]]; in 2015 (Master 50–54)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.crossresults.com/race/4997#r13305 |title=2015 US Nationals Day 2 • Jan 8 2015 • Austin, TX |access-date=2022-12-18}}</ref> in [[Austin, Texas]]; in 2016 (Master 50–54)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.crossresults.com/race/5982#r13305 |title=US National Championships Day 3 • Jan 7 2016 • Asheville, NC |access-date=2022-12-18}}</ref> in [[Asheville, North Carolina]]; and in 2018 (Master 55–59)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.crossresults.com/race/8040#r13305 |title=US Cross Nationals Day 4 • Jan 12 2018 • Reno, NV  |access-date=2022-12-18}}</ref> in [[Reno, Nevada]].
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