U.S. Olympic Athletes

Jennifer Schuble

  • Home:  Houston, Texas

Jennifer Schuble came onto the international cycling scene just a few years ago, but has already broken numerous American and world records.

Schuble attended the United States Military Academy at West Point with plans to serve as a commission officer in the military until a traumatic brain injury led to her dismissal. She competed in her first international Paralympic cycling competition in 2007 and quickly rose through the ranks.  Schuble raced to three medals at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, winning one gold and two silvers.

Michelle Akers serves as Schuble’s role model. Akers, who was a member of the gold medal winning U.S. Women’s Soccer National Team at the 1996 Olympic Games, was recovering from knee surgery and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Schuble admires her because she set aside her illness and gave it everything she had.

Along with cycling and working a full-time job as an engineer for Mercedes-Benz, Schuble enjoys her English bulldog, playing cello and restoring her home.

Major Achievements

  • 2011: Gold medal, 500m time trial; gold, 3km pursuit (C4-5); Parapan American Games, Guadalajara, Mexico
  • 2010: Fifth place, Road Race – UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Quebec, Canada
  • 2009: World champion 500TT and 3K pursuit, Manchester, England
  • 2009: World Champion, Road Race (CP4/LC2) UCI Paracycling Road World Championships, Bogogno, Italy
  • 2009: Silver medal Road Time Trial (CP4/LC2) UCI Paracycling Road World Championships, Bogogno, Italy
  • 2008:  World Record and Paralympic Record holder for the 500m time trial and 3km pursuit set at Paralympics Beijing, China Sept 2008
  • 2008: Gold medal, 500m Time Trial (LC1-2/CP4); silver medal, Individual Time Trial (LC1/LC2/CP4); silver medal, Individual Pursuit (LC1-2/CP4) – Paralympic Games, Beijing, China
  • 2007: Gold medals, Time Trial and Road Race; silver medal, 3km Pursuit – IPC Cycling World Championships, Bordeaux, France