SOMETHING LIKE THA T C OULD HAV E EASIL Y DI V IDED US , BU T IT MADE OUR TEAM EV EN MORE UNITED .
ANABEL KNOLL ’19
P ERSISTENCE PA YS OFF By Palmer Magri ’24
Anabel Knoll ’19 had doubts that she would be able to compete in the 2020 Olympic Games because she broke her elbow months before trials. Despite her injury, the German native persisted and secured a spot on the German women’s triathlon team. Knoll came to Queens after participating in
cross country and track for two years at another university in the United States. She became a Royal after hearing that the NCAA approved triathlon as an emerging sport for women. She then proceeded to make history by becoming the first-ever varsity triathlete to qualify for the Olympics in the sport. At her first Olympic Games this past summer
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who encouraged me and believed in me. It’s difficult to describe the overwhelming joy I felt seeing our flag raised. Just as I couldn’t have done this alone, this wasn’t just a victory for me. Tis medal is for all of Team USA, for my family, for our country, and there is a huge sense of pride in that.
When people ask me how my Tokyo experience was, and I tell them it was amazing, all the highs and lows, laughter and tears, early mornings and late nights, triumphs and defeats… I mean it. Every moment of it will stay with me for the rest of my life, and I have so many people to thank for that. ■
in Tokyo, Knoll competed in the women’s individual and mixed team relay events. She and her teammates endured intense humidity during the
individual
through to finish 31st out of 54 competitors with a time of 2:04:45.
Te definition of determined, Knoll raced
in the third leg of the mixed relay, showing her experience with smooth transitions and her ability to adjust to the sharp, 180-degree turns on the biking course. Te German team earned sixth- place in the event, finishing in 1:24:40. Knoll is a name to watch for in Paris 2024.
competition, but she powered
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