Karin Thürig (born 4 July 1972 in Rothenburg) is a Swiss professional racing cyclist and triathlete. She is the winner of the 2004 and 2005 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial. In 2011, she took second at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship. Palmarès Cycling 2001 2nd, Individual time trial, National Road Championships 2002 3rd, Individual time trial, World Road Championships 1st, Individual time trial, National Road Championships 2003 2003 Track World Cup 1st, Pursuit, Cape Town 2004 2004 Track World Cup 1st, Pursuit, Moscow 2nd, Pursuit, Sydney 1st, Individual time trial, National Road Championships 1st, Stage 1, Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen 3rd, Individual time trial, Olympic Games, Athens 1st Chrono Champenois-Trophée Européen 1st, Individual time trial, World Road Championships 2005 2004–2005 Track World Cup 3rd, Pursuit, Manchester 3rd, Pursuit, Track World Championships, Los Angeles 1st, Souvenir Magali Pache Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin 1st, Stage 5 1st, Stage 8 1st, Individual time trial, National Road Championships 1st, Individual time trial, World Road Championships 2006 1st, Individual time trial, National Road Championships 1st, L'Heure D'Or Féminine / The Ladies Golden Hour (with Nicole Cooke, Priska Doppmann, Christiane Soeder and Joanne Kiesanowski) 1st, Chrono Champenois-Trophée Européen 2nd, Individual time trial, World Road Championships 2007 3rd, Souvenir Magali Pache Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale 1st, Stage 1 2nd, Stage 3b 1st, Individual time trial, National Road Championships 2nd, Open de Suède Vargarda 1st, Memorial Davide Fardelli - Cronometro Individuale 1st, 2007 Chrono Champenois – Trophée Européen 2007–2008 Track World Cup 3rd, Pursuit, Sydney 2008 3rd, Individual Time Trial, Olympic Games, Beijing 1st, 2008 Chrono Champenois – Trophée Européen Multisport Triathlon 1st, Ironman France 2002 1st, Ironman Zürich 2005 1st, Ironman Lanzarote 2006 1st, Ironman 70.3 Monaco 2006 2nd, Ironman 70.3 Switzerland 2007 1st, Ironman Zürich 2010 1st, Ironman 70.3 Austria 2011 1st, Ironman 70.3 European Championship 2011 2nd, Ironman 70.3 World Championship 2011 Duathlon World champion, long distance: 2001, 2002 Swiss champion: 2001, 2002, 2003 Overall World Cup champion: 2001, 2002 External links 1972 births Living people People from Hochdorf District Swiss female cyclists Swiss female triathletes Swiss track cyclists Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland Olympic cyclists of Switzerland UCI Road World Champions (women) Duathletes Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from the canton of Lucerne