Career
The team also set a new world record time of 3:14:051 in this event. She was given the Freedom of the Borough of Eastleigh in 2013.
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Danielle King
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King is three times a world champion in the women"s team pursuit, competing for the winning Great Britain team at the 2011 World Championships alongside Laura Trott and Wendy Houvenaghel, 2012 alongside Trott and Joanna Rowsell, and 2013 with Trott and Elinor Barker. King sat out the 2014 event, again won by Great Britain with a team of Trott, Rowsell, Barker and Katie Archibald, but remains the reigning Olympic champion in the event. She won the team pursuit at the Track Cycling World Cup in London in preparation for the Olympics in February 2012. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, King won a gold medal for the team pursuit alongside Laura Trott and Joanna Rowsell. She recovered, however, and was later chosen to compete at world champion level in late 2011 and after setting world record with her pursuit co athletes she was chosen for team Great Britain.
Membership
King was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to cycling.
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