Kaarle McCulloch (born 20 January 1988) is an Australian former professional

track cyclist Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it ...

and four time World Champion in the team sprint. She also won three golds at the Commonwealth Games and an Olympic bronze medal. She qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and rode in two events, the Women's Keirin where she came ninth, and the Women's Sprint where she came thirteenth.

Early years

McCulloch grew up in Gymea New South Wales. She was a promising middle-distance runner and won middle-distance championships in the 400 metres and 800 metres events when she was 14,15 and 16. When she was 17 her motivation in track and field waned and she turned to cycling to reinvigorate her Olympic dream. Her step-father Ken Bates introduced her to track cycling. She rose through the ranks quickly eventually competing at the UCI Junior Track World Championships. McCulloch honed her cycling skills at the St George Cycling Club where she was supported by her sporting family. Each of the McCulloch siblings pursued their own sporting dreams. Her younger sister,

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, is a netball player. She captained New South Wales Swifts. Kaarle and Abbey both attended Endeavour Sports High School. Her younger brother Jack also rode for St George Cycling Club.

Achievements

McCulloch was part of the Australian sprint team that won bronze at the

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. At the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

she won a gold medal in the Team sprint and a silver medal in the 500m Time Trial. McCulloch took a break from cycling following the London Olympics due a knee injury, missing the 2014 Commonwealth Games. In 2016 she missed selection for the Rio Olympics due to a contentious decision to send former teammate

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. McCulloch returned for the 2018 Commonwealth Games winning Gold in the 500m Time Trial and Team Sprint and Silver in the Keiran and Bronze in the Sprint. She retired from competition in November 2021. She has a university degree in Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) teaching. In February 2022 she was appointed as Podium Women’s Sprint Coach for the Great Britain Cycling Team, replacing Jan van Eijden, who left the role in November 2021.

Palmarès

;2006 : Australian National Track Championships – Juniors ::1st 500m Time Trial ::1st Sprint ::3rd Keirin :2nd Team Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide – Elite :3rd Track World Championships, Ghent – Juniors :Oceania Games ::3rd 500m Time Trial ::3rd Sprint, Oceania Games ;2007 :2nd Team Sprint, World Cup, Los Angeles : Australian National Track Championships ::3rd 500m Time Trial ::2nd Team Sprint :Oceania Cycling Championships ::3rd Sprint ::1st Keirin ::1st Team Sprint :1st 500m Time Trial, European Championship :2nd Team Sprint, World Cup

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;2008 :3rd Team Sprint, World Cup, Los Angeles ;2009 :1st Team Sprint (with

), 2009–2010 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Manchester :1st Team sprint, 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Ranking ;2010 :1st Team Sprint, Track World Championships : Commonwealth Games ::1st Team Sprint ::2nd 500m Time Trial ;2011 :1st Team Sprint (with

), UCI Track World Championships ;2012 :3rd Team Sprint, Olympic Games :2nd Team Sprint (with

), UCI Track World Championships ;2013 :2nd Sprint, Invercargill ;2014 :Oceania Track Championships ::1st OceaniaChampionJersey

Team Sprint (with

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) ::3rd Sprint ;2015 :Oceania Track Championships ::1st OceaniaChampionJersey

Sprint ::1st OceaniaChampionJersey

500m Time Trial :2nd Sprint, Super Drome Cup :Melbourne Cup on Wheels ::3rd Keirin ::3rd Sprint ;2016 : Oceania Track Championships ::1st OceaniaChampionJersey

Sprint ::1st OceaniaChampionJersey

500m time trial :ITS Melbourne DISC Grand Prix ::2nd Keirin ::3rd Sprint :3rd Sprint, ITS Melbourne Grand Prix ;2017 :Oceania Track Championships ::1st OceaniaChampionJersey

Team Sprint (with

) ::2nd Sprint :2nd Team Sprint, UCI World Track Championships (with

) :US Sprint GP ::2nd Keirin ::3rd Sprint :2nd Sprint, ITS Melbourne – DISC Grand Prix :ITS Melbourne – Hisense Grand Prix ::2nd Sprint ::2nd Keirin :Austral ::3rd Keirin ::3rd Sprint :3rd Keirin, Fastest Man on Wheels :3rd Sprint, Keirin Cup / Madison Cup ;2018 : Commonwealth Games ::1st Team Sprint (with

) ::1st 500m Time Trial ::2nd Keirin ::3rd Sprint

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McCulloch, Kaarle 1988 births Living people Australian female cyclists Sportswomen from New South Wales Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Cyclists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games UCI Track Cycling World Champions (women) Australian Institute of Sport cyclists Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Australia Olympic medalists in cycling Olympic bronze medalists for Australia New South Wales Institute of Sport alumni Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Sydney Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling People educated at Endeavour Sports High School Australian track cyclists Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Australian cycling coaches