Nicky Samuels (born 28 February 1983) is a New Zealand professional

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who has won the 2013

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World Championship and the 2012

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. She is also the 2012 New Zealand cycling road race national champion. She represented—alongside

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New Zealand at the 2016 Summer Olympics New Zealand competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's twenty-third appearance as an independent nation at the Summer Olympics, having made its debut at the 1920 Games and com ...

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and came 13th.

Professional career

Achievements

* 2016 Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13th individual race * 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow, Scotland. 5th team race * 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow, Scotland. 10th individual race * 2014 Xterra World Championships Maui, Hawaii. 3rd * 2014 ITU Triathlon World Series Grand Final Edmonton, Canada. 3rd * 2014 ITU Triathlon World Series Stockholm, Sweden. 3rd * 2014 ITU Triathlon World Series London, Great Britain. 5th * 2014 OTU Sprint triathlon Oceania cup, New Zealand. 1st * 2013 Xterra World Championships Maui, Hawaii. 1st * 2013 ITU Triathlon World Series Kitzbuehel, Austria. 5th * 2013 ITU Triathlon World Series Auckland, New Zealand. 5th * 2012 ITU Triathlon World cup Tongyeong, Korea. 1st * 2012 ITU Triathlon World Series Kitzbuehel, Austria. 6th * 2012 Olympic Games, London, Great Britain. 33rd individual race * 2012 ITU Aquathlon World Championship. 1st * 2012 MaillotNuevaZelanda

New Zealand Road Race cycling Champion * 2010 Bronze Oceania Championships, Wellington NZ * 2010, 2009, 2008 New Zealand Triathlon Series Champion (Contact Cup) * 2010 NZ National Sprint distance Champion * 2009 NZ National Sprint distance Champion * 2009 Central Otago Sports Women of the year * 2009 Bronze Oceania Champs, Gold Coast Australia * 2009 Silver Medal Oceania Cup, New Plymouth, New Zealand * 2009 4th Place ITU World Cup Mooloolaba Australia * 2008 Bronze Oceania Champs, Wellington NZ * 2008 NZ Olympic Distance National Champion * 2007 4th place Madrid ITU World Cup, Spain * 2007 Bronze ITU World Cup Kitzbuhel, Austria * 2006 Bronze U23 Elite World Championships, Lausanne, Switzerland

References

External links

Official website

International Triathlon Union profile
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