Robert Power (born 3 July 1971) is an Irish former
cyclist
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He competed in the
team time trial at the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
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Power won multiple races as a junior and senior rider in Ireland.
Biography
Power was born in
Dungarvan, Ireland, in 1971,
and was an All-Ireland Schoolboy champion in 1989.
At the
Irish National Cycling Championships, Power won the junior title in 1988, and the senior title in 1993.
The year after winning his junior title, he was awarded with the Junior Sports Award for cycling by the ''
Cork Examiner
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''.
At the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
in Barcelona, he was part of the Irish team that finished in 17th place (out of 30 teams) that took part in the
men's team trial.
Power was also scheduled to race in the
men's individual road race at the Olympics, but prior to the race he broke his collar bone in a fall while training.
He also suffered internal bleeding on his kidneys, spending nearly two months in hospital.
The injury led Power to retire from cycling at the age of 24.
However, in 2012, Power made a return to racing.
Outside of cycling, Power was a professional photographer and also fished internationally for Ireland.
References
External links
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1971 births
Living people
Irish male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for Ireland
Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Dungarvan