Tracey Gaudry (née Watson; born 17 June 1969) is an Australian sport administrator, former professional

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and former chief executive officer of Respect Victoria - Victoria's first agency dedicated to the primary prevention of all forms of family violence and violence against women. Prior to her corporate executive roles, Gaudry represented Australia at two

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(

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and

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) and the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''( Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unpreceden ...

. After finishing her career as an athlete, Gaudry served on numerous boards and committees, leading to her current appointments as member of the Management Committee of the Union Cycliste Internationale, president of the Oceania Cycling Confederation and member of the Board of the Deakin University Sport Business Network.

Cycling career

Gaudry began riding seriously early in 1992 after recovering from a life-threatening illness, with support from the Victorian Institute of Sport's (VIS) cycling coach, Donna Rae-Szalenski from

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, and the Geelong West Cycling Club. She first competed in the UCI World Road Cycling Championships in 1994. From 1995 she was an

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scholarship holder. She won the

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in 1995. She competed at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

. In 1997, Gaudry took a break from the sport to focus on her professional career development. In 1998, Tracey joined the Australian Women's Road squad overseas, coached by James Victor and competed in the

. In 1999, she turned professional, riding for teams EBLY in France, and TIMEX in USA. In those years Gaudry won the

Tour de Snowy The Tour de Snowy was an international women's road bicycle race held in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia from 1998 to 2002. The Tour had from five to nine stages and attracted professional cyclists Cycling, als ...

, Tour of Bretagne, Trophée D'or, the Montreal World Cup, the

Australian National Road Race Championships The Australian National Road Race Championships, are held annually with an event for each category of bicycle rider: Men, Women & under 23 riders. The event also includes the Australian National Time Trial Championships since 2002. The Australia ...

and multiple UCI one-day races and stages of UCI stage races. In 2000, Gaudry won the

, UCI one-day races and stages of UCI stage races predominantly in North America. Gaudry went on to compete in the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

in her home country. Gaudry was ranked third in the World on official UCI rankings at the height of her career.

Personal life

In 1989, Gaudry was diagnosed with

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when she was 20 years old. She took up cycling after two years in

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. Gaudry married Tony Gaudry in 1996. She is the mother of three children: Jack, Ellen and Emily.

Administrative career

As a senior executive and non-executive director, Gaudry has held leadership roles in community and for-purpose organisations for more than 20 years, championing improved outcomes for local, state, national and global communities with a focus on inclusion, diversity and gender equality. Gaudry is a member of the Management Committee and is the immediate past Vice President of the world governing body for the sport of cycling, the

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(UCI) where she carries multiple portfolios including Chair of the Women's Commission and membership to the Commission of Continental Presidents where she has been instrumental in driving global reform, particularly in governance, advocacy, participation and gender equity. Tracey is the President of the Oceania Cycling Confederation. Her executive roles have included chief executive officer of the Amy Gillett Foundation – Australia's leading advocacy organisation for bicycle rider safety, and CEO of the

Hawthorn Football Club The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Mulgrave, Victoria, that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was founded in 1902 in the inner-east suburb of Hawt ...

in the

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(AFL), replacing Stuart Fox. She was the first female CEO in league history. Just five months after her appointment, Gaudry resigned from her position as Hawthorn CEO. It turned out that her husband had a heart attack when she was only two days into the job. In August 2018, the Victorian State Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence, The Hon.

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MP announced that Gaudry would lead Victoria's first agency dedicated to the primary prevention of all forms of family violence and violence against women, Respect Victoria.

Cycling results

World Championships

*1994

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- Women's Individual Time Trial, in Italy, 24th. * 1995 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial, in Colombia, 26th. *1995

- Women's Road Race, in Colombia, 16th. * 1998 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial in Netherlands, 12th. *

1998 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race The Women's Individual Road Race at the 1998 UCI Road World Championships The 1998 UCI Road World Championships took place in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands, between 4 and 11 October 1998. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial ...

in Netherlands, 32nd. * 1999 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial in Italy, 15th. * 1999 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race in Italy, 34th. *2000 UCI Road World Championships - Women's time trial in France, 11th. *2000 UCI Road World Championships - Women's road race in France, 16th.

Olympic Games

1996 Atlanta Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

Women's Individual Road Race, 39th. (Tracey Watson, A.I.S.) *

2000 Sydney Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

Women's Individual Road Race, 23rd. *

Women's Individual Time Trial, 21st.

Commonwealth Games

Women's Road Race, 5th.

National Championships

*1995 Australian Women's Road Race, 1st *1999 Australian Women's Road Race, 1st *2000 Australian Women's Individual Time Trial, 1st *10 National Championship medals

World rankings

*1999 UCI Women's Road World Ranking Tracey Gaudry (Aus), 3rd

World Cup rankings

1999 UCI Women's Road World Cup The 1999 UCI Women's Road World Cup was the second edition of the UCI Women's Road World Cup. It consisted of nine rounds: in addition to the six rounds in 1998 that were all retained there were the New Zealand World Cup, the Primavera Rosa and L ...

Tracey Gaudry (Aus), 3rd *

2000 UCI Women's Road World Cup The 2000 UCI Women's Road World Cup was the third edition of the UCI Women's Road World Cup. Seven rounds were contested; compared to 1999, the Trophée International and the New Zealand World Cup were dropped, while the Ladies Tour Beneden-Maas ...

at end of round 7. Tracey Gaudry (Aus) Timex, 32nd.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gaudry, Tracey Australian female cyclists Australian Institute of Sport cyclists Olympic cyclists of Australia Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games 1969 births Living people People from Yallourn ACT Academy of Sport alumni Hawthorn Football Club administrators