Sean Eadie (born 15 April 1969 in Sydney, Australia) is a retired professional

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. He lives in

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. He started cycling at 10 and became a professional in 1990. Despite competitive aggression on the track, he is a "gentle giant" off the track. Prior to becoming a full-time cyclist, Eadie was a kindergarten teacher. He was awarded a Diploma of Teaching (Primary) from the Australian Catholic University. In 2002 Eadie broke the Commonwealth Games record for a flying 200m in 10.145 on his way to winning silver in the sprint. Eadie competed in the

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following controversy. He was cleared by the

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, after insufficient evidence, of allegations that he had tried to import human growth hormone. A package containing Peptides was sent to Eadie from

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. It was intercepted by customs officers. At the hearing, Eadie said that he did not know who had sent the package and that checks of his credit-card records would show no link. Eadie has never failed a drugs test. Eadie is known for his large beard, which earned him many nicknames, including

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. In an interview with

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's Lucy Power, he was asked if it was counter-aerodynamic to shave his legs but not his face. He said he had "won the team sprint and went 10.14 in Manchester, won the world's - wasn't too counter productive!" He said he shaved his legs "because it feels great in bed".

Palmarès

;1995 :1st Sprint, Oceania Titles, QLD :2nd Keirin, Oceania Titles, QLD :2nd Sprint,

Australian National Track Championships The Australian National Track Championships are held annually and are composed of competitions of various track cycling disciplines across various age, gender and disability categories. Men Senior Team Pursuit Team Sprint Madison Junior ...

:4th Time Trial, Oceania Titles, QLD ;1996 :2nd Team Sprint,

:3rd Sprint,

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, COL :3rd Sprint,

;1997 :3rd Team Sprint,

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(with Danny Day &

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) :1st Team Sprint,

, AUS :1st Team Sprint,

:2nd Sprint,

:3rd Sprint,

, RSA :3rd Team Sprint,

, COL :4th Keirin,

;1998 :2nd Sprint,

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...

:2nd Sprint,

, FRA :2nd Flying 200m,

:3rd Team Sprint,

;1999 :2nd Team Sprint, Oceania International Grand Prix, NSW :3rd Sprint, Oceania International Grand Prix, NSW :3rd Sprint,

:3rd Keirin,

:4th Flying 200m,

;2000 :3rd Team Sprint,

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(with

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& Darryn Hill) :1st Flying 200m,

:1st Team Sprint,

:1st Sprint,

:1st Sprint, Qantas Cup NSW :2nd Flying 200m, Qantas Cup NSW :4th Sprint,

, COL :Geo Adam Trophy - Ride of the Series Australian Track Titles ;2001 :2nd Team Sprint,

(with

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) :1st Sprint, Goodwill Games AUS :1st Team Sprint, Oceania Titles AUS :2nd Team Sprint,

:2nd Keirin,

:3rd Keirin, Goodwill Games AUS :3rd Sprint, Oceania Titles AUS :3rd Flying 200m,

:3rd Sprint,

:4th Team Sprint,

, COL ;2002 :1st Team Sprint,

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August, 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coin ...

(with

) :1st Sprint,

:2nd Team Sprint,

(with

) :2nd Sprint,

Games Record 10.145sec :1st Keirin,

, AUS :1st Sprint,

, AUS :1st Flying 200m,

:1st Sprint,

:1st Team Sprint,

:2nd Team Sprint,

, RUS :2nd Keirin,

;2004 :1st Sprint,

:1st 1 lap Time Trial,

:4th Team Sprint,

;2005 :1st Sprint, Oceania Titles AUS

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eadie, Sean 1969 births Living people Australian Institute of Sport cyclists Australian male cyclists Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Cyclists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Cyclists from Sydney Olympic medalists in cycling UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) Olympic cyclists for Australia Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Australian track cyclists Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Sportsmen from New South Wales