Shane John Kelly OAM (born 7 January 1972) is a former professional Australian

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. Kelly specialized in the men's 1000 m time trial, commonly known as the Kilo. Kelly announced his retirement from international competition at the end of the

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. Kelly is now working in motivational speaking, team building, and cycling fitness and training programs.

Cycling career

Kelly began cycling at the age of five. He achieved success as a junior, winning the junior Kilo at the

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. Kelly has competed in five

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. He won a silver medal in the 1000 m 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 ...

. Kelly is well known for an infamous mishap in the

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at the

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. Going into the kilo event, he was the world record holder and strong favourite. However his foot slipped from the pedal at the start, and he did not start racing. Kelly won a bronze medal at the

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, and came fourth at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. Also in 2004 he competed in the

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event, winning a bronze medal. He was fourth across the line, but another cyclist was disqualified for dangerous riding. The 1000m time trial event was removed from the Olympic program after 2004. At the

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Kelly came fourth in the

. Kelly was the world champion in the kilo for three consecutive times, from 1995 to 1997. He also competed at the

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, winning gold in the 1000 m time trial in

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and

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

. Kelly has also won a World Championship in the Team Sprint in 1996.

Awards and honours

Kelly was awarded the title of Australian Cyclist of the Year in 1996, and Australian Male Track Cyclist of the Year in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999. In 2001, he was inducted into the

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'Best of the Best'. He was also awarded the medal of the

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on Australia Day in 2004. Shane John Kelly

Major results

;1990 :1st Kilo,

- Juniors :1st Elimination Race,

- Juniors :3rd Scratch,

- Juniors :2nd Sprint,

- Juniors :3rd Kilo,

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- Juniors :1st Elimination Race,

- Juniors ;1991 :1st Kilo,

:3rd Elimination Race,

;1992 :2nd Kilo,

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;1993 :2nd Kilo,

1993 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 1993 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were held at Vikingskipet in Hamar, Norway, from 17 to 29 August 1993. Eleven events were held, eight for men and three for women, with five world records being set. Venue The Championships were ho ...

;1994 :1st Kilo,

:2nd Kilo,

, Adelaide, SA (AUS) :3rd Kilo,

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;1995 :Kilo, World Record :1st Kilo,

1995 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 1995 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Bogotá, Colombia from September 26 to 30. Twelve events were contested, eight for the men and four for the women at the Velódromo ...

;1996 :1st Kilo,

, Perth, WA (AUS) :3rd Keirin,

, Perth, WA (AUS) :1st Kilo,

1996 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 1996 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Manchester, United Kingdom from August 28 to September 1, 1996. Twelve events were contested, eight for the men and four for the wom ...

:1st Team Sprint,

(with Darryn William Hill &

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) ;1997 :1st Kilo, 1997 UCI Track Cycling World Championships :3rd Team Sprint, 1997 UCI Track Cycling World Championships ;1998 :1st Kilo,

:2nd Kilo,

1998 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 1998 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Bordeaux, France from August 26 to August 30, 1998. Twelve events were contested, eight for the men and four for the women. France do ...

:2nd Team Sprint,

;1999 :2nd Kilo,

:1st Keirin,

:2nd Kilo, Oceania International Track Grand Prix :2nd Team Sprint, Oceania International Track Grand Prix :2nd Kilo, Frisco :2nd Team Sprint, Frisco :2nd Kilo,

1999 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 1999 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Berlin, Germany from October 20 to October 24, 1999. Twelve events were contested, eight for the men and four for the women. France d ...

;2000 :2nd Kilo,

:2nd Team sprint,

:3rd Kilo,

:2nd Kilo, Cali ;2001 :1st Kilo, Oceania Track Cycling Championships ;2002 :2nd Kilo,

:3rd Kilo,

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;2003 :2nd Kilo,

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:3rd Kilo, Cape Town :3rd Team Sprint, Cape Town :1st Kilo, Sydney :2nd Team Sprint, Sydney ;2004 :2nd Keirin, Cottbus :1st Keirin, Oceania Track Cycling Championships :1st Kilo, Oceania Track Cycling Championships :2nd Sprint,Oceania Track Cycling Championships :1st Keirin, Manchester :1st Kilo,

:2nd Keirin, Oceania Games :1st Team Sprint, Oceania Games, (with

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) ;2005 :2nd Keirin, Oceania Track Cycling Championships :1st Team Sprint, Oceania Track Cycling Championships :1st Keirin, Sydney Thousand :3rd Keirin, Manchester :2nd Sprint,

:1st Team sprint,

(with

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) :3rd Keirin,

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:3rd Team Sprint,

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& Daniel Ellis) :1st Team Sprint, Sydney (with

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& Daniel Ellis) ;2008 :1st Team sprint,

(with

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) :2nd Keirin,

References

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