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Cycling At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's Keirin
The women's Keirin at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on 13 August. This was the second time that the event was held at the Olympics, after making its debut in London four years prior. The event was won by Elis Ligtlee from the Netherlands, silver went to Becky James from Great Britain and Australia's Anna Meares won bronze. The previous title holder, Britain's Victoria Pendleton, did not compete as she announced her retirement at the end of the 2012 London Games. The medals were presented by Timothy Fok, International Olympic Committee, IOC List of members of the International Olympic Committee, member, Hong Kong and Brian Cookson, President of the Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI. Competition format The Keirin races involved 5.5 laps of the track behind a motorcycle, followed by a 2.5 lap sprint to the finish. The tournament consisted of preliminary heats and repechages, a semi-finals round, and the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio Olympic Velodrome
The Rio Olympic Velodrome, officially the Velódromo Municipal do Rio (''Rio Municipal Velodrome''), is a velodrome located in the Barra Olympic Park sports complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Built as a replacement for the former Barra Velodrome, the venue hosted Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics, track cycling events during the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Paralympics. Following the conclusion of the games, the velodrome is now a part of the Olympic Training Center (Rio de Janeiro), Olympic Training Center and now houses the Rio Olympic Museum. Design The Rio Olympic Velodrome was designed by Schuermann Architects, a German design group led by Ralph Schuermann. The group had previously designed the Laoshan Velodrome for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with six other Olympic cycling venues and twenty World Championship venues. The wooden track is made from timber sourced from the Pinus sibirica, Siberian pine, considered to be the fastest surface for track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha Bayona
Martha Bayona Pineda (born 12 August 1995) is a Colombian track cyclist. She represented her nation at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, and also finished tenth in the women's keirin at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i .... Career results ;2015 :Pan American Track Championships ::2nd Keirin ::2nd Team Sprint (with Juliana Gaviria) :Copa Cuba de Pista ::2nd Team Sprint (with Angie Sol Roa) ::2nd 500m Time Trial ;2016 :Pan American Track Championships ::2nd 500m Time Trial ::2nd Team Sprint (with Juliana Gaviria ::3rd Keirin :GP von Deutschland im Sprint ::3rd Keirin ::3rd Team Sprint (with Juliana Gaviria) :3rd Keirin, Cottbuser SprintCup ;2017 :2nd Keirin, UCI World Track Championships References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurine Van Riessen
Laurine van Riessen (born 10 August 1987) is a Dutch long track speed skater and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Track Team . She competed for the Netherlands at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the 500, 1000, and 1500 metres and won the bronze medal in the 1000 metres. In 2015, she switched to track cycling and won a bronze medal in the team sprint at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships in Grenchen, Switzerland. Van Riessen competed for the Netherlands in track cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population .... In 2017, she rode for the British team Matrix Pro Cycling. On 4 September 2018 she joined . Major results ;2015 :National Track Championships ::1st 500m time trial ::1st Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daria Shmeleva
Daria Mikhailovna Shmeleva ( rus, Дарья Михайловна Шмелёва, , ˈdarʲjə ʂmʲɪˈlʲɵvə; born 26 October 1994) is a Russian professional track cyclist. She rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships along with Anastasia Voynova and won silver medal in the team sprint event. Major results ;2013 :2nd 500m Time Trial, UEC European U23 Track Championships ;2014 :1st Team Sprint, UEC European Track Championships (with Elena Brejniva and Anastasia Voynova) :Memorial of Alexander Lesnikov ::1st Team Sprint (with Anastasia Voynova) ::2nd Keirin ::3rd 500m Time Trial :1st Team Sprint GP von Deutschland im Sprint (with Anastasia Voynova) :UEC European U23 Track Championships ::1st Team Sprint (with Anastasia Voynova) ::2nd 500m Time Trial :Grand Prix of Tula ::2nd 500m Time Trial ::3rd Keirin ::3rd Team Sprint (with Lidiya Pluzhnikova) ;2015 :UEC European Track Championships ::1st Team Sprint (with Anastasia Voynova) ::3rd 500m Time Trial :1st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhong Tianshi
Zhong Tianshi (, born 2 February 1991) is a Chinese track cyclist. She represented her nation at the 2012, 2014 and 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. In 2015, she became world champion in the team sprint and won bronze in the sprint. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she and her partner Gong Jinjie established a world record of 31.928 seconds in the qualification round of the team sprint event, before sprinting their way towards a gold-medal triumph for the Chinese track cycling team in the final match against Russia. On 2 August 2021, she teamed with Bao Shanju and defended her Olympic championship in the women's team sprint at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, thus becoming the first Chinese cyclist to win two Olympic gold medals. During the first round, she and Bao set the new world record of 31.804 seconds. While being awarded at the medals ceremony, Zhong and her partner Bao were seen on top of the podium with ''Mao Zedong pin-badges'' affixed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Wai Sze
Sarah Lee Wai Sze, BBS, MH (; born 12 May 1987) is a former Hong Kong professional track cyclist. Her greatest success to date is winning the bronze medal in the women's keirin at the 2012 London Olympics, Hong Kong's third- ever Olympic medal and first in cycling. She won a second Olympic bronze medal in the women's sprint at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, making her the first Hong Kong athlete to win medals in two different Olympic Games. Early years Lee was born on 12 May 1987 in Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate, Hong Kong. She grew up in a poor family in Ngau Tau Kok, sharing a 200- square-foot public flat with her parents and two older siblings. Lee attended two schools in the locality, Bishop Paschang Catholic School and Leung Shek Chee College. Although she was born with anemia, Lee represented her school in athletics in 100 and 400-metre dash. At Form 3, her school recommended her to the Hong Kong Sports Institute and her talent was spotted by the Hong Kong Cycling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miriam Welte
Miriam Welte (born 9 December 1986) is a German track cyclist. Career At the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne, Welte and Kristina Vogel won the gold medal in the team sprint. They set a world record in qualifying which they broke again in the final. On 22 June 2012, she set a new world record of 10.643 seconds in the individual sprint event. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she and Vogel won the team sprint gold medal. Welte was trained by her step-father, Frank Ziegler. In 2002, she finished second in the German National Junior 500 m time trial. From 2006 to 2008, she won the senior version of the event. Major Results ;2008 :UEC European U23 Track Championships ::1st Keirin ::1st Sprint ::2nd 500m Time Trial ;2014 :1st Keirin, Oberhausen :Dudenhofen ::1st Keirin ::1st Sprint :1st Team Sprint, Cottbuser Nächte (with Kristina Vogel) :Sprintermeeting ::1st Keirin ::1st Sprint :UEC European Track Championships ::2nd Team Sprint (with Kristina Vogel) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate O'Brien (cyclist)
Kate Elizabeth O'Brien (born July 23, 1988) is a Canadian female Track cycling, track cyclist and former bobsledder. She won a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Career After being introduced to bobsleigh in 2010, O’Brien competed at the FIBT World Championships 2013, 2013 FIBT World Championships with pilot Jenny Ciochetti, but a torn hamstring took her out of the first half of the Olympic season and she missed qualifying as a bobsleigh brakeman for the 2014 Winter Olympics. She decided to try piloting a bobsled and attended driving school in Calgary in March 2014. At the same time, there was a testing camp for Cycling Canada at the Canadian Sport Institute. Having scored good test results, she was competing internationally within months. In September, she debuted at the Pan American Championships, finishing fifth in both the team sprint (with Monique Sullivan) and the keirin. O’Brien split 2014-15 between track cy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Morton
Stephanie Morton, (born 28 November 1990) is a retired Australian track cyclist who participated in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. She has won national and international cycling titles, and was Felicity Johnson's tandem pilot at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where she won a gold medal. Personal Stephanie Morton was born in Adelaide on 28 November 1990. , she works for the "Bee Safe on Bikes" education program for junior primary school students. Cycling Morton is a member of South Coast Cycling Club and is part of Team Jayco AIS. She started cycling competitively at the age of 15. Competing at the 2011 National Keirin Final, she finished second behind Anna Meares. She made her Australian national team debut at the 2011 Para-cycling Track World Championships with Felicity Johnson. She has said forming a friendship and real partnership was key for the pair's success. In 2012, she participated in the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles as the pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helena Casas
Helena Casas Roigé (born 24 July 1988) is a track cyclist from Catalonia. She represented Spain at the 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Casas competed for the Spanish track cycling team at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i .... There, she finished seventh, alongside her partner Tania Calvo, in the women's team sprint, and rode a flying lap of 11.707 seconds in the qualifying round of the individual sprint race, which left her in the penultimate position against a field of 26 other competitors. Career results ;2008 :Grand Prix International Ville de Barcelone ::1st Keirin ::1st 500m Time Trial ;2013 :Copa Internacional de Pista ::1st Team Sprint (with Tania Calvo) ::2nd Keirin ::2nd Sprint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natasha Hansen
Natasha Hansen (born 15 November 1989) is a New Zealand track cyclist who has represented her country at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. Hansen competed at the 2018 Gold Coast games and won two silver medals in the sprint & team sprint, and a bronze in the keirin. Early life Hansen was born in 1989 in Takapuna on Auckland's North Shore and is of Samoan descent. She grew up in Canterbury and played netball and was in the Canterbury Flames wider squad, including trials at the national secondary level. Her motivation for taking up track cycling during secondary school was to increase her fitness for netball. Career At her second national trials, she set new national records in sprint and 500 m, which qualified her for the 2007 UCI Juniors World Championships held in Aguascalientes, Mexico. This was her first international event and gained her a training place in World Cycling Centre in the French speaking part of Switzerland, to where she moved. Hansen moved back to New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Hye-jin
Lee Hye-jin ( or , born ) is a South Korean track cyclist. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's sprint, women's keirin, and women's team sprint. She was eighth at the 2016 Summer Olympics in keirin. Lee won the silver medal in the women's keirin at the 2018 Asian Games. At the 2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ..., she again competed in the women's keirin and women's sprint. She won a silver medal in the women's keirin at the 2020 World Championships, the best result ever for a Korean cyclist. With this result, she became the world number 1 in women's keirin. Alongside Hwang Hyeon-seo, Kim Ha-eun, Cho Sun-yong, Lee was part of the women's sprint team that won the silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games. Major results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
