Ashlee Ankudino倀ࠃ - Australian Olympic Committee
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Ashlee Ankudino倀ࠃ - Australian Olympic Committee
29/07/2016 Ashlee Ankudinoff | AUS Team | Rio 2016 O倀ऄcial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Ashlee Ankudino倀ࠃ Athlete Biography After just missing out on selection for the London 2012 Olympic Games, Ashlee Ankudino倀ࠃ’s determination to realise her Olympic dream has paid o倀ࠃ with the Sydney cyclist to make her Olympic debut in Rio in the women’s team pursuit. A dual junior World Champion in 2008, Ankudino倀ࠃ progressed to the elite ranks where she claimed bronze at the 2009 World Championships before claiming Australia’s 倀茂rst ever women’s team pursuit world title (with Tomic and Kent) in 2010. Ankudino倀ࠃ made her Commonwealth Games debut in 2010 where she competed in both the individual pursuit (9th) and scratch race (7th). A silver and bronze at the 2013 and 2014 World Championships was followed by some history at the 2015 event. Ankudino倀ࠃ lined up alongside Rio 2016 teammates Melissa Hoskins, Annette Edmondson and Amy Cure in the team pursuit where the quartet not only won gold but broke the world record to end Britain’s four-year dominance of the event. In 2016, the team 倀茂nished 倀茂fth. O倀ࠃ the track Ankudino倀ࠃ is studying a Bachelor of Sports Business at the Australian College of Physical Education. All copy on this page is copyright © Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Cycling - Track Fast Facts http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/ashleeankudinoff 1/3 29/07/2016 Ashlee Ankudinoff | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Sport Cycling - Track Status Selected Event/s Team Pursuit Women Nickname Ash Height 174 Weight 67 Age 25 Born Greenacre, NSW, Australia Lives Menai, NSW, Australia Olympic Information Rio will be Olympic debut. Recent Performances 5th (team pursuit) - 2016 World Championships (London, UK) 1st (team pursuit) – 2015/16 World Cup (Cambridge, New Zealand) 1st (team pursuit) - 2015 World Championships (Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines, France) 2nd (team pursuit) – 2014/15 World Cup (London, UK) 2nd (team pursuit) – 2013 World Championships (Minsk, Belarus) Career Highlights Winning the 2010 team pursuit world championship in Denmark. Becoming World Team Pursuit World Champion and World Record Holder in 2015 Winning Individual Pursuit bronze at the 2012 World Championships Education Primary Menai Primary School (NSW, Australia) Secondary Kirrawee High School (NSW, Australia) Tertiary Bachelor of Sports Business - Australian College of Physical Education (2009 - current) Training Coach Gary Sutton (2007- current) Brad Mcgee (2012 - current) Primary Training Base Adelaide, Australia Secondary Training Base Netherlands http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/ashleeankudinoff 2/3 29/07/2016 Ashlee Ankudinoff | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Q&A Favourite food Japanese Favourite holiday destination Hawaii Favourite music Anything with a good beat Dream car Black sport land rover with cream leather interior. Star Sign Leo I would spend my last $10 on Chocolate Tattoos/Piercings Nose piercing 2 piercings in each ear If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Soccer or Rowing Most In倀霂uential person in your career/life My mum Why this sport? Love the social aspect of riding and also the thrill of riding on a 40+ degree track http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/ashleeankudinoff 3/3 29/07/2016 Georgia Baker | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Oᠴcial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Georgia Baker Athlete Biography Georgia Baker’s Olympic dream will come true in Rio after the 21-year-old was selected as a part of the team pursuit team for the 2016 Games. Having tried a number of sports as a youngster including swimming, netball and taekwondo, Baker turned to cycling after participating in a sports testing program at her primary school. She would later be identi崲쓭ed as a potential track star by the Tasmanian Institute of Sport. She was a part Australia’s back-to-back U19 world title wins in 2011 and 2012 as highlighted her credentials as a future track cycling star. She also claimed a gold and silver medal in the nonOlympic scratch race across the two events. Baker claimed Oceania gold in the Omnium event at the 2016 Oceania Championships and also took out the non-Olympic individual pursuit title. The Tasmanian lined up at her 崲쓭rst senior World Championships in 2016 where she competed alongside Rio 2016 teammates Annette Edmondson, Amy Cure and Ashlee Ankudino㋭ჭ. The quartet quali崲쓭ed fourth fastest for the 崲쓭rst round but went down to the eventual gold medallists USA. They went on to overlap Italy to 崲쓭nish 崲쓭fth. All copy on this page is copyright © Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Cycling - Track Fast Facts http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/georgiabaker 1/3 29/07/2016 Georgia Baker | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Sport Cycling - Track Status Selected Event/s Team Pursuit Women Nickname G Age 21 Born Launceston, TAS, Australia Lives Perth, TAS, Australia Olympic Information Rio will be Olympic debut Recent Performances 5th (team pursuit) - 2016 World Championships (London, UK) 1st (Omnium) 1st (individual pursuit) – 2016 Oceania Championships (Invercargill, New Zealand) 1st (team pursuit) - 2015 World Cup (Cambridge, New Zealand) Career Highlights Winning three Junior World Track Championships (2x Teams Pursuit & 1x Scratch Race) 2015 Teams Pursuit World Cup Champions - New Zealand. This was the 崲쓭rst time I had raced with the 'A' team so to win was a major highlight for me. 1st in General Classi崲쓭cation - National Road Series - 2015 Tour of the King Valley Education Primary Perth Primary School (TAS, Australia) Secondary Years 7-10: Scotch Oakburn College (TAS, Australia) Years 11-12: Launceston College (TAS, Australia) Training Coach Matthew Gilmore 2013 - 2016, Ian McKenzie 2015 - 2016, Gary Sutton 2015-2016 Club Longford Esk Cycling Club Institute/Academy Cycling Australia High Performance & Tasmanian Institute of Sport Primary Training Base Tasmania (Perth & Launceston) Secondary Training Base Adelaide http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/georgiabaker 2/3 29/07/2016 Georgia Baker | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Q&A Superstition/s I always wear my necklace when I race - I makes me feel like my dad is always with me. Favourite food Raspberry & White Chocolate Cheesecake Favourite holiday destination My favourite would be Queensland (Goldcoast) and camping with my family at the Nile River, Evandale TAS. Favourite music I listen to lots of di㋭ჭerent genres but mainly whatever is hot at the time. Dream car Mercedes Personal Motto I try to live each day as if it's the last. Star Sign Virgo I would spend my last $10 on Thats a tough one - probably some type of food :p Tattoos/Piercings Only my ears pierced - no meaning If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Volleyball Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Kurt Fearnley - Gold in the Marathon 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games First Olympic Memory? I remember watching the Olympics on TV with my family and I used to have my own spreadsheet and record all the medals that Australia had won and what events they were in. Most In蝪鬴uential person in your career/life My Dad. Why this sport? I love the adrenaline rush you get when racing in the Velodrome. I love the toughness of the sport and being rewarded for the hard work you have put in. http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/georgiabaker 3/3 29/07/2016 Jack Bobridge | AUS Team | Rio 2016 O倀ऄcial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Jack Bobridge Athlete Biography At 19, Jack Bobridge made his Olympic debut at the 2008 Beijing Games where he lined up in the team pursuit. Alongside Brad McGee, Mark Jamieson and Luke Roberts, Australia quali倀茂ed third fastest before New Zealand edged them in the bronze medal 倀茂nal. An emerging talent on both the track and the road, by his second Olympic Games he had already won an U/23 road time trial world title (2009), four senior track world titles (individual pursuit and teams pursuit - 2010 and 2011), two Commonwealth Games gold medals (individual pursuit, team pursuit - 2010), which he would go on to defend in 2014, and the 2011 Australian Road Race Championship. He teamed up with Glenn O’Shea, Rohan Dennis and Michael Hepburn in the team pursuit at the London 2012 Games. The quartet quali倀茂ed second fastest and progressed to the gold medal race with Great Britain. With a partisan home crowd behind them, the British broke their own world record to claim gold as Australia 倀茂nished with silver. Bobridge was a part of the 2015 World Championship team that won bronze in Paris while he also claimed silver in the non-Olympic individual pursuit. He was not a part of the 2016 team that won gold in London after focusing on the road season. His ability on the road was highlighted in early 2016 when he claimed the road race at the Australian Championships. He returned to train with the team pursuit team in April. All copy on this page is copyright © Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Cycling - Track http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/jackbobridge1 1/3 29/07/2016 Jack Bobridge | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Fast Facts Sport Cycling - Track Status Selected Event/s 4000m Team Pursuit Men Height 180 Weight 65 Born Modbury, SA, Australia Age 27 Lives Evanston Gardens, SA, Australia Associated Olympians Patrick Constable Ashlee Ankudino倀ࠃ Michael Hepburn Sam Welsford MORE Career Highlights Breaking the World Record in the individual pursuit at the 2011 Australian Track Championships in Sydney to become Australian Champion Winning silver at the London 2012 Olympic Games Qualifying for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Education Primary Blakeview Primary (SA, Australia) Secondary Craigmore Christian School (SA, Australia) Training Coach Mark Quod (2010 - current) Primary Training Base Girona, Spain http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/jackbobridge1 2/3 29/07/2016 Jack Bobridge | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Secondary Training Base Adelaide, Australia Q&A Favourite food Seafood Favourite holiday destination Tropical beaches Favourite music Everything Dream car BMW M3 Personal Motto Live life Star Sign Cancer Tattoos/Piercings 3 tattoos, one is meaningful to my twin brother and I between my shoulder blades http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/jackbobridge1 3/3 29/07/2016 Patrick Constable | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Oㄏ༏cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Patrick Constable Athlete Biography Having picked up a 㡮yer at the 2010 Tour Down Under, former surf lifesaver Pat Constable got into track cycling via the South Australian Institute of Sport talent identiᩏ傖cation program and has never looked back. He will now get the chance to compete at his ᩏ傖rst Olympic Games in Rio. He was a part of Australia’s team sprint trio that claimed U19 gold at the 2013 Junior World Championships. Constable made the transition to senior competition and secured a number of top ten ᩏ傖nishes in Australia and New Zealand throughout 2014. Constable secured an AIS scholarship in late 2015 and began making rapid improvements that put him in the frame for Rio selection. Lining up with Rio teammate Matt Glaetzer and Jai Angsuthasawit for South Australia, he won his ᩏ傖rst senior national title in the team sprint. The 20-year-old proved he could match it with the world’s best when he won his ᩏ傖rst World Cup gold medal to start the Olympic year. Constable defeated defending Olympic gold medallist Jason Kenny in the semi-ᩏ傖nal before defeating China’s Xu Chao in the Hong Kong ᩏ傖nal. At his ᩏ傖rst senior World Championships, just months out from Rio, he combined with Rio 2016 teammates Matt Glaetzer and Nathan Hart in the team sprint. The trio went within 0.001 seconds of racing oﰰ for bronze but instead ᩏ傖nished in ᩏ傖fth. All copy on this page is copyright © Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Cycling - Track http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/patrickconstable 1/3 29/07/2016 Patrick Constable | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Fast Facts Sport Cycling - Track Status Selected Event/s Keirin Men, Sprint Men, Team Sprint Men Nickname Pat Height 183 Weight 95 Age 21 Born Marion, SA, Australia Lives Marion, SA, Australia Olympic Information Rio will be Olympic debut Recent Performances 5th (team sprint) – 2016 Track Cycling World Championships (London, Great Britain) 1st (sprint) 4th (team sprint) – 2016 UCI Track World Cup (Hong Kong, China) 2nd (team sprint) – 2016 Oceania Championships (Invercargill, New Zealand) 1st (team sprint) – 2016 Australian Championships (Adelaide, Australia) 3rd (team sprint) – 2015 Oceania Championships (Adelaide, Austrralia) Career Highlights Winning the sprint at the World Cup 3 event in Hong Kong 9.95 㡮ying 200m qualifying at the Oceania Championships Qualifying for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Education Primary Christ the King R-5, South Australia, Australia Secondary Sacred Heart College, South Australia, Australia Training Coach Gary West (2015-current) http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/patrickconstable 2/3 29/07/2016 Patrick Constable | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Club Kilkenny Cycling Club, SA, Australia Institute/Academy South Australian Sports Institute Primary Training Base Adelaide, South Australia Q&A Favourite food Italian Favourite music Rap/Hip Hop Dream car Mercedes AMG Star Sign Cancer I would spend my last $10 on Coﰰee Tattoos/Piercings I've got a tall ship tattoo'd on my forearm, I just liked the look of it! I've also got the latin words 'Solum Pro Victroia' on my ribs, It means 'Only For Victory' If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Rowing Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Anna Meares & Shane Perkins in London 2012 First Olympic Memory? Watching Sydney 2000 when I was only 5! Most Inuential person in your career/life Too many to list! possibly my friend and past coach Jason Niblett Why this sport? I've grown to love it. Who knows how fast I can go! http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/patrickconstable 3/3 29/07/2016 Amy Cure | AUS Team | Rio 2016 O瀅cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Amy Cure Athlete Biography At just 23, Tasmanian Amy Cure is already a multiple world champion, a dual Commonwealth Games medallist and is set to head to her second Olympic Games in Rio. Cure established herself as one of Australia's future stars claiming multiple junior national track and road titles, along with gold medals and world records at the Junior World Track Championships in 2009 and 2010. She nished 8th in the omnium and 4th in the team pursuit as she made her senior World Championship debut in 2011. A year later she was selected for her debut Olympic Games in London, however such was the depth in Australia’s team pursuit team, Cure unfortunately did not get a ride. Cure claimed her rst elite World Championship title in 2012 in the points race, a non-Olympic event. In the team pursuit in 2013, she won silver before claiming bronze in the 2014 event. She went on to secure a silver and bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the non-Olympic scratch race and individual pursuit. Cure was a part of history at the 2015 World Championships when she lined up alongside Rio 2016 teammates Ashlee Ankudino , Annette Edmondson and Melissa Hoskins in the team pursuit. The quartet not only won gold but broke the world record, ending Britain’s four-year dominance of the event. All copy on this page is copyright © Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Cycling - Track http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/amycure1 1/3 29/07/2016 Amy Cure | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Fast Facts Sport Cycling - Track Status Selected Event/s Team Pursuit Women Nickname Aims Height 172 Weight 63 Age 23 Born Burnie, TAS, Australia Lives Penguin, TAS, Australia Olympic Information 2012 London - 4th (Team Pursuit) 2009 Sydney - 1st (Scratch Race), 1st (Points Race) Australian Youth Olympic Festival Recent Performances 5th (team pursuit) - 2016 World Championships (London, UK) 1st (team pursuit) – 2015/16 World Cup (Cambridge, New Zealand) 1st (team pursuit) - 2015 World Championships (Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines, France) 2nd (team pursuit) – 2014/15 World Cup (London, UK) 3rd (team pursuit) - 2014 World Championships (Cali, Colombia) Career Highlights World Championships France 2015 - Gold and world record - Women's Team Pursuit London 2012 Olympian Commonwealth Games Education Primary Leighland Christian School - Burnie Secondary Leighland Christian School - Ulverstone Training Coach Gary Sutton (2010 - current) Ian McKenzie (2014 - current) Club Mersey Valley Devonport Cycling Club http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/amycure1 2/3 29/07/2016 Amy Cure | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Institute/Academy Tasmanian Institute of Sport Primary Training Base Adelaide, Australia Secondary Training Base Antwerp, Belgium Q&A Favourite food Smashed Avocado on toast with smoked salmon and a poached egg. Favourite music Acoustic Dream car Porsche Panemera Personal Motto It's nding that one positive out of every negative that makes us stronger Star Sign Capricorn Tattoos/Piercings tattoo on my ribs" It's nding that one positive out of every negative that makes us stronger" If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Skiing First Olympic Memory? Ian Thorpe winning all his golds. Most In瀅uential person in your career/life Why this sport? Because I love it http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/amycure1 3/3 29/07/2016 Alex Edmondson | AUS Team | Rio 2016 O䘀朄cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Alex Edmondson Athlete Biography After being selected to make his Olympic debut in 2012, Alex Edmondson did not get a ride at the London Games due to the depth in the men’s pursuit team who went on to claim silver. With four more years of experience in the saddle, Edmondson is now set to be one of the key riders in the team pursuit team in Rio. Edmondson was identi䘀쐂ed by the South Australian Sports Institute as a potential star of the future having started in downhill mountain biking. He became a dual Junior World Championship gold medallist in 2011 and also made his 䘀쐂rst senior Australian team in the same year. Not long after the London 2012 Games, Edmondson began to become a regular in the team pursuit team. Success soon followed with the South Australian a part of the 2013 and 2014 World Championship winning teams while he also became world champion in the non-Olympic individual pursuit for the 䘀쐂rst time in 2014. After 䘀쐂nishing with bronze in the team pursuit in 2015, Edmondson was not a part of the 2016 team that claimed the title back for Australia to focus on his professional road team. Alike many of his endurance track cycling teammates, Edmondson splits his time between the track and the road. Alex Edmondson is one of eight sets of siblings on the Australian Olympic Team for Rio 2016. As was the case in London, Alex’s sister Annette is also on the Team. A multiple world championship winner herself, Annette will compete in the team pursuit and Omnium in Rio. All copy on this page is copyright © Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Cycling - Track http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/alexedmondson1 1/3 29/07/2016 Alex Edmondson | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Fast Facts Sport Cycling - Track Status Selected Event/s 4000m Team Pursuit Men Nickname Edmo Height 184 Age 22 Weight 76 Born Miri, Malaysia Olympic Information 2012 London - (Team Pursuit) Recent Performances 1st (team pursuit) – 2015/16 World Cup (Cambridge, New Zealand) 3rd (team pursuit) - 2015 World Championships (Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines, France) 1st (team pursuit) – 2014 Commonwealth Games (Glasgow, UK) 1st (team pursuit) – 2014 World Championships (Cali, Colombia) 1st (team pursuit) - 2014 Australian Championships (Adelaide, Australia) Career Highlights Winning the Under 23 Tour of Flanders in Belgium, 2015 Making the Australian team for the London Olympics at 18 years of age Winning the Individual Pursuit at the 2014 Cycling World Championships, Cali, Colombia Education Primary Victor Harbor R - 7 School, SA, Australia Secondary Marden Senior College, SA, Australia Training Coach Tim Decker (2009 - current) Club Central Districts Cycling Cycling, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Institute/Academy South Australian Sports Institute http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/alexedmondson1 2/3 29/07/2016 Alex Edmondson | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Primary Training Base Adelaide, Australia Secondary Training Base Gavirate, Italy Q&A Superstition/s I have to shave my legs 2 days before competition Favourite food Roth Cani Favourite holiday destination Co䘀朄n Bay Favourite music Depends on the mood but can't stand heavy metal Dream car Lamborghini Aventador Personal Motto Pain is temporary but success lasts a life time, so su䘀䤃er today and live the rest of your life as a champion! Star Sign Cancer I would spend my last $10 on Cheese cake Tattoos/Piercings Nothing If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Snowboarding in the Winter Olympics Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Cathy Freeman winning the 200m 2000 First Olympic Memory? Cathy Freeman winning 200m, Sydeny, 2000 Most In䘀uential person in your career/life Shane kelly Why this sport? I just love it! http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/alexedmondson1 3/3 29/07/2016 Annette Edmondson | AUS Team | Rio 2016 O䘀朄cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Annette Edmondson Athlete Biography Olympic bronze medallist Annette Edmondson will compete at her second Olympic Games having proven herself as one of the world’s best riders since her Olympic debut. Now 24, Edmondson began cycling at 13 having been identi䘀쐂ed by the South Australian Sports Institute as having the physical attributes of a cyclist and she has never looked back. Edmondson won multiple junior World Championship medals before she 䘀쐂nished with silver at her 䘀쐂rst senior World Championships in 2012 as a part of the team pursuit. Soon after she was selected for her 䘀쐂rst Olympic Team and was hoping to go one better in London. The team missed the gold medal race o䘀䤃 by less than a tenth of a second and eventually 䘀쐂nished fourth . Edmondson bounced back in the Omnium event, 䘀쐂nishing in the top four in 䘀쐂ve of the six events to win bronze. After a silver and four bronze medals between the 2013 and 2014 World Championships, Edmondson became a dual world champion in 2015. Lining up alongside Ashlee Ankudino䘀䤃, Amy Cure and Melissa Hoskins, the quartet broke the world record by almost three seconds to win gold and ensure they ended Britain’s four-year dominance of the event. She would back up to claim her 䘀쐂rst Omnium title by a healthy 16 point margin over London 2012 gold medallist Laura Trott. Despite colliding with a car and being hospitalised just a fortnight out from the 2016 World Championships, Edmondson was not going to miss the crucial Rio 2016 lead-in event. Unfortunately the crash ensured she was below her best and she 䘀쐂nished 䘀쐂fth in both the team pursuit and Omnium in London. Following the London Games, Edmondson began to split her time riding on the track and riding on the road. Across three Road World Championships she has 䘀쐂nished with a silver, bronze and fourth place 䘀쐂nish in the team time trial event. She will be one of eight sets of siblings in Rio, with her brother Alex also a strong medal chance with the men’s team pursuit team. All copy on this page is copyright © Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/annetteedmondson1 1/3 29/07/2016 Annette Edmondson | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Cycling - Track Fast Facts Sport Cycling - Track Status Selected Event/s Omnium Women, Team Pursuit Nickname Nettie Women Height 171 Age 24 Weight 65 Born Adelaide, SA, Australia Lives Adelaide, SA, Australia Olympic Information 2012 London - 3rd (Omnium); 4th (Team Pursuit) Recent Performances 5th (team pursuit) 5th (omnium) - 2016 World Championships (London, UK) 1st (team pursuit) 1st (omnium) – 2015/16 World Cup (Cambridge, New Zealand) 1st (team pursuit) 1st (omnium) - 2015 World Championships (Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines, France) 2nd (team pursuit) - 2015 Australian Championships 3rd (team pursuit) - 2014 World Championships (Cali, Colombia) Career Highlights 2012 London Olympic Bronze Medal 2015 World Champion in both the Omnium and Team Pursuit Team Pursuit World Record in 2015 Education Primary Victor Harbor Primary School & St John's Grammar School (SA, Australia) Secondary St John's Grammar School (SA, Australia) http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/annetteedmondson1 2/3 29/07/2016 Annette Edmondson | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Training Coach Gary Sutton (2011 - current) Institute/Academy SASi Primary Training Base Adelaide, Australia Q&A Superstition/s No new shoes on tables Favourite food Roast lamb Favourite holiday destination Lombok, Indonesia Favourite music The Beautiful Girls Dream car A yellow one Personal Motto Be the change you wish to see in the world Everything will be alright in the end. If it's not alright, it's not the end. Star Sign Sagittarius I would spend my last $10 on A Kit Kat Chunky Tattoos/Piercings 2 piercings in each ear If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Soccer First Olympic Memory? Cathy Freeman's Gold in 2000 Most In䘀uential person in your career/life My parents Why this sport? A Talent Search Program told me to http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/annetteedmondson1 3/3 29/07/2016 Matt Glaetzer | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Ocial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Matt Glaetzer Athlete Biography One of the world’s fastest track cyclists, Matt Glaetzer will be aiming to climb onto the podium in Rio after just missing out on a medal when on his Olympic debut at the London 2012 Games. Glaetzer began competitive track cycling when he was 16, after trying out triathlon and enjoying the bike leg. He began to excel on the track and by 2010 was a dual junior world champion in 2010. At his second senior World Championships in 2011 he helped the Australian team sprint team claim a stunning victory when, alongside Scott Sunderland and Shane Perkins in the team sprint, they knocked o the French team by 0.001 seconds. His Olympic dream was realised when alongside Sunderland and Perkins he lined up in the team sprint at the London 2012 Games. The trio qualied third fastest (43.377 seconds) before defeating China in the rst round with their fourth fastest time seeing them move through to the bronze medal race. However, Germany proved too strong beating the Australians by 0.146 seconds. Glaetzer added Commonwealth Games gold (keirin) and bronze (team sprint) to his growing list of achievements in 2014 and has steadily built towards the Olympic year. At the 2016 World Championships, Glaetzer proved he can push for gold in Rio. Adter qualifying fastest in the ying 200m in the sprint, he progressed through the eld to set up a nal against local favourite Jason Kenny. In a tight encounter, Glaetzer lost the deciding heat, but won win silver to claim his rst individual World Championship medal. Alongside Rio teammates Nathan Hart and Pat Constable the trio nished fth in the team event, missing the medal rounds by just one millisecond. In his nal competition before Rio, Glaetzer set the fastest time ever on Australian soil in the ying 200m when qualifying for the sprint at the International Track Series in Melbourne. Glaetzer clocked a world class time of 9.793 seconds before going on to win the competition. All copy on this page is copyright © Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/mattglaetzer1 1/3 29/07/2016 Matt Glaetzer | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Cycling - Track Fast Facts Sport Cycling - Track Status Selected Event/s Keirin Men, Sprint Men, Team Sprint Nickname Matt Men Height 190 Weight 86 Age 23 Lives Adelaide, SA, Australia Born Adelaide, SA, Australia Olympic Information 2012 London - 4th (Team Sprint) Recent Performances 2nd (sprint), 5th (team sprint), 13th (keirin) – 2016 Track Cycling World Championships (London, Great Britain) 1st (sprint), 1st (keirin), 2nd (team sprint) – 2016 Oceania Championships (Invercargill, New Zealand) 1st (sprint), 1st (team sprint) – 2016 Australian Championships (Adelaide, Australia) 5th (sprint), 6th (team sprint) – 2015 Track Cycling World Championships (Saint-Quentin-EnYvelines, France) 1st (keirin), 3rd (team sprint), 5th (sprint) – 2014 Commonwealth Games (Glasgow, Scotland) Career Highlights Racing in my rst Olympic Games in 2012. Winning the 2012 Team Sprint World Championship by 0.001sec. Breaking the Australian Record for the 200m time trial. Education Primary Torrens Valley Christian School (SA, Australia) http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/mattglaetzer1 2/3 29/07/2016 Matt Glaetzer | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Secondary Torrens Valley Christian School (SA, Australia) Training Coach Gary West (2011 - current) Primary Training Base Adelaide, Australia Q&A Favourite food Beef Steak Favourite holiday destination Gold Coast Favourite music Electronic Dance Music Dream car Nissan GTR R35 Personal Motto Pain is just weakness leaving your body Star Sign Virgo I would spend my last $10 on Subway chicken llet sub with cookies If I could try another Olympic sport it would be 100m sprint Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Chris Hoy Winning the Keirin and Team Sprint in London at 36 years of age First Olympic Memory? Watching the 100m sprint nal Why this sport? Because I quickly became very good at it and started making Australian teams so I thought I should keep going! http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/mattglaetzer1 3/3 29/07/2016 Nathan Hart | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Oᐋcial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Nathan Hart Athlete Biography Having followed in his footsteps of his father Braham, Nathan Hart began track cycling when he was 12 having been identi闹늼ed in the ACT Academy of Sport talent search program. The Canberran appeared at his 闹늼rst senior national championships in 2012 and made his World Cup debut in late 2013 where he 闹늼nished third in the team sprint. Alongside London 2012 Olympian Shane Perkins and Matt Glaetzer, he won team sprint bronze at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games before winning silver with them at the London World Cup event. After his father missed out on competing at the World Championships due to a broken wrist over three decades earlier, Hart got his 闹늼rst chance in 2015 where he Glaetzer and Perkins, the trio 闹늼nished sixth. A year on, and this time riding with Rio 2016 teammates Glaetzer and Pat Constable, the trio went agonisingly close to racing o䏡烾 for World Championship bronze. The trio clocked a time of 43.497, just 0.001 seconds behind Germany and 0.01 seconds behind France as they 闹늼nished in 闹늼fth. O䏡烾 the track, Hart is studying a Bachelor of Applied Science in Human Movement and Health Studies. All copy on this page is copyright © Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Cycling - Track Fast Facts http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/nathanhart 1/3 29/07/2016 Nathan Hart | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Sport Cycling - Track Status Selected Event/s Team Sprint Men Age 23 Olympic Information Rio will be Olympic debut Recent Performances 5th (team sprint) – 2016 Track Cycling World Championships (London, Great Britain) 4th (team sprint) – 2016 UCI Track World Cup (Hong Kong, China) 5th (team sprint) – 2015 Track Cycling World Championships (Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines, France) 5th (team sprint) – 2015 Australian Championships (Melbourne, Australia) 3rd (team sprint) – 2014 Commonwealth Games (Glasgow, Scotland) Career Highlights Bronze medal in Team Sprint at 2014 Commonwealth Games (With Shane Perkins and Matthew Glaetzer) Qualifying for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Education Primary Monash Primary School (ACT, Australia) Secondary Melrose High School (ACT, Australia) Tertiary Bachelor of Applied Science - Human Movement/ Health Studies (2014-) Training Coach Gary West/ Nick Flyger (2014- current) Club ANU Cycling Club (ACT, Australia) Institute/Academy CA HPU/ ACTAS Primary Training Base Adelaide http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/nathanhart 2/3 29/07/2016 Nathan Hart | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Q&A Favourite food Pizza Favourite music The Roots, Flying Lotus, Radiohead, Fat Freddy's Drop, Stones Throw Records Dream car Porsche 911 If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Bobsleigh Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Cathy Freeman at the Sydney 2000 Olympics First Olympic Memory? Watching Sydney 2000 Olympics http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/nathanhart 3/3 29/07/2016 Michael Hepburn | AUS Team | Rio 2016 O倀ऄcial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Michael Hepburn Athlete Biography A star on both the track and the road, Michael Hepburn will be looking to improve on his London 2012 team pursuit silver medal by becoming an Olympic champion in Rio. A junior World Championship medallist, Hepburn won team pursuit world titles in 2010 and 2011 before being edged by 0.2 seconds by the British team in the 倀茂nal of the 2012 event. Hepburn teamed Jack Bobridge, Rohan Dennis and Glenn O’Shea in the team pursuit at the London 2012 Games. The quartet quali倀茂ed second fastest and progressed to the gold medal race with Great Britain. With a partisan home crowd behind them, the British broke their own world record to claim gold as Australia 倀茂nished with silver. Hepburn won both the individual and team pursuit world titles in 2013 before deciding to take a break from the track, spending both the 2014 and 2015 seasons competing on the road. In the time away from the velodrome, Hepburn became Australian time trial champion, 倀茂nish sixth in the same event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and rode throughout Europe in major tours including the Giro d’Italia. Admitting he might not have returned to the track if he had won Olympic gold in London, Hepburn’s desire to become Olympic champion was reignited when he returned to the velodrome in late 2015. Alongside Sam Welsford, Miles Scotson and Callum Scotson, Hepburn proved he still had what it takes as he added another world championship title to his growing list of achievements. All copy on this page is copyright © Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Cycling - Track http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/michaelhepburn1 1/3 29/07/2016 Michael Hepburn | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Fast Facts Sport Cycling - Track Status Selected Event/s 4000m Team Pursuit Men Height 186 Nickname Heppy Weight 77 Age 24 Born Brisbane, QLD, Australia Lives Brisbane, QLD, Australia Associated Olympians Georgia Baker Melissa Hoskins Matt Glaetzer Stephanie Morton MORE Career Highlights Team Pursuit World Champion in 2010, 2011 & 2013 and Individual Pursuit World Champion 2012 & 2013. Winning silver at the London 2012 Olympic Games. 1st Giro d'Italia Team Time Trial 2014 & 2015 Education Primary Kenmore State School (QLD, Australia) Secondary Kenmore State High School (QLD, Australia) Tertiary Bachelor of Human Movement Studies - University of Queensland (2009 - ) Training http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/michaelhepburn1 2/3 29/07/2016 Michael Hepburn | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Coach Paolo Menaspa (2013 - present), Tim Decker (2015 - present) Club Ipswich Cycling Club, Brisbane, QLD, AUS. Primary Training Base Brisbane, Australia Secondary Training Base Girona, Spain Q&A Favourite food Traditional Italian pizza Favourite holiday destination Anywhere with sun, nice restaurants and a beach for me to relax on Favourite music Dance Dream car Audi R8 Personal Motto Have a good time and enjoy life. Star Sign Leo I would spend my last $10 on A few co倀ࠃees If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Something exciting to raise the heart rate! http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/michaelhepburn1 3/3 29/07/2016 Melissa Hoskins | AUS Team | Rio 2016 O缶cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Melissa Hoskins Athlete Biography The Rio Games will be the second Olympics for West Australian Melissa Hoskins. Hoskins began cycling after being picked up as a part of the WAIS Talent Identi價浾cation Program at the age of 15 and within three years had become an Australian champion. After competing at the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival, she headed to the Junior World Championships where she was a part of the gold medal winning team pursuit out價浾t. Hoskins made her senior World Championship debut in 2012 where she was pasrt of the Australian trio that claimed team pursuit silver. Following this, she made her Olympic debut in London in 2012 with the trio of Annette Edmondson, Josephine Tomic missing the gold medal race o욚 by less than a tenth of a second, before eventually 價浾nishing fourth after Canada edged them in the race for bronze. A silver and bronze at the 2013 and 2014 World Championships was followed by some history at the 2015 Championships in Paris. Hoskins lined up alongside Rio 2016 teammates Ashlee Ankudino욚, Annette Edmondson and Amy Cure in the team pursuit where the quartet won gold in a world record time which ended Britain’s four-year dominance of the event. After a bout of pneumonia over the 2015/16 summer season, Hoskins focused on recovery and unfortunately missed the 2016 World Championships where the Australians 價浾nished 5th. Away from the track, Hoskins is an accomplished road cyclist collecting podium 價浾nishes in Australia, China, Europe and the Middle East. At the 2014 Road World Championships, she won silver with Orica-AIS in the team time trial - which also featured Annette Edmondson. All copy on this page is copyright © Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/melissahoskins1 1/3 29/07/2016 Melissa Hoskins | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Cycling - Track Fast Facts Sport Cycling - Track Status Selected Event/s Team Pursuit Women Height 175 Weight 64 Age 25 Born Kalamunda, WA, Australia Lives Perth, WA, Australia Olympic Information 2012 London - 4th (Teams Pursuit) Recent Performances 1st (team pursuit) - 2015 World Championships (Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines, France) 2nd (team pursuit) – 2014/15 World Cup (London, UK) 3rd (team pursuit) - 2014 World Championships (Cali, Colombia) 2nd (team pursuit) - 2014 Australian Championships (Adelaide, Australia) 2nd (team pursuit) – 2013 World Championships (Minsk, Belarus) Career Highlights Becoming the Junior World Champion and world record holder in team pursuit in Moscow, 2009 Competing at the London 2012 Olympic Games Education Primary Walliston Primary School (WA, Australia) Secondary Carmel Adventist College (WA, Australia) Tertiary Bachelor of Sports Science - Murdoch University Western Australia Training http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/melissahoskins1 2/3 29/07/2016 Melissa Hoskins | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Coach Gary Sutton Club Northern Districts Cycle Cub Institute/Academy WAIS/AIS Primary Training Base Adelaide, Australia Secondary Training Base Girona, Spain Q&A Favourite food Anything edible Favourite holiday destination Our family beach house Favourite music Anything and everything Dream car Bently Personal Motto Only those who risk going too far can possibly 價浾nd out how far one can go Star Sign Pisces I would spend my last $10 on Food Tattoos/Piercings Ear Piercing x 3, Belly Piercing x 1 If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Swimming Why this sport? Why not? http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/melissahoskins1 3/3 7/31/2016 Anna Meares | AUS Team | Rio 2016 O†cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Anna Meares Athlete Biography Australia’s most successful track cyclist, Anna Meares is set to make plenty of history at the Rio 2016 Games. Meares will become just the fourth Australian track cyclist to line up at four Olympics and will be aiming to become Australia’s †rst three-time Olympic champion across any cycling discipline. She claimed her †rst of 11 World Championship titles in the 500m time trial in the months leading into her Olympic debut. She backed up her †ying form at the Athens 2004 Games winning gold in the 500m time trial before going on to win bronze in the sprint. Meares made one of the great comebacks in Australian Olympic history when she won a silver medal in the women’s sprint cycling at the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. Seven months out from the Games she broke her neck in a race crash and after months of intensive rehab ensured she was back on the bike in Beijing. She progressed through to the †nal where she went down to long-time rival Victoria Pendleton to win the silver medal. Four years on and Meares had her shot at redemption at the London 2012 Games. Meares again lined up against Pendleton in the †nal and not only had to deal with one of the sport’s all-time greats but also the boisterous home crowd. She won the †rst race of the three-race †nal after Pendleton was disquali†ed for moving out on Meares before riding the second race to perfection by letting Pendleton lead and eventually wearing her down to win the gold. Along with †ve Olympic medals and countless World Championship podiums, Meares has also won eight Commonwealth Games medals, including †ve gold, across four Games. All copy on this page is copyright © Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/annameares1 1/3 7/31/2016 Anna Meares | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Cycling - Track Fast Facts Sport Cycling - Track Status Selected Event/s Keirin Women, Sprint Women, Team Nickname Bubzee / Annabelle / Miss Sprint Women Height 165 Weight 70 Age 32 Born Blackwater, QLD, Australia Lives Mile End, SA, Australia Olympic Information 2012 London - 1st (sprint), 3rd (team sprint), 5th (keirin) 2008 Beijing - 2nd (sprint) 2004 Athens - 1st (500m time trial), 3rd (sprint) Recent Performances 2nd (keirin), 4th (sprint), 4th (team sprint) – 2016 Track Cycling World Championships (London, Great Britain) 1st (team sprint), 2nd (keirin) – 2016 Oceania Championships (Invercargill, New Zealand) 1st (sprint), 1st (keirin), 1st (team sprint) – 2016 Australian Championships (Adelaide, Australia) 1st (keirin), 3rd (team sprint) – 2015 Track Cycling World Championships (Saint-Quentin-EnYvelines, France) 2nd (sprint) – 2014 Commonwealth Games (Glasgow, Scotland) Career Highlights Winning gold in the 500m time trial at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Winning gold in the sprint at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Education Primary Middlemount Primary School (QLD, Australia) Secondary Middlemount High School (QLD, Australia), Rockhampton State High School (QLD, Australia) Tertiary Bachelor of Learning Design - Central Queensland University http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/annameares1 2/3 7/31/2016 Anna Meares | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Training Coach Gary West (2008 - current) Primary Training Base Adelaide, Australia Q&A Superstition/s I always paint my nails with the Australian †ag before a competition, I wear make up so if I win I look good in the photos. Also I always wear black socks for time trialling. Favourite food Lasanga, Steak, Lamingtons Favourite holiday destination Uluru Favourite music Country Star Sign Virgo Tattoos/Piercings 3 tattoos - Tiger cub, Beagle puppy, Olympic rings with Athens and Beijing symbols If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Long track speed skating http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/annameares1 3/3 29/07/2016 Stephanie Morton | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Oꀀcial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Stephanie Morton Athlete Biography Stephanie Morton will head her debut Olympic Games in Rio after winning gold at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Morton was the Pilot for Felicity Johnson as the pair won the 1km time trial tandem event. Having rst began cycling competitively when she was 15, she came close to winning her rst national titles in 2011 when she nished second in both the keirin and team sprint while also training for the 2012 Paralympics. In 2013, she won all three sprint titles at the Australian Championships before getting the chance to compete at her rst Track World Championships where she nished fourth in the team sprint with Kaarle McCulloch. Having defended both her team sprint and keirin national titles in 2014, she defeated her long-time idol and Rio 2016 teammate Anna Meares to win gold in the sprint at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. She also claimed silver in the 500m time trial at the Games. Morton went close again to a World Championship podium in both 2015, placing fourth in the sprint and sixth in the keirin in 2015. In 2016, Morton has established herself as one of the fastest women in the world, consistently posting the fastest ying 200m times, including the World Championships where she also nished fourth in the team sprint (with Meares), seventh in the keirin and eighth in the sprint. All copy on this page is copyright © Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Cycling - Track http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/stephaniemorton 1/3 29/07/2016 Stephanie Morton | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Fast Facts Sport Cycling - Track Status Selected Event/s Keirin Women, Sprint Women, Team Nickname Steph Sprint Women Height 173 Age 25 Born Adelaide, SA, Australia Olympic Information Rio will be Olympic debut; 2012 London Paralympic Games - 1st (Tandem Pilot for vision impaired athlete - 1000m Time Trial) Recent Performances 4th (team sprint), 7th (keirin), 8th (sprint) – 2016 Track Cycling World Championships (London, Great Britain) 1st (keirin), 3rd (sprint) – 2016 Oceania Championships (Invercargill, New Zealand) 1st (team sprint), 2nd (sprint), 2nd (keirin) – 2016 Australian Championships (Adelaide, Australia) 5th (sprint), 6th (keirin) – 2015 Track Cycling World Championships (Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines, France) 1st (sprint) – 2014 Commonwealth Games (Glasgow, Scotland) Career Highlights Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Sprint gold and 500m time trial silver. Winning gold at the London 2012 Paralympic Games as a pilot Qualifying for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Education Primary Seaford Primary School Secondary Southern Vales Christian College Tertiary Primary School teaching (2014 - Current) Training http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/stephaniemorton 2/3 29/07/2016 Stephanie Morton | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Coach Gary West (2012 - current) Club South Coast Cycling Primary Training Base Adelaide http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/stephaniemorton 3/3 29/07/2016 Glenn O'Shea | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Oᤀ넃cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Glenn O'Shea Athlete Biography Having won London 2012 silver in the team pursuit, Glenn O’Shea will return to Olympic competition in Rio where his focus will be on winning the gruelling six-event Omnium competition. Growing up in Bendigo, O'Shea began cycling when he was eight and steadily worked through the ranks to eventually become Junior world champion as a part of the team pursuit in 2007. He teamed up with Jack Bobridge, Rohan Dennis and Michael Hepburn in the team pursuit at the London 2012 Games. The quartet quali超妎ed second fastest and progressed to the gold medal race with Great Britain. With a partisan home crowd behind them, the British broke their own world record to claim gold as Australia 超妎nished with silver. Having headed to his debut Games as the reigning Omnium world champion, O’Shea claimed 超妎fth in London, only four points o孚唀 the bronze medal. The Victorian has since gone on to win multiple World Championship team pursuit titles, Commonwealth Games gold and silver as well as pursuing his road career in him time away from the track. All copy on this page is copyright © Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Cycling - Track Fast Facts http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/glennoshea1 1/3 29/07/2016 Glenn O'Shea | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Sport Cycling - Track Status Selected Event/s Omnium Men Nickname Glenno Height 180 Weight 76 Age 27 Born Melbourne, VIC, Australia Lives Adelaide, SA, Australia Associated Olympians Callum Scotson Jack Bobridge Amy Cure Ashlee Ankudino孚唀 MORE Career Highlights Winning team pursuit silver at the London 2012 Olympic Games Winning the gold medal in the omnium and silver in the team pursuit at the 2012 World Championships in Melbourne. Education Primary St. Liborius Primary School (VIC, Australia) Secondary Bendigo Senior Secondary College (VIC, Australia) Training Coach Tim Decker (2003 - current) Primary Training Base Adelaide, Australia http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/glennoshea1 2/3 29/07/2016 Glenn O'Shea | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Q&A Favourite food Bananas Favourite holiday destination Gold Coast Favourite music Muse Dream car Audi R8 Personal Motto Never let the music die inside of you. Star Sign Gemini I would spend my last $10 on Pot and Parma Tattoos/Piercings Southern Cross - Ribs, 'Carpe Diem'- Top of back If I could try another Olympic sport it would be Synchronised diving http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/glennoshea1 3/3 29/07/2016 Callum Scotson | AUS Team | Rio 2016 O⠀영cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Callum Scotson Athlete Biography 19-year-old Callum Scotson is heading to his debut Olympic Games where he will be the youngest member of the cycling team in Rio. Scotson dominated the junior ranks in 2013 and 2014 when he claimed 贈ve national U19 titles, including back-to-back team pursuit gold medals, as well as a silver and a bronze in the ten events he competed in. During that period he also was a part of the U19 Australian team pursuit team that won back-to-back World Championship titles. Graduating to the senior team in 2015, Scotson won the national title before he lined up at his 贈rst senior World Championships. Racing alongside Rio teammates Alex Edmondson and Jack Bobridge, Scotson came away from the event with the bronze medal. He was again a national champion in the event a year later and was determined to climb to the top of the podium at the 2016 World Championships knowing a gold medal would signi贈cantly boost his chances of qualifying for Rio. The team quali贈ed second fastest, defeated New Zealand in the 贈rst round before knocking o襁ᣠ Great Britain in the 贈nal by over a second as Scotson’s earned his 贈rst senior world title. A part of a talented cycling family, Callum’s older brother Miles was a part of the 2016 World Championship winning team pursuit quartet but just missed out on quali贈cation for Rio. All copy on this page is copyright © Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission. Cycling - Track http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/callumscotson 1/3 29/07/2016 Callum Scotson | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Fast Facts Sport Cycling - Track Status Selected Event/s 4000m Team Pursuit Men Nickname Callum Age 19 Born Adelaide, SA, Australia Lives Evanston, SA, Australia Olympic Information Rio will be Olympic debut Recent Performances 1st (team pursuit) - 2016 World Championships (London, UK) 3rd (team pursuit) – 2015/16 World Cup (Cali, Colombia) 2nd (team pursuit) – 2015 Oceania Championships (Adelaide, Australia) 1st (team pursuit) – 2015 Australian Championships (Melbourne, Australia) 1st (U19 team pursuit) – 2014 World Championships (Cali, Colombia) Career Highlights World Team Pursuit Champion 2016 in London. Australian record and second fastest time ever. U23 National Road Time Trial Champion, Ballarat, VIC. Education Primary Trinity College, South Australia, Australia Training Club Port Adelaide Cycling Club, Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Institute/Academy AIS Primary Training Base South Australia, Australia http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/callumscotson 2/3 29/07/2016 Callum Scotson | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Q&A Favourite food Pizza Favourite music Rock Dream car Mclaren P1 Most Inuential person in your career/life Tim Decker http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/callumscotson 3/3 29/07/2016 Sam Welsford | AUS Team | Rio 2016 O픥︗cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team Sam Welsford Athlete Biography Sam Welsford began riding when he was 8 after he saw his dad getting up early to go riding and thought that he could give it a go. Twelve years on he is o儵Ʃ to his 㼐�rst Olympic Games in Rio. Welsford competed in both the 2013 and 2014 U19 World Championships where he won back-toback team pursuit titles. He also claimed silver in the Omnium at the 2014 event having won the U19 national title earlier in the year. He got his 㼐�rst crack at senior competition in 2014 when he claimed podium 㼐�nishes in multiple events in the BikeNZ Cup and Classic events. He went on to win the team pursuit Oceania Championship soon after before he won gold in the same event at his 㼐�rst World Cup event in Guadalajara, Mexico. He won the national non-Olympic individual pursuit title to kick o儵Ʃ 2016 after defeating London 2012 Olympian Michael Hepburn by over four seconds while also 㼐�nishing second in the Omnium. Welsford competed at his 㼐�rst senior track World Championships in 2016 and didn’t disappoint against the world’s best. Racing with Rio teammates Callum Scotson and Michael Hepburn, as well as Callum’s brother Miles, the quartet quali㼐�ed second fastest, defeated New Zealand in the 㼐�rst round before knocking o儵Ʃ Great Britain in the 㼐�nal by over a second to claim gold. 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Cycling - Track http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/samwelsford 1/3 29/07/2016 Sam Welsford | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Fast Facts Sport Cycling - Track Status Selected Event/s 4000m Team Pursuit Men Age 20 Nickname Sam Born Perth, WA, Australia Lives Perth, WA, Australia Olympic Information Rio will be Olympic debut Recent Performances 1st (team pursuit) - 2016 World Championships (London, UK) 1st (team pursuit) - 2015/16 World Cup (Hong Kong) 2nd (team pursuit) – 2016 Oceania Championships (Invercargill, New Zealand) 4th (team pursuit) - 2015 Australian Championships (Melbourne, Australia) 1st (U19 team pursuit) – 2014 World Championships (Cali, Colombia) Career Highlights Making the team pursuit team for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Winning back-to-back Junior World Championships in the team pursuit gold Winning World Championship gold in 2016 in the team pursuit Education Primary Woodlands Primary School Secondary Churchlands Senior high School Training Coach Tim Decker 2015 - current Club northern districts cycling club Institute/Academy Wais http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/samwelsford 2/3 29/07/2016 Sam Welsford | AUS Team | Rio 2016 Primary Training Base Adelaide Australia Secondary Training Base Perth Australia Q&A Superstition/s never shave your legs day before race day Favourite food Any Favourite holiday destination Bora Bora Favourite music Anything I have the biggest variety of music on my phone Dream car Lambo Star Sign Capricorn I would spend my last $10 on Food Tattoos/Piercings None but want some If I could try another Olympic sport it would be bmx Most Inspiring Olympic Performance? Scott McGrory First Olympic Memory? Watching the cycling with my dad Most In�᳔uential person in your career/life My Dad Why this sport? started when i was young and i loved it from then on http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/samwelsford 3/3