Oliver Bleddyn (born 27 January 2002) is an Australian road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team ARA Skip Capital.[2] He won the gold medal in the team pursuit at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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| Born | 27 January 2002 Plymouth, UK[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Current team | ARA Skip Capital | ||||||||||||||
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| 2023– | ARA Skip Capital | ||||||||||||||
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Early life
editHe is from Western Australia and started bike racing at 12 years-old. He attended Frederick Irwin Anglican School and Applecross Senior High School. In 2018, he joined the Western Australian Institute of Sport. He won an Oceania U19 title in the team pursuit and won a silver in the individual pursuit. In 2021, he started training at the South Australia Institute for Sport.[3][4]
Career
editHe won gold with the team pursuit at the Oceania Track Cycling Championships in Brisbane in 2022.[5]
He finished third in the time trial at the Oceania Road Cycling Championships in 2023.[6] He competed for Australia in the team pursuit and individual pursuit at the 2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Glasgow.[7][8]
He competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the team pursuit, winning the gold medal.[4][9]
Major results
editTrack
edit- 2018
- Oceanian Junior Championships
- 1st
Madison - 1st Team pursuit
- 2nd
Individual pursuit
- 1st
- 2019
- 1st Team pursuit, Oceanian Junior Championships
- 2021
- 2nd Scratch, National Championships
- 2022
- 1st Team pursuit, Oceanian Championships
- National Championships
- 2nd Individual pursuit
- 2nd Madison
- 2nd Points race
- 2023
- National Championships
- 1st
Team pursuit - 2nd Individual pursuit
- 1st
- Oceanian Championships
- 1st Team pursuit
- 3rd
Madison
- 1st
- 2024
- 1st
Team pursuit, Olympic Games - 2nd Team pursuit, Oceanian Championships
Road
edit- 2022
- 7th Time trial, Oceania Under-23 Championships
- 2023
- 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
- 3rd Time trial, Oceania Under-23 Championships
References
edit- ^ "Oliver Bleddyn". Eurosport. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "ARA Skip Capital". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Oliver Bleddyn". auscycling. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ a b Gratton, Kasey (24 July 2024). "From Peel to Paris: Childhood friends Conor Leahy & Oliver Bleddyn to compete together in Olympic team pursuit". Perth Now. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ Brennan, Eliott (4 April 2022). "Australia dominate on day three of Oceania Track Cycling Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Oceania Continental Championships MU - ITT 2023". procyclingstats. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Track Worlds Day 3: Denmark, Great Britain claim team pursuit". Cycling News. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ Lamoureux, Lyne (August 6, 2023). "Track Worlds Day 4: Ganna wins individual pursuit after tight battle with Bigham". Cycling News. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ Weislo, Laura (August 1, 2024). "Paris Olympics: Men's team pursuit preview". Cycling News. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
External links
edit- Oliver Bleddyn at Cycling Archives
- Oliver Bleddyn at ProCyclingStats
