Kerrie Meares
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| Full name | Kerrie Meares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 September 1982 Blackwater, Australia |
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| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Infobox last updated on 4 April 2008 |
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Kerrie Meares (born 4 September 1982 in Blackwater) is an Australian professional racing cyclist. She is the older sister of Anna Meares. She was a contender for the 2004 Olympic team, but pulled out from competition due to nagging injuries, suffered during numerous crashes that occurred during competitions earlier that year.
[edit] Career highlights
- 1999
- 2nd 500m TT, World Track Championships - Junior
- 3rd Scratch Race, Oceania Games, Sydney
- 2000
- 1st 500m TT, World Track Championships - Junior
- 2002
- 3rd 500m TT, World Track Championships, Copenhagen
- 2nd Sprint, World Track Championships, Copenhagen
- 1st Team Sprint, Sydney
- 1st 500m TT, Commonwealth Games, Manchester
- 1st Sprint, Commonwealth Games, Manchester
- 2003
- 2nd Keirin, Sydney
- 2004
- 1st 500m TT, Oceania Games, Melbourne
- 1st Sprint, Oceania Games, Melbourne
- 1st Keirin, Oceania Games, Melbourne
- 2005
- 2nd 500m TT, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 2nd Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 3rd Keirin, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 3rd Sprint, Oceania Games, Wanganui
- 2nd 500m TT, Oceania Games, Wanganui
- 1st Keirin, Oceania Games, Wanganui
- 2006
- 2nd 500m TT, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 1st Team Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 2nd Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 1st Keirin, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 3rd 500m TT, Commonwealth Games, Melbourne
- 3rd Sprint, Commonwealth Games, Melbourne
- 1st Team Sprint, Sydney
- 2nd 500m TT, Oceania Games, Melbourne
- 1st Sprint, Oceania Games, Melbourne
- 1st Keirin, Oceania Games, Melbourne
- 2007
- 1st Team Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Sydney
- 1st Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Sydney
- 2nd Sprint, Oceania Cycling Championships, Invercargill
- 1st Team Sprint, Oceania Cycling Championships, Invercargill
- 2nd Team Sprint, Sydney
- 2008
- 3rd Team Sprint, Los Angeles
[edit] External links
- Kerrie Meares profile at Cycling Archives
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