Bryony Botha
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Born | Takapuna, New Zealand | 4 November 1997|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider type | Endurance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bryony Botha (born 4 November 1997) is a New Zealand road and track cyclist. She represented New Zealand at the 2018 Commonwealth Games claiming silver in the team pursuit.[1][2] Botha also won bronze in the team pursuit at the 2019 Track Cycling World Championships in Poland.[3]
Botha was raised in Auckland, New Zealand and attended Rangitoto College.[4]
In 2015, Botha was part of the team pursuit that won the event, and broke the world team pursuit record, at the Junior Track World Championship.[4] In 2017 Botha represented New Zealand at the Oceania Track Cycling Championships where she won the team pursuit and scratch race.[5][6] Later in the year Botha also competed at the Chile Track Cycling World Cup, winning gold in the women's team pursuit.[7]
Career achievements
Major results
- 2014
- National Junior Track Championships
- 3rd
Team pursuit, UCI Juniors Track World Championships
- 2015
- 1st
Team pursuit, UCI Juniors Track World Championships
- 2nd Omnium, National Junior Track Championships
- 3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
- 2016
- 1st
Team pursuit, National Track Championships
- 2017
- National Track Championships
- 2018
- 2nd
Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
- 2019
- 1st
Team pursuit, National Track Championships
- 3rd
Team pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Awards
In 2015 Botha won Auckland's Youth Sportswoman of the Year award and North Harbour Junior Sports Woman of the Year award.[4]
References
- ^ "Sport". ZB.
- ^ "Bryony Botha | New Zealand Olympic Team". New Zealand Olympic Team. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Cycling: Thomas Sexton's bronze medal breaks NZ drought at world championships" – via www.newshub.co.nz.
- ^ a b c "Bryony Botha – Auckland's Youth Sportswoman of the Year 2015". College Sport Media. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ Zealand, Cycling New. "NZ World Champions on fire while Australia Team Pursuit impress". www.cyclingnewzealand.nz. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Three Oceania titles in two days for Kiwi cyclist Kirstie James". Stuff. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Gold medal joy for two of the NZ combinations at track cycling world cup". Stuff. 10 December 2017.
External links
- Bryony Botha at Cycling Archives
- Bryony Botha at ProCyclingStats