Megan Dunn (cyclist)
 Dunn leading the peloton at the 2011 Renditions Homes Santos Cup | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Megan Dunn |
| Born | 27 August 1991 Dubbo, Australia |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road and track |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| Dubbo Cycle Club | |
Medal record | |
Megan Dunn (born 27 August 1991)[1] is an Australian professional racing cyclist.
Biography
[edit]Dunn was born in Dubbo, New South Wales.[1] She began cycling at the age of three and soon followed her older brother to the local cycling track[2] where she began competing at the age of six.[1] She is an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[3]
In 2005, Dunn won the time trial, sprint, individual pursuit and scratch race events in the Under 15 Australian National Track Championships.[4]
She took part in the 2007 Australian Youth Olympic Festival on the road and track, and again on the track in 2009.[2]
In 2008 Dunn became the youngest winner in the Bay Classic series history when she won the event at the age of 16.[5] Dunn went on to win the scratch and points races at the UCI Junior Track World Championships in 2008, and was also a member of the gold medal-winning team pursuit squad. She was named "Australian Junior Female Cyclist of the Year" in 2008, and described by national coach Gary Sutton as "the future of women's cycling."[6]
Career highlights
[edit]- 2008
- 1st Scratch, UCI Track World Championships (Junior)
- 1st Points race, UCI Track World Championships (Junior)
- 1st Team Pursuit, UCI Track World Championships (Junior) with Ashlee Ankudinoff & Sarah Kent
- 1st Bay Classic
- 3rd Stage 1, Bay Classic
- 1st Stage 3, Bay Classic, Geelong
- 1st Australian Point Score titles
- 3rd Pursuit, Australian National Track Championships (Junior)
- 1st Points race, Australian National Track Championships (Junior)
- 2nd Team Pursuit, Australian National Track Championships (Elite)
- 3rd Scratch, Australian National Track Championships (Junior)
- 2009
- 1st Points race, Latrobe Carnival
- 1st Points race, Devonport Carnival
- 2nd Points race, Launceston Carnival
- 1st Omnium, UCI Track World Championships (Junior)
- 1st Points race, UCI Track World Championships (Junior)
- 1st Team Pursuit, UCI Track World Championships (Junior)
- 1st Pursuit, Oceania Championships (Junior)
- 1st Scratch, Oceania Championships (Junior)
- 1st Points Race, Oceania Championships (Junior)
- 1st Australian National Road Race Championships (Junior)
- 1st Points race, Australian National Track Championships (Junior)
- 1st Omnium, Australian National Track Championships (Junior)
- 3rd Scratch, Australian National Track Championships (Junior)
- 3rd Australian National Criterium Championships (Junior)
- 2010
- 1st Points Race, Commonwealth Games
- 1st Scratch, Commonwealth Games
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Rider Profiles: Megan Dunn". Cycling Australia. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ^ a b "Cyclist of year joins AYOF team". Australian Olympic Committee. 2 December 2008.
- ^ AIS Athletes at 2010 Commonwealth Games Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2005 Australian Junior & Masters Track Championships". Cycle Sport Victoria. 20 March 2005. Archived from the original on 1 December 2012.
- ^ Roger Vaughan (6 January 2008). "Renshaw, Dunn win Bay Classic". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012.
- ^ "Australia's Best". Daily Liberal. 25 November 2008.
External links
[edit]- Megan Dunn at Cycling Archives (archive)
- Megan Dunn at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Megan Dunn at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Megan Dunn at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Australian female cyclists
- Australian Institute of Sport cyclists
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
- Cyclists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Sportspeople from Dubbo
- Sportswomen from New South Wales
- 21st-century Australian sportswomen