2016 Summer Olympics - Athletes

track (sprint, keirin, 500m time trial)

Anna Meares

Date of birth

1983-09-21

Birthplace

Blackwater

Height

165 cm

Weight

72.0 kg

Olympic Games (5 medals: 2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

  • 500m time trial: 1st (2004)
  • Sprint: 1st (2012), 2nd (2008), 3rd (2004)
  • Team sprint: 3rd (2012)

World Championships (26 medals: 11 gold, 9 silver, 6 bronze)

  • 500m time trial: 1st (2004, 2007, 2010, 2012), 2nd (2005, 2009, 2014, 2015)
  • Keirin: 1st (2011, 2012, 2015), 2nd (2003, 2014, 2016), 3rd (2007)
  • Sprint: 1st (2011), 2nd (2004), 3rd (2005, 2007, 2012)
  • Team sprint: 1st (2009, 2010, 2011), 2nd (2012), 3rd (2007, 2015)

Going for gold again

Double Olympic champion in 2004 (500m time trial) and 2012 (sprint), track cyclist Anna Meares is gunning for gold again in Rio.

At 32, the Australian boasts a phenomenal record, having conquered a record 11 world titles between 2004 and 2015 (4 in the 500m time trial, 3 in the keirin, 1 in the sprint and 3 in the team sprint).

The first woman to go below 33 seconds in the 500m (in 2013), Meares made an astonishing comeback from a terrible accident in 2008, when she broke her neck at the World Cup.

The pressure has sometimes taken its toll - and no more so than at London 2012, where she beat home favourite Victoria Pendleton to sprint gold: "At the time, I was tearing my hair out," Meares admits. "It was just super stressful."

Results

Women's Team Sprint

4Women's Team Sprint32.658
4Women's Team Sprint, Qualification32.881 Q
3Women's Team Sprint, 1st Round32.636
1Women's Team Sprint, 1st Round, Heat 132.636
2Women's Team Sprint, Final 3-432.658

Women's Keirin

5Women's Keirin, 1st RoundQ
2Women's Keirin, 1st Round, Heat 1Q
1Women's Keirin, 2nd RoundQ
1Women's Keirin, 2nd Round, Heat 2Q

Women's Sprint

9Women's Sprint, Qualification10.947 Q
1Women's Sprint, Repechage Round 1Q
1Women's Sprint, Repechage Round 1, Heat 1Q

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