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Meares, Anna Maree Devenish (1983 - )

Born
21 September 1983
Blackwater, Queensland, Australia
Occupation
Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Cyclist and Olympian
Website
http://www.annameares.net/index.html

Summary

In 2001 Anna Meares was awarded the Australian Junior Women's Track Cyclist of the Year. Since then, she has added an enormous array of trophies to her cabinet.

Meares made an astonishing come back from a very bad cycling accident at the World Cup in January 2008 when she broke her neck. But she fought her way back and qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, eventually winning a silver medal in the women's sprint event.

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Events

2004
Bronze Medalist at the Athens Olympic Games - Cycling - Sprint
2004
Gold Medalist at the Athens Olympic Games - Cycling - 500m Time trial
2006
Gold Medalist at Melbourne Commonwealth Games - Cycling - 500m Time trial
2008
Silver Medalist at the Beijing Olympic Games - Cycling - Sprint

Sources used to compile this entry: Australia at the Games, with Gordon, Harry, Australian Olympic Committee, 2006, http://corporate.olympics.com.au/index.cfm?p=25.

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Created: 11 March 2007, Last modified: 30 November 2009

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