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Anna Meares

Anna Meares
Meares in 2012
Personal information
Born (1983-09-21) 21 September 1983 (age 41)
Blackwater, Queensland,[1] Australia
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight70 kg (154 lb)[2]
Sport
SportTrack cycling
ClubRockhampton Cycling Club[1]
Coached byKen Tucker (1999–2003)[3]
Gary West[4]
Retired16 October 2016 (2016-10-16)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 1 3
World Championships 11 10 6
Commonwealth Games 5 2 1
Total 18 13 10
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 500 m time trial
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Keirin
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Melbourne 500 m time trial
Gold medal – first place 2007 Palma de Mallorca 500 m time trial
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pruszków Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2010 Ballerup 500 m time trial
Gold medal – first place 2010 Ballerup Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2011 Apeldoorn Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2011 Apeldoorn Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2011 Apeldoorn Keirin
Gold medal – first place 2012 Melbourne Keirin
Gold medal – first place 2012 Melbourne 500 m time trial
Gold medal – first place 2015 Yvelines Keirin
Silver medal – second place 2003 Stuttgart Keirin
Silver medal – second place 2004 Melbourne Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2005 Los Angeles 500 m time trial
Silver medal – second place 2006 Bordeaux 500 m time trial
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pruszków 500 m time trial
Silver medal – second place 2012 Melbourne Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2014 Cali 500 m time trial
Silver medal – second place 2014 Cali Keirin
Silver medal – second place 2015 Yvelines 500 m time trial
Silver medal – second place 2016 London Keirin
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Los Angeles Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Palma de Mallorca Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Palma de Mallorca Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Palma de Mallorca Keirin
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Melbourne Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Yvelines Team sprint
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne 500 m time trial
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi 500 m time trial
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 500 m time trial
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester Sprint

Anna Maree Devenish Meares[1] OAM (born 21 September 1983) is an Australian retired track cyclist. She currently resides in Adelaide in South Australia where the Australian Institute of Sport's Track Cycling program has its headquarters at the Adelaide Super-Drome.

She has been the 500 metre track time trial world champion on four occasions, and a gold medallist at the Commonwealth and Olympic Games. At the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships Meares took the gold in the keirin—her 11th world title in total, which made her the most decorated female track cyclist of all time.[5]

She was the flag-bearer and captain for the Australian team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in keirin.[2] This made her the first Australian to win individual medals in four consecutive Olympics.[6]

On 16 October 2016, Meares announced her official retirement from her current competitive cycling career.[7] In November 2022, she was appointed as the Chef de Mission of the Australian team for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.[8]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference sr was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Anna Meares Archived 25 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.olympics.com.au
  3. ^ "Rio 2016: Anna Meares always destined to succeed, former coach says - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  4. ^ Anna Meares. nbcolympics.com
  5. ^ "Anna Meares becomes most decorated female track rider in history". cyclingnews.com. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Anna Meares announces retirement from professional cycling". cyclingnews.com. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Anna Meares announces retirement from cycling after career including six Olympic medals". The Guardian. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Anna Meares selected to lead Australia's Olympic Team in Paris". Australian Olympic Committee. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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