Oliver Bleddyn (born 27 January 2002) is an Australian road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team ARA Skip Capital.[2]

Oliver Bleddyn
Personal information
Born (2002-01-27) 27 January 2002 (age 22)
Plymouth, Australia[1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Team information
Current teamARA Skip Capital
Discipline
RoleRider
Professional team
2023–ARA Skip Capital
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team pursuit

Early life

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He is from Western Australia and started bike racing at 12 years-old. He attended Frederick Irwin Anglican School and Applecross Senior High School. In 2018, he joined the Western Australian Institute of Sport. He won an Oceania U19 title in the team pursuit and won a silver in the individual pursuit. In 2021, he started training at the South Australia Institute for Sport.[3][4]

Career

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He won gold with the team pursuit at the Oceania Track Cycling Championships in Brisbane in 2022.[5]

He finished third in the time trial at the Oceania Road Cycling Championships in 2023.[6] He competed for Australia in the team pursuit and individual pursuit at the 2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Glasgow.[7][8]

He competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the team pursuit.[4][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Oliver Bleddyn". Eurosport. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  2. ^ "ARA Skip Capital". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Oliver Bleddyn". auscycling. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b Gratton, Kasey (24 July 2024). "From Peel to Paris: Childhood friends Conor Leahy & Oliver Bleddyn to compete together in Olympic team pursuit". Perth Now. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  5. ^ Brennan, Eliott (4 April 2022). "Australia dominate on day three of Oceania Track Cycling Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Oceania Continental Championships MU - ITT 2023". procyclingstats. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Track Worlds Day 3: Denmark, Great Britain claim team pursuit". Cycling News. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  8. ^ Lamoureux, Lyne (August 6, 2023). "Track Worlds Day 4: Ganna wins individual pursuit after tight battle with Bigham". Cycling News. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  9. ^ Weislo, Laura (August 1, 2024). "Paris Olympics: Men's team pursuit preview". Cycling News. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
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