Ryan Bayley
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2004 Athens | Keirin |
| Gold | 2004 Athens | Sprint |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Gold | 2006 Manchester | Sprint |
| Gold | 2006 Manchester | Team Sprint |
| Gold | 2006 Melbourne | Keirin |
| Gold | 2006 Melbourne | Sprint |
| World Championship | ||
| Gold | 2001 Antwerpen | Keirin |
| Silver | 2001 Antwerpen | Team Sprint |
| Silver | 2002 Copenhagen | Team Sprint |
| Bronze | 2004 Melbourne | Sprint |
| Bronze | 2006 Bordeaux | Team Sprint |
Ryan Bayley OAM (born March 9, 1982 in Perth, Western Australia) is a professional cyclist, who started competitive cycling in 1997 at fifteen years of age.
He is a member of the Albany Cycling Club and employed by the Australian Institute of Sport. He lives in Alexander Heights, a suburb of Perth.
His greatest success as a track cyclist has been in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he won gold medals in the sprint and Keirin events. He also won gold medals for the Sprint and Team Sprint track cycling events at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.
He was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in the 2005 Australia Day Honours List. Other awards include:
- 2004 Australian Cyclist of the Year
- 2004 Australian Male Track Cyclist of the Year
- 2001 Australian Male Track Cyclist of the Year
- 2000 Male Junior Cyclist of the Year
- 2000 Australian Male Junior Track Cyclist of the Year
[edit] Career highlights
2004 1st 2004 Summer Olympics Sprint GRE; 1st 2004 Summer Olympics Keirin GRE; 1st Sprint Oceania Titles NZL; 2nd Keirin Oceania Titles NZL;
2003 1st Sprint Australian Titles NSW;
2002 1st Sprint 2002 Commonwealth Games ENG; 1st Team Sprint 2002 Commonwealth Games ENG; 2nd Team Sprint World Titles DEN; 2nd Keirin Track World Cup RUS; 2nd Team Sprint Track World Cup RUS;
2001 1st Keirin World Titles BEL 1st Keirin Oceania Titles AUS 1st Olympic Sprint Oceania Titles AUS 1st Flying 200m Australian Titles VIC 1st Olympic Sprint Australian Titles VIC 2nd Olympic Sprint World Titles BEL
2000 1st Sprint World Junior Titles ITA; 1st Olympic Sprint World Junior Titles ITA; 1st Flying 200m U19 Australian Titles NSW; 1st Sprint U19 Australian Titles NSW; 1st Keirin U19 Australian Titles NSW; Champion of Champions - Australian Track Titles
1998 1st Sprint U17 Australian Titles; 1st Flying 200m U17 Australian Titles;
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Categories: Track cyclists | Australian cyclists | Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics | Olympic competitors for Australia | Western Australian Sports Star of the Year winners | Commonwealth Games gold medallists | People from Perth, Western Australia | Recipients of the Order of Australia Medal | 1982 births | Living people
