Eddie Dawkins Explained

Eddie Dawkins
Fullname:Edward James Dawkins
Birth Date:1988 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Invercargill, New Zealand
Height:1.85m (06.07feet)
Weight:93kg (205lb)
Discipline:Track

Edward James Dawkins (born 11 July 1989) is a New Zealand track cyclist. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games he won the silver medal in the men's sprint and the bronze medal in the men's 1 kilometre time trial.[1] At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he won the bronze medal in the men's sprint, and was part of the New Zealand time that won the gold medal in the team sprint, with Ethan Mitchell and Sam Webster.[2] [3] The team sprint team set two Commonwealth Games records along the way.[4] At the 2016 Rio Olympics, he won alongside Sam Webster and Ethan Mitchell a silver medal in the team sprint, but did not go beyond the round 1 repechage in the individual sprint.[5]

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Dawkins won gold in the team sprint event alongside Ethan Mitchell and Sam Webster.[6]

He had previously competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7]

Dawkins retired from professional cycling in 2020, and took up the sport of powerlifting. In 2022, he was selected to represent New Zealand at the Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships in Auckland.[8]

Major results

2017
  • 1st Team Sprint, UCI World Track Championships
  • 1st Sprinters Omnium, Six Day London

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Eddie Dawkins. New Zealand Olympic Committee. 25 July 2012. https://archive.today/20121220081848/http://www.olympic.org.nz/nzolympic/athlete/eddie-dawkins. 20 December 2012. live.
    2. Web site: Glasgow 2014 - Men's Sprint Finals - Bronze. g2014results.thecgf.com. 2018-05-02. 3 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180503042323/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/PEVU/PEVU_CTM001102.html. dead.
    3. Web site: Glasgow 2014 - Men's Team Sprint Finals - Gold. g2014results.thecgf.com. 2018-05-02. 3 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180503111054/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/PEVU/PEVU_CTM401101.html. dead.
    4. Web site: Glasgow 2014 - Edward Dawkins Profile. g2014results.thecgf.com. 2018-05-02. 3 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180503041802/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/cycling_track/1032494/edward_dawkins.html. dead.
    5. News: Sam Webster 12th in individual sprint . 14 August 2016 . . 14 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160822103511/http://www.newshub.co.nz/sport/sam-webster-12th-in-individual-sprint-2016081407#axzz4HCgTIers . 22 August 2016 . dead .
    6. Web site: Qualifying results . 6 April 2018 . 5 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180405073112/https://results.gc2018.com/resCG2018-/pdf/CG2018-/CTR/CG2018-_CTR_C73D1_CTRMSPRTEAM3----------QUAL000100--.pdf . dead .
    7. Web site: Eddie Dawkins Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104806/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/eddie-dawkins-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2018-05-02.
    8. Oppert, J., "Champion cyclist Dawkins trades in pedal for powerlifting metal," Television New Zealand OneNews, 30 September 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.

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