Jacinta Coleman Explained

Jacinta Gray
Birth Name:Jacinta Joan Coleman
Birth Date:17 July 1974
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Death Place:Tauranga, New Zealand
Height:167cm (66inches)
Weight:550NaN0
Discipline:Road cycling

Jacinta Joan Gray (née Coleman, 17 July 1974 – 27 June 2017) was a New Zealand road cyclist who represented her country at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Early life and family

Born in Auckland on 17 July 1974, Gray was the daughter of Brian and Sandra Coleman.[1] [2] She married Australian cyclist Jay Sweet and they had one son, but later divorced.[3] In 2009, she married James Gray, and the couple had two children.

Cycling

She took up cycling at the beginning of 1995,[4] and made rapid progress in the sport.[5] Gray rode for New Zealand in the women's road race at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, finishing in 10th place.[6] In the women's individual road race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Gray finished 18th out of 57 starters.[6]

Death

Gray died from bowel cancer in Tauranga on 27 June 2017.[2] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Jacinta Coleman . 7 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120203/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/jacinta-coleman-1.html . 2 April 2015 .
  2. News: Jacinta Joan Gray . 29 June 2017 . New Zealand Herald . 29 June 2017.
  3. Web site: Where are they now? Jay Sweet . 2011 . Jamie . Jowett . CyclingTips . 30 June 2017.
  4. News: Australians carve up the placings . The Dominion . 31 March 1995 . Ron . Palenski . 33.
  5. News: Wheels of selection are working . Sunday Star Times . 7 April 1996 . Andrew . Sanders . 8.
  6. Web site: Jacinta Coleman . New Zealand Olympic Committee . 2016 . 30 June 2017.
  7. Web site: Olympian Jacinta Gray opens up about her terminal cancer diagnosis . Now To Love . 30 June 2017.