Oliver Bleddyn Explained

Oliver Bleddyn
Birth Date:27 January 2002
Birth Place:Plymouth, UK[1]
Height:1.80 m
Weight:69 kg
Role:Rider
Proyears1:2023–
Majorwins:
Track
  • Team pursuit, Olympic Games (2024)
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    Oliver Bleddyn (born 27 January 2002) is an Australian road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team .[2] He won the gold medal in the team pursuit at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

    Early life

    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]

    Career

    He won gold with the team pursuit at the Oceania Track Cycling Championships in Brisbane in 2022.[4]

    He finished third in the time trial at the Oceania Road Cycling Championships in 2023.[5] He competed for Australia in the team pursuit and individual pursuit at the 2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Glasgow.[6] [7]

    He competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the team pursuit, winning the gold medal.[8] [9]

    Major results

    Track

    2018
  • Oceanian Junior Championships
  • 1st Madison
  • 1st Team pursuit
  • 2nd Individual pursuit
    2019
  • 1st Team pursuit, Oceanian Junior Championships
    2021
  • 2nd Scratch, National Championships
    2022
  • 1st Team pursuit, Oceanian Championships
  • National Championships
  • 2nd Individual pursuit
  • 2nd Madison
  • 2nd Points race
    2023
  • National Championships
  • 1st Team pursuit
  • 2nd Individual pursuit
  • Oceanian Championships
  • 1st Team pursuit
  • 3rd Madison
    2024
  • 1st Team pursuit, Olympic Games
  • 2nd Team pursuit, Oceanian Championships

    Road

    2022
  • 7th Time trial, Oceania Under-23 Championships
    2023
  • 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
  • 3rd Time trial, Oceania Under-23 Championships

    Notes and References

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

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