Sean Eadie

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**Sean Eadie**
Personal information
Full name	Sean Eadie
Date of birth	April 15, 1969 (1969-04-15) (age 39)
Country	Australia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	98 kg (220 lb/15.4 st)
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Amateur team(s)
	Bankstown Sports CC
Major wins
Sprint world champion (1997)
Infobox last updated on:
2 April 2008

Medal record
Competitor for Australia
Track cycling
Olympic Games
Bronze	2000 Sydney	Team Sprint
Commonwealth Games
Gold	2002 Manchester	Team Sprint
Silver	2002 Manchester	Sprint
Silver	1998 Kuala Lumpur	Sprint
World Championship
Gold	2002 Copenhagen	Sprint
Silver	2001 Antwerp	Team Sprint
Silver	2002 Copenhagen	Team Sprint
Bronze	1997 Perth	Team Sprint

Sean Eadie (born 15 April 1969 in Sydney, Australia) is a professional track cyclist. He lives in Como, New South Wales. He started cycling at the age of 10 and became a professional track cyclist full-time in 1990.^[1] Despite his competitive aggression on the track, he is known to be a "gentle giant" off the track. Prior to becoming a full time cyclist, Eadie was a kindergarten teacher. He was awarded a Diploma of Teaching (Primary) from the Australian Catholic University.^[1]

In 2002 Eadie broke the Commonwealth games record for a flying 200m in a time of 10.145 on his way to winning silver in the sprint event. The following year, he was part of the team sprint who won gold at the World Championships in a new world record time.

Eadie competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens following controversy. He was cleared by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, after insufficient evidence, of allegations that he had tried to import human growth hormone.^[2]^[3] A package containing Peptides was sent to Eadie from San Diego. It was intercepted by customs officers. At the hearing, Eadie said that he didn't know who had sent the package and that checks of his credit-card records would show no link. Eadie has never failed a drugs test.^[4]

Eadie is known for his beard, which earned him many nicknames. In an interview with cyclingnews.com's Lucy Power, he was asked if it was counter-aerodynamic to shave his legs but not his face. He said that he had "won the team sprint and went 10.14 in Manchester, won the world's - wasn't too counter productive!" He said he shaved his legs "because it feels great in bed."^[1]

[edit] Palmarés

1995: 1st Sprint, Oceania Titles, QLD; 2nd Keirin, Oceania Titles, QLD; 2nd Sprint, Australian National Track Championships; 4th Time Trial, Oceania Titles, QLD

1996: 2nd Team Sprint, Australian National Track Championships; 3rd Sprint, World Cup, COL; 3rd Sprint, Australian National Track Championships

1997: 3rd Team Sprint, UCI Track Cycling World Championships (with Danny Day & Shane Kelly); 1st Team Sprint, World Cup, AUS; 1st Team Sprint, Australian National Track Championships; 2nd Sprint, Australian National Track Championships; 3rd Sprint, World Cup, RSA; 3rd Team Sprint, World Cup, COL; 4th Keirin, Australian National Track Championships

1998: 2nd Sprint, Commonwealth Games; 2nd Sprint, World Cup, FRA; 2nd Flying 200m, Australian National Track Championships; 3rd Team Sprint, Australian National Track Championships

1999: 2nd Team Sprint, Oceania International Grand Prix, NSW; 3rd Sprint, Oceania International Grand Prix, NSW; 3rd Sprint, Australian National Track Championships; 3rd Keirin, Australian National Track Championships; 4th Flying 200m, Australian National Track Championships

2000: 3rd Team Sprint, Olympic Games (with Gary Neiwand & Darryn Hill); 1st Flying 200m, Australian National Track Championships; 1st Team Sprint, Australian National Track Championships; 1st Sprint, Australian National Track Championships; 1st Sprint, Qantas Cup NSW; 2nd Flying 200m, Qantas Cup NSW; 4th Sprint, World Cup, COL; Geo Adam Trophy - Ride of the Series Australian Track Titles