Shane Kelly

Shane Kelly

Kelly in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Shane John Kelly
Born	7 January 1972 (1972-01-07) (age 40) Ararat, Victoria, Australia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight	85 kg (190 lb)[2]
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Amateur team(s)
Stawell-Great Western Cycling Club
Professional team(s)
Toshiba-Australia
Medal record Competitor for  Australia Track cycling World Championships Gold 1995 Bogotá Kilo Gold 1996 Manchester Kilo Gold 1996 Manchester Team sprint Gold 1997 Perth Kilo Silver 1993 Hamar Kilo Silver 1998 Bordeaux Kilo Silver 1998 Bordeaux Team sprint Silver 1999 Berlin Kilo Silver 2003 Stuttgart Kilo Bronze 1994 Palermo Kilo Bronze 1997 Perth Kilo Bronze 2002 Ballerup Kilo Bronze 2005 Los Angeles Keirin Bronze 2006 Bordeaux Team sprint Olympic Games Silver 1992 Barcelona 1000 m time trial Bronze 2000 Sydney 1000 m time trial Bronze 2004 Athens Keirin
Infobox last updated on 14 June 2010

Shane John Kelly OAM (born 7 January 1972, Ararat, Victoria) is a former professional Australian track racing cyclist. Kelly specialized in the men's 1000 m time trial, commonly known as the Kilo. Kelly announced his retirement from international competition at the end of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.^[3] Kelly is now working in motivational speaking, team building, and cycling fitness and training programs.^[3]

Contents 1 Cycling career 1.1 Mark French drug scandal 2 Awards and honours 3 Palmarès 4 References 5 External links

Cycling career

Kelly began cycling at the age of five.^[2] He achieved success as a junior, winning the junior Kilo at the Australian National Track Championships.

Kelly has competed in five Olympic Games. He won a silver medal in the 1000 m time trial at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Kelly is well known for an infamous mishap at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Going into the kilo event, he was the world record holder and strong favourite. However his foot slipped from the pedal at the start, and he did not start racing.^[4] Kelly won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and came fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Also in 2004 he competed in the Keirin event, winning a bronze medal. He was fourth across the line, but another cyclist was disqualified for dangerous riding. The 1000m time trial event was removed from the Olympic program after 2004. At the 2008 Summer Olympics Kelly came fourth in the Keirin.

Kelly was the world champion in the kilo for three consecutive times, from 1995 to 1997. He also competed at the Commonwealth Games, winning gold in the 1000 m time trial in 1994 and 1998. Kelly has also won a World Championship in the Team Sprint in 1996.

Mark French drug scandal

Kelly was one of the five cyclists accused of having injected legal vitamin supplements, by former teammate Mark French.^[2][5] French's lifetime ban and conviction were ultimately overturned due to lack of evidence, and Kelly himself was never charged.

Awards and honours

Kelly was awarded the title of Australian Cyclist of the Year in 1996, and Australian Male Track Cyclist of the Year in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999. He was also awarded the medal of the Order of Australia on Australia Day in 2004.^[6]

Palmarès

References

External links

• Official website
• Shane Kelly profile at Cycling Archives

Persondata
Name	Kelly, Shane John
Alternative names
Short description	Track bicycle racer
Date of birth	1972-01-07
Place of birth	Ararat, Victoria, Australia
Date of death
Place of death