Sam Webster (cyclist)
Personal information | |
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Nickname | Wiki[1] |
Born |
Auckland, New Zealand | 16 July 1991
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 80 kg (180 lb; 13 st) |
Team information | |
Discipline | Track |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Sprinter |
Major wins | |
3x Junior World Champion 2009, 2 gold medals at 2014 glasgow commonwealth games. | |
Medal record
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Sam Webster (born 16 July 1991) is a New Zealand track cyclist. He was the 2009 sprint, keirin and team sprint World Champion at the Junior World Championships and New Zealand national track cycling champion. He won gold medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the individual sprint and the team sprint.
Biography
Born in Auckland, Webster attended Auckland Grammar School.[2]
Sam Webster is a Sprint Cyclist from New Zealand.
His pal mares include Junior World Championship titles in the Team Sprint, Keirin and Sprint (2009, Moscow). From the Junior World Championships, he moved into the Elite category and has continued to climb the ranks. Webster is a member of the New Zealand Team Sprint team that has made the consistent climb at the World Championships, from Bronze in 2012 (Melbourne), Silver in 2013 (Minsk) and Gold in 2014, claiming their first World Champions rainbow jersey in the elite ranks.
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Sam raced his way to Bronze in the Sprint and Silver in the Team Sprint but suffered a big crash in the Team Sprint in the race for gold. He was the reserve for the New Zealand Sprint Team at the 2012 London Olympics.
Palmarès
- 2009
- 1st Sprint, 2009 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships
- 1st Keirin, 2009 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships
- 1st Team Sprint, 2009 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships
- 2nd Keirin, Oceania Cycling Championships
- 3rd Team sprint, Oceania Cycling Championships
- 2010
- 1st Sprintmeeting, Cottbus (August)
- 1st Sprintmeeting, Dudenhofen (September)
- 1st Sprintmeeting, Darmstadt (September)
- 2nd Team Sprint, XIX Commonwealth Games
- 2nd Team Sprint, UCI World Cup Classics, Melbourne
- 3rd Team Sprint, UCI World Cup Classics, Cali
- 3rd Sprint, XIX Commonwealth Games
- 3rd Keirin, New Zealand National Championships
- 6th Keirin, UCI World Track Championships, Copenhagen
- 2014
- 1st Team Sprint, UCI World Track Championships, Cali
- 1st Sprint, Commonwealth Games 2014, Glasgow
- 1st Team Sprint, Commonwealth Games 2014, Glasgow
Sponsors
References
- ↑ Archibald, Matt (9 June 2011). "Matt Archibald's German Diary". Cycling Southland.
- ↑ "New Cycling Club for Auckland". Cycling New Zealand. 2009-10-17.
External links
- Sam Webster profile at Cycling Archives
- Sam Webster on Twitter
- Official website