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Encyclopedia > Shane Kelly
Medal record
Competitor for Flag of Australia Australia
Track cycling
Olympic Games
Silver Barcelona 1992 1000 m time trial
Bronze Sydney 2000 1000 m time trial
Bronze Athens 2004 Keirin

Shane Kelly OAM (born January 7, 1972 in Ararat, Victoria) is an Australian cyclist, who's specialty event is the men's 1000m time trial. In this event he is three times world champion (1995, 1996, 1997); and won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and came 4th at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially-built banked tracks or velodromes (but many events are held at older velodromes where the track banking is relatively shallow) using track bicycles. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... The 92 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Final results for the Cycling competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, 3 different Bicycle racing disciplines were contested: Road cycling, Track cycling, and Mountain biking. ... The ceremony for the lighting of the flame is arranged as a pagan pageant, with priestesses dancing. ... Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics was split into three categories: Road, held on the streets of Athens. ... Insignia of a Companion of the Order of Australia. ... is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Ararat in Victoria (red) Ararat () is a regional town in south-west Victoria, Australia. ... The 92 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The mens 1 kilometre time trial in Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics was a time trial race in which each of the seventeen cyclists attempted to set the fastest time for four laps (1 kilometre) of the track. ...


Kelly is probably best known for a mishap at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Going into the event, he was the world record holder and strong favourite. However his foot slipped from the pedal at the start, and he did not complete the race [1]. The 1996 Summer h Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ...


Kelly also won gold in this event at the 1994 and 1998 Commonwealth Games. Countries that competed The 1994 Commonwealth Games were held August 18-28, 1994 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ... The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from September 11 to September 21 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for 20th Century. ... Current flag of the Commonwealth Games Federation Locations of the games, and participating countries Commonwealth Games Federation seal, adopted in 2001 The Commonwealth Games is a multinational, multi-sport event. ...


Kelly has also won a World Championship in the Team Sprint in 1996, and a bronze medal in the Keirin event at the 2004 Olympics. He 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. Keirin is a track cycling event in which racing cyclists sprint for victory. ...

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Shane Kelly - www.elitesports.com.au (401 words)
At Sydney 2000 Shane Kelly once again carried the hopes of a nation on his shoulders in the 1km time trial at the Olympic velodrome.
Shane tried gallantly to bridge the gap, unfortunately he was unable to maintain the pace.
Kelly made it three medals from four Games with a superb bronze behind teammate Ryan Bayley in the Keirin at the Athens Olympics, confirming his status as one of Australia's track cycling greats.
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