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| Born | (1997-11-04) 4 November 1997 (age 27) Takapuna, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Bryony Botha (born 4 November 1997) is a New Zealand road and track cyclist. On the 7th of August 2024 she won a silver medal in the team pursuit during the 2024 summer Olympic Games with Ally Wollaston, Emily Shearman and Nicole Shields.
Career
Botha was raised in Auckland, New Zealand and attended Rangitoto College.
At the 2015 Juniors Track World Championships Botha was part of the team pursuit that won the event, and broke the world team pursuit record. In 2017 Botha represented New Zealand at the Oceania Track Cycling Championships where she won the team pursuit and scratch race. Later in the year Botha also competed at the Chile Track Cycling World Cup, winning gold in the women's team pursuit.
She represented New Zealand at the 2018 Commonwealth Games claiming silver in the team pursuit. Botha also won bronze in the team pursuit at the 2019 Track Cycling World Championships in Poland.
Career achievements
Major results
- 2014
- National Junior Track Championships
- 1st
Individual pursuit - 1st Omnium
- 3rd 500m time trial
- 1st
- 3rd
Team pursuit, UCI Juniors Track World Championships - 2015
- 1st
Team pursuit, UCI Juniors Track World Championships - 2nd Omnium, National Junior Track Championships
- 3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
- 2016
- 1st Team pursuit, National Track Championships
- 2017
- National Track Championships
- 1st Team pursuit
- 3rd Madison
- 1st
- 2018
- 2nd
Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games - 2019
- 1st Team pursuit, National Track Championships
- 3rd Team pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
- 2022
- 1st
Individual pursuit, Commonwealth Games - 2nd Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
- 2nd Individual pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Awards
In 2015 Botha won Auckland's Youth Sportswoman of the Year award and North Harbour Junior Sports Woman of the Year award.
References
- "Olympics.com".
- ^ "Bryony Botha – Auckland's Youth Sportswoman of the Year 2015". College Sport Media. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- Zealand, Cycling New. "NZ World Champions on fire while Australia Team Pursuit impress". www.cyclingnewzealand.nz. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- "Three Oceania titles in two days for Kiwi cyclist Kirstie James". Stuff. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- "Gold medal joy for two of the NZ combinations at track cycling world cup". Stuff. 10 December 2017.
- "Sport". ZB.
- "Bryony Botha | New Zealand Olympic Team". New Zealand Olympic Team. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- "Cycling: Thomas Sexton's bronze medal breaks NZ drought at world championships". Newshub – via www.newshub.co.nz.
External links
- Bryony Botha at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Bryony Botha at ProCyclingStats
- Bryony Botha at CycleBase
- Bryony Botha at Olympics.com
- Bryony Botha at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Bryony Botha at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Bryony Botha at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 1997 births
- Living people
- New Zealand female cyclists
- New Zealand track cyclists
- Olympic cyclists for New Zealand
- Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
- Cyclists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Cyclists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- People educated at Rangitoto College
- Cyclists from Auckland
- People from Takapuna
- 21st-century New Zealand sportswomen
- Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in cycling
- Olympic silver medalists for New Zealand