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Bryony Botha

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.[1]

Bryony Botha
Botha in 2020
Personal information
Born (1997-11-04) 4 November 1997 (age 27)
Takapuna, New Zealand
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Team information
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Rider typeEndurance
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team pursuit
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Individual pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Pruszków Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Glasgow Individual pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Ballerup Individual pursuit
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Individual pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Team pursuit
UCI Junior Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Astana Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Gwangmyeong Team pursuit

Career

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Botha was raised in Auckland, New Zealand and attended Rangitoto College.[2]

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.[2] In 2017 Botha represented New Zealand at the Oceania Track Cycling Championships where she won the team pursuit and scratch race.[3][4] Later in the year Botha also competed at the Chile Track Cycling World Cup, winning gold in the women's team pursuit.[5]

She represented New Zealand at the 2018 Commonwealth Games claiming silver in the team pursuit.[6][7] Botha also won bronze in the team pursuit at the 2019 Track Cycling World Championships in Poland.[8]

Career achievements

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Major results

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2014
National Junior Track Championships
1st   Individual pursuit
1st   Omnium
3rd 500m time trial
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
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

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In 2015 Botha won Auckland's Youth Sportswoman of the Year award and North Harbour Junior Sports Woman of the Year award.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Olympics.com".
  2. ^ a b c "Bryony Botha – Auckland's Youth Sportswoman of the Year 2015". College Sport Media. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. ^ Zealand, Cycling New. "NZ World Champions on fire while Australia Team Pursuit impress". www.cyclingnewzealand.nz. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Three Oceania titles in two days for Kiwi cyclist Kirstie James". Stuff. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Gold medal joy for two of the NZ combinations at track cycling world cup". Stuff. 10 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Sport". ZB.
  7. ^ "Bryony Botha | New Zealand Olympic Team". New Zealand Olympic Team. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Cycling: Thomas Sexton's bronze medal breaks NZ drought at world championships". Newshub – via www.newshub.co.nz.
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