Kerrie Meares (born 4 September 1982 in Blackwater) is an Australian professional racing cyclist, and the older sister of Olympic Champion, Anna Meares. Kerrie and Anna watched the 1994 Commonwealth Games (that took place in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) on television, where they saw Australian racing cyclist (Kathy Watt) compete, prompting them to try the sport.[1]
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| Full name | Kerrie Meares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 September 1982 Blackwater, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2002 and after winning 2 x Commonwealth Games Gold Medals in Manchester, Meares was awarded the Queensland Sportswoman of the Year. Later that year, she was awarded the Peter Lacey award, an award bestowed on Queensland Academy of Sport athletes who have achieved great international success as well as being an ambassador for their sport.[2] Meares went on to win further medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in both the 500m Time Trial and Match Sprint in Melbourne, but retired before a third consecutive games in Delhi, India.[3]
As a Junior athlete, Meares was extremely successful breaking numerous State and National records in Sprint discipline events. She was a contender for the 2004 Olympic team, but pulled out from competition due to nagging back injuries, suffered during numerous crashes that occurred during competitions earlier that year.[4]
Meares retired from professional track cycling in 2007 and married former compatriot and sportswoman Emily Rosemond.[5] Post retirement from cycling, Kerrie and her wife Emily started the Track Cycling Academy based in Brisbane and online.[6]
Honours
edit- 2002 Australian Female Track Cyclist of the Year
- 2002 Queensland Sportswoman of the Year
- 2002 Peter Lacey Award
- 1999-2001 Multiplex Women's Sport Rising Star Scholarship Award
- 1997, 2000, 2001 Morning Bulletin / Frenchville Sports Club Junior Sports Star of the Year
- 2000 Australian Junior Women's Track Cyclist of the Year
- 1998 Coca-Cola Junior Sports Star of the Year
Career highlights
edit- 1999
- 2nd 500m TT, World Track Championships - Junior
- 3rd Scratch Race, Oceania Games, Sydney
- 2000
- 1st 500m TT, World Track Championships - Junior
- 2002
- 3rd 500m TT, World Track Championships, Copenhagen
- 2nd Sprint, World Track Championships, Copenhagen
- 1st Team Sprint, Sydney
- 1st 500m TT, Commonwealth Games, Manchester
- 1st Sprint, Commonwealth Games, Manchester
- 2003
- 2nd Keirin, Sydney
- 2004
- 1st 500m TT, Oceania Games, Melbourne
- 1st Sprint, Oceania Games, Melbourne
- 1st Keirin, Oceania Games, Melbourne
- 2005
- 2nd 500m TT, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 2nd Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 3rd Keirin, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 3rd Sprint, Oceania Games, Wanganui
- 2nd 500m TT, Oceania Games, Wanganui
- 1st Keirin, Oceania Games, Wanganui
- 2006
- 2nd 500m TT, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 1st Team Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 2nd Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 1st Keirin, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide[7]
- 3rd 500m TT, Commonwealth Games, Melbourne
- 3rd Sprint, Commonwealth Games, Melbourne
- 1st Team Sprint, Sydney
- 2nd 500m TT, Oceania Games, Melbourne
- 1st Sprint, Oceania Games, Melbourne
- 1st Keirin, Oceania Games, Melbourne
- 2007
- 1st Team Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Sydney
- 1st Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Sydney
- 2nd Sprint, Oceania Cycling Championships, Invercargill
- 1st Team Sprint, Oceania Cycling Championships, Invercargill
- 2nd Team Sprint, Sydney
- 2008
- 3rd Team Sprint, Los Angeles
- 2009
- 1st Keirin, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide[7]
Personal life
editKerrie Meares grew up close to Rockhampton in a suburb called Gracemere. Kerrie and Olympic sister Anna Meares now have streets named after them.[8]
Following retirement from cycling, via the Adelaide Advertiser Kerrie announced her marriage to Olympic speed-skater Emily Rosemond in 2015.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Anna Meares | Olympic Medals, Accident, Injury, Family, Sister, & Chef de Mission | Britannica". 17 August 2024.
- ^ Moore, Tony (12 November 2008). "Red hot Rice grabs another gong". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Meares Sisters and Pendleton rivalry | Commonwealth Games Australia". Commonwealth Games Australia. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Anna Meares outsprints sister Kerrie". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 February 2005. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ a b Hook, Ben (8 May 2016). "Love at Track". Love at track. The Advertiser.
- ^ "Kerrie Meares: The Next Chapter". Cycling. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ a b Sheer, Gennie (7 February 2009). "Kerrie Meares claims Keirin gold". Archived from the original on 17 February 2015.
- ^ "LIST GROWS: Famous people you didn't know hail from Rocky". Rockhampton Morning Bulletin. Retrieved 16 May 2016.