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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.

Sam Webster

Personal information
Born	(1991-07-16) 16 July 1991 (age 31) Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
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 Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team sprint World Championships 2014 Cali Team sprint 2016 London Team sprint 2017 Hong Kong Team sprint 2013 Minsk Team sprint 2015 Yvelines Team sprint 2012 Melbourne Team sprint Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Team sprint 2014 Glasgow Sprint 2018 Gold Coast Team sprint 2018 Gold Coast Sprint 2010 Delhi Team sprint 2014 Glasgow Keirin 2010 Delhi Sprint 2022 Birmingham Team sprint

Biography

Born in Auckland in 1991, Webster attended Auckland Grammar School.[1] Webster is a track cyclist competing in a variety of sprint disciplines. His palmarès include a gold medal at the January 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival in the men's sprint.[2] At the Junior World Championship in August 2009 in Moscow, he won gold in the team sprint, Keirin and sprint. From the Junior World Championships, he moved into the elite category. 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 (Cali, Colombia), claiming their first World Champions rainbow jersey in the elite ranks.

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Webster 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. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, he won alongside Eddie Dawkins and Ethan Mitchell a silver medal in the Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's Team Sprint.

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Webster won Gold in the team sprint event alongside Ethan Mitchell and Eddie Dawkins.[3]

Major results

Sponsors

• Oakley
• Cycle City

References

External links

• Sam Webster at Cycling Archives
• Official page on Blogger

Awards
Preceded by Jossi Wells	Halberg Awards – Emerging Talent Award 2009	Succeeded by Gareth Kean

На других языках

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- [en] Sam Webster (cyclist)

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[fr] Sam Webster

Sam Webster (né le 16 juillet 1991) est un coureur cycliste néo-zélandais. Spécialiste de la piste, il est triple champion du monde de la vitesse par équipes avec Edward Dawkins et Ethan Mitchell (2014, 2016 et 2017).

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[it] Sam Webster

Sam Webster (Auckland, 16 luglio 1991) è un pistard neozelandese, medaglia d'argento nella velocità a squadre ai Giochi olimpici di Rio 2016 e tre volte campione del mondo di specialità.

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