Bryony Botha Explained
Bryony Botha |
Birth Date: | 4 November 1997 |
Birth Place: | Takapuna, New Zealand |
Height: | 1.74 m |
Weight: | 69 kg |
Role: | Rider |
Ridertype: | Endurance |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Bryony Botha (born 4 November 1997) is a New Zealand road and track cyclist. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's team pursuit. [1]
Career
Botha was raised in Auckland, New Zealand and attended Rangitoto College.[2]
In 2015, Botha was part of the team pursuit that won the event, and broke the world team pursuit record, at the Junior Track World Championship. 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
Major results
- 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 ChampionshipsAwards
In 2015 Botha won Auckland's Youth Sportswoman of the Year award and North Harbour Junior Sports Woman of the Year award.
Notes and References
- Web site: Cycling Track BOTHA Bryony - Tokyo 2020 Olympics. 2021-10-06. olympics.com. en-us. 6 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211006152358/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games//hi/results/cycling-track/athlete-profile-n1470166-botha-bryony.htm. dead.
- Web site: Bryony Botha – Auckland's Youth Sportswoman of the Year 2015. College Sport Media. en. 22 February 2018.
- Web site: NZ World Champions on fire while Australia Team Pursuit impress. Zealand. Cycling New. www.cyclingnewzealand.nz. en. 29 March 2018.
- Web site: Three Oceania titles in two days for Kiwi cyclist Kirstie James. Stuff. en. 29 March 2018.
- Web site: Gold medal joy for two of the NZ combinations at track cycling world cup. 10 December 2017. Stuff.
- Web site: Sport. ZB.
- News: 17 February 2018. Bryony Botha New Zealand Olympic Team. en. New Zealand Olympic Team. 22 February 2018.
- News: Cycling: Thomas Sexton's bronze medal breaks NZ drought at world championships. Newshub . www.newshub.co.nz.