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Born | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa [1] | 15 March 1996||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider type | Cross-country | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2015 | Kargo Pro MTB Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Specialized Racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021– | Cannondale Factory Racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | EF Education–Nippo Development Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Alan Hatherly (born 15 March 1996) is a South African professional mountain bike racer. [2] He won the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics finishing with a time of 1:26:33, the first African and non-European to win a medal in the men's event. [3]
Hatherly rode at the cross-country event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [4] He finished in 26th place with a time of 1:42:03. He qualified to represent South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics and completed the event, finishing in 8th place with a time of 1:26:33 [5] [6]
In 2018, Hatherly achieved a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games, subsequently going on to be crowned the 2018 Under 23 Cross Country World Champion.
In early 2019, it was announced that he would leave South African team Team Spur, and ride for the Specialized Factory team for 2019. He moved to Cannondale Factory Racing for the 2021 season and beyond.
Since 2023, he has also competed in road cycling, joining UCI Continental team EF Education–Nippo Development Team. [7]
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