Anna Morris

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Anna Morris
2024 UEC Track Elite European Championships 081.jpg
Morris in 2024
Personal information
Born (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 29)
Cardiff, Wales
Team information
DisciplinesTrack
Major wins
Track
World Championships
Team pursuit (2023, 2024)
Individual pursuit (2024)
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Glasgow Team pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Ballerup Individual pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 Ballerup Team pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Team pursuit
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Grenchen Team pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2024 Apeldoorn Individual pursuit

Anna Morris (born 13 June 1995) is a Welsh track cyclist.

Contents

Morris was a latecomer to cycling, only taking up the sport while studying medicine at the University of Southampton. [1] She had a breakout year in 2022, earning three medals at the British National Track Championships before going on to represent Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [2] Morris earned her first global medal when part of the team pursuit squad that took silver at the UCI Track World Championships in October 2022. [3]

She won two golds at the 2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Ballerup, Denmark, taking both the individual [4] [5] and team pursuit titles. [6] [7]

Major results

Road

2023
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

Track

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References

  1. "Anna Morris". Team Wales. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  2. "Cycling Road - Women's Individual Time Trial" (PDF). Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. "Women's Team Pursuit - Final Classification". uci.org. Tissot Timing. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  4. "GB's Morris wins world individual pursuit title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  5. "Track World Championships 2024: Britain's Anna Morris stuns Chloe Dygert to win individual pursuit gold". Eurosport. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  6. "GB win women's team pursuit gold at World Championships". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  7. "'We came out swinging' - Great Britain make sensational catch to win team pursuit gold at World Championships". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 18 October 2024.