Bryony Botha

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Bryony Botha
UCI Track World Championships 2020 059.jpg
Botha in 2020
Personal information
Born (1997-11-04) 4 November 1997 (age 26)
Takapuna, New Zealand
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Team information
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Rider typeEndurance
Medal record

Bryony Botha (born 4 November 1997) is a New Zealand road and track cyclist. On the 7th of August 2024 she won a silver medal in the team pursuit during the 2024 summer Olympic Games with Ally Wollaston, Emily Shearman and Nicole Shields. [1]

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Career

Botha was raised in Auckland, New Zealand and attended Rangitoto College. [2]

At the 2015 Juniors Track World Championships Botha was part of the team pursuit that won the event, and broke the world team pursuit record. [2] 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 MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Individual pursuit
1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Omnium
3rd 500m time trial
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team pursuit, UCI Juniors Track World Championships
2015
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team pursuit, UCI Juniors Track World Championships
2nd Omnium, National Junior Track Championships
3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2016
1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Team pursuit, National Track Championships
2017
National Track Championships
1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Team pursuit
3rd Madison
2018
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
2019
1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Team pursuit, National Track Championships
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
2022
1st Gold medal blank.svg Individual pursuit, Commonwealth Games
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Individual pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships

Awards

In 2015 Botha won Auckland's Youth Sportswoman of the Year award and North Harbour Junior Sports Woman of the Year award. [2]

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