Conor Leahy

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Conor Leahy
Personal information
Born (1999-04-16) 16 April 1999 (age 25)
Perth, Australia
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Team information
Current team Team BridgeLane
Discipline
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Amateur team
2019–2022InForm TM Insight MAKE
Professional team
2023 Team BridgeLane [1]
Major wins
Track
Olympic Games
Team pursuit (2024)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Team pursuit
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Individual pursuit
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team pursuit

Conor Leahy (born 16 April 1999) is an Australian road and track cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team Team BridgeLane. [2] He won the gold medal in the team pursuit at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

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He became a double Commonwealth medalist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where he claimed bronze in both the individual and team pursuits.

Major results

Track

2017
Oceanian Championships
3rd Bronze medal Oceania.svg Individual pursuit
3rd Bronze medal Oceania.svg Team pursuit
3rd Madison, National Championships
2018
Oceanian Championships
1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Individual pursuit
3rd Bronze medal Oceania.svg Madison
National Championships
2nd Kilo
3rd Team pursuit
2019
Oceanian Championships
1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Individual pursuit
1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Team pursuit
2nd Madison, National Championships
3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Hong Kong
2020
National Championships
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Individual pursuit
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Omnium
3rd Points race
2021
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Individual pursuit, National Championships
2022
Oceanian Championships
1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Madison
1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Team pursuit
2nd Silver medal Oceania.svg Individual pursuit
National Championships
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Individual pursuit
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Madison (with Josh Duffy)
1st Team pursuit, UCI Nations Cup, Milton
Commonwealth Games
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Individual pursuit
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team pursuit
2023
Oceanian Championships
1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Team pursuit
3rd Bronze medal Oceania.svg Omnium
National Championships
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Individual pursuit
2nd Points race
2024
1st Gold medal olympic.svg Team pursuit, Olympic Games
National Championships
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Individual pursuit
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Points race
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Team pursuit
2nd Team pursuit, UCI Nations Cup, Adelaide
2nd Silver medal Oceania.svg Team pursuit, Oceanian Championships

Road

2021
2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
2022
3rd Time trial, National Championships
4th Time trial, Oceanian Championships

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References

  1. "Team BridgeLane". UCI.org. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. "Conor Leahy". Australian Cycling. Retrieved 31 July 2022.