Dan Ellis (cyclist)

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Dan Ellis
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Ellis
Born (1988-10-07) 7 October 1988 (age 35)
Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Weight94 kg (207 lb) [1]
Team information
Current teamTeam Jayco
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Apeldoorn Team sprint
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Delhi Team sprint

Daniel Ellis (born 7 October 1988) [2] is an Australian sprint cyclist. He was part of the Australian team that won the team sprint at the 2007 World Cup in Sydney. He is an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. [3]

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Ellis was selected as a team member representing Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, with Ryan Bayley and Mark French. They qualified for the final ride-off for the bronze medal. After a strong start, they faded and finished fourth, missing a medal by 0.008 second. [4]

Ellis began competitive cycling at age 10. He attended Dickson College in Canberra. [5]

As of July 2010 Ellis lives in Seaton, South Australia. [5]

Honors and medals

Australian Teams

Results

2013

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2002

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References

  1. 1 2 "Athlete Biography - ELLIS Daniel". Beijing Olympics official website. Archived from the original on 9 September 2008.
  2. "Daniel Ellis, Cycling Australia". Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  3. AIS Athletes at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Results: Men's Team Sprint Finals". Beijing Olympics official website. Archived from the original on 18 August 2008.
  5. 1 2 Cycling Australia