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| Born | 7 July 1968 Christchurch, New Zealand | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||||
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Nigel James Donnelly (born 7 July 1968) is a New Zealand cyclist, who won a gold medal representing his country at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Donnelly was born in Christchurch on 7 July 1968, the son of Edward Ernest and Margaret Lucy Donnelly, and was educated at Burnside High School. [1] In 1993, he married Lyndal Maria Smith. [1]
Donnelly represented New Zealand at the 1986 World Junior Cycling Championships. [1] He went on to compete for New Zealand in the men's 4000 m team pursuit at two Olympic Games. At Seoul in 1988, he was a member of the team that placed 14th, while at Barcelona in 1992, the New Zealand men's pursuit team finished in seventh place. [2] He competed in the same event at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, winning the gold medal with Gary Anderson, Glen McLeay and Stuart Williams. [3]
In 1990, Donnelly was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal. [1]
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