Olivia King

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Olivia King
Personal information
Born (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 23)
Waikato, New Zealand
Team information
Discipline Track cycling
RoleRider
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team sprint

Olivia King (born 25 January 2001) is a New Zealand track cyclist. [1]

Initially a road cyclist, University of Waikato student Olivia King began transitioning to track racing and by 2019 was selected for the Junior Track World Championships held in Germany. [2]

King was a gold medalist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the Women’s Team sprint competition. [3]

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References

  1. "Olivia King". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. "Olivia King | Sport". adastra.org.nz. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  3. "Two golds in an hour! Kiwi cyclists go on Comm Games medal blitz". 1news.co.nz. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.