Thomas Cornish

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Thomas Cornish
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Cornish in 2020
Personal information
Born (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 24)
Sydney, Australia
Team information
Current teamAustralian Cycling Team
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeTrack sprinter
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Team sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Glasgow Team sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Ballerup Team sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Berlin Team sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Glasgow 1 km time trial
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 1 km time trial

Thomas Cornish (born 15 February 2000) is an Australian track cyclist. He won a silver medal in the 1 km time trial at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. [1] He also competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the 1 km time trial, where he won a silver medal, [2] and in the sprint event. [3]

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References

  1. 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships results
  2. "Cycling Track – Men's 1000m Time Trial results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. "Cycling Track – Men's Sprint results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2022.