Zac Williams (cyclist)

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Zac Williams
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Personal information
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1995-07-21) 21 July 1995 (age 29) [1]
Auckland, New Zealand [2]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Weight89 kg (196 lb) [1]

Zachary Williams (born 21 July 1995) is a New Zealand cyclist.

Williams was educated at St Peter's College, Auckland. [2]

Williams won the 1000 m time trial at the 2016 Oceania Championships and was fourth in the keirin at the World Cup in Hong Kong. He was selected for the team sprint at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and filled New Zealand's second place in the men's road race but dropped out of the road race after 40 km. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Zac Williams". Rio2016. 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Zachary Williams". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  3. "George Bennett 33rd as Belgium's Greg Van Avermaet wins men's road race at Rio Olympics". Stuff.co.nz . 7 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.