Alayna Burns

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Alayna Burns
Personal information
Born (1980-01-25) 25 January 1980 (age 44)
Mackay, Queensland, Australia [1]
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur Points race
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1998 Kuala Lumpur3000m individual pursuit

Alayna Burns (born 25 January 1980) [2] is an Australian track cyclist.

Burns competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games winning a gold medal in the women's points race and a silver medal in the women's 3000m individual pursuit event. [3]

She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney in the Women's individual pursuit event and the Women's points race. [4]

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References

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  2. "Alayna Burns". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  3. "Alayna Burns". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation . Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  4. "Alayna Burns". olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 19 June 2019.