Bryony Botha
Botha in 2020
Personal information
Born (1997-11-04) 4 November 1997
Takapuna, New Zealand
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Team information
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Rider typeEndurance
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing  New Zealand
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesIndividual pursuit
Silver medal – second place2023 GlasgowTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2019 PruszkówTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2023 GlasgowIndividual pursuit
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BirminghamIndividual pursuit
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold CoastTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2022 BirminghamTeam pursuit
UCI Junior Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 AstanaTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2014 GwangmyeongTeam pursuit

Bryony Botha (born 4 November 1997) is a New Zealand road and track cyclist. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's team pursuit. [1]

Career

Botha was raised in Auckland, New Zealand and attended Rangitoto College.[2]

In 2015, Botha was part of the team pursuit that won the event, and broke the world team pursuit record, at the Junior Track World Championship.[2] In 2017 Botha represented New Zealand at the Oceania Track Cycling Championships where she won the team pursuit and scratch race.[3][4] Later in the year Botha also competed at the Chile Track Cycling World Cup, winning gold in the women's team pursuit.[5]

She represented New Zealand at the 2018 Commonwealth Games claiming silver in the team pursuit.[6][7] Botha also won bronze in the team pursuit at the 2019 Track Cycling World Championships in Poland.[8]

Career achievements

Major results

2014
National Junior Track Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Omnium
3rd 500m time trial
3rd Team pursuit, UCI Juniors Track World Championships
2015
1st Team pursuit, UCI Juniors Track World Championships
2nd Omnium, National Junior Track Championships
3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2016
1st Team pursuit, National Track Championships
2017
National Track Championships
1st Team pursuit
3rd Madison
2018
2nd Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
2019
1st Team pursuit, National Track Championships
3rd Team pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
2022
1st Individual pursuit, Commonwealth Games
2nd Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
2nd Individual pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships

Awards

In 2015 Botha won Auckland's Youth Sportswoman of the Year award and North Harbour Junior Sports Woman of the Year award.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Cycling Track BOTHA Bryony - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Bryony Botha – Auckland's Youth Sportswoman of the Year 2015". College Sport Media. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Zealand, Cycling New. "NZ World Champions on fire while Australia Team Pursuit impress". www.cyclingnewzealand.nz. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Three Oceania titles in two days for Kiwi cyclist Kirstie James". Stuff. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Gold medal joy for two of the NZ combinations at track cycling world cup". Stuff. 10 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Sport". ZB.
  7. ↑ "Bryony Botha | New Zealand Olympic Team". New Zealand Olympic Team. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Cycling: Thomas Sexton's bronze medal breaks NZ drought at world championships" – via www.newshub.co.nz.
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