Bryony Botha

Bryony Botha
Personal information
Born (1997-11-04) 4 November 1997
Takapuna, New Zealand
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Discipline Track, Road
Role Rider

Bryony Botha (born 4 November 1997) is a road and track cyclist from New Zealand. She is representing New Zealand at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the team pursuit, individual pursuit and road race.[1]

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]

Recognition

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. "Bryony Botha | New Zealand Olympic Team". New Zealand Olympic Team. 2018-02-17. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  2. 1 2 3 "Bryony Botha - Auckland's Youth Sportswoman of the Year 2015". College Sport Media. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  3. Zealand, Cycling New. "NZ World Champions on fire while Australia Team Pursuit impress". www.cyclingnewzealand.nz. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  4. "Three Oceania titles in two days for Kiwi cyclist Kirstie James". Stuff. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  5. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/99720585/gold-medal-joy-for-two-of-the-nz-combinations-at-track-cycling-world-cup
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