Curt Harnett

Curtis "Curt" Melvin Harnett, CM (born 14 May 1965) is a Canadian racing cyclist. He began cycling as a way to stay in shape for hockey. He competed in four Olympic Games, winning three medals, one silver and two bronze.[1]

Curt Harnett
Harnett in 2010
Personal information
Born (1965-05-14) 14 May 1965
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Medal record
Men's cycling
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles 1 km time trial
1992 Barcelona Sprint
1996 Atlanta Sprint
UCI Track World Championships
1990 MaebashiSprint
1995 BogotaSprint
Commonwealth Games
1990 Auckland Match Sprint
1994 Victoria Match Sprint
Pan American Games
1987 Indianapolis 1000m Time Trial
1987 Indianapolis Match Sprint

As well, Harnett has three medals from the Commonwealth Games and three medals from the Pan American Games He held the world record for the 200 metre time trial for 11 years, bested in 2006 by Dutchman Theo Bos. After retiring from cycling in 1996, he attended the Sydney and Athens Olympic Games as a commentator for CBC Sports.

He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.[2] Harnett was introduced into the Lehigh Valley Velodrome Cycling Hall of Fame.[3] He was the chef de mission for Team Canada at the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4] In 2018, Harnett was made a Member of the Order of Canada[5].

Quotes
  • "It's time to get a haircut and get a real job." – After competing in his final Olympic Games. Harnett was noted for his distinctive long, very curly blond hair and even did a TV commercial for a shampoo.[6]

References
  1. "Curt Harnett Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  2. "HONOURED MEMBER CURT HARNETT". Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  3. "Hall of Fame". Valley Preferred Cycling Center. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  4. Heroux, David (13 April 2016). "Curt Harnett 'natural' fit to step in as last-minute chef de mission". www.cbc.ca/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/order-of-canada-harnett-1.4471403
  6. "Curt Harnett Pert Plus commercial". YouTube.
Records
Preceded by
Vladimir Adamachvili		 Men's 200 meter Time Trial
world record holder
28 September 1995 – 16 December 2006		 Succeeded by
Theo Bos


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