Nigel Donnelly
Nigel James Donnelly (born 7 July 1968) is a New Zealand cyclist, who won a gold medal representing his country at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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| Born | 7 July 1968 Christchurch, New Zealand | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||||
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Early life and family
Donnelly was born in Christchurch on 7 July 1968, the son of Edward Ernest and Margaret Lucy Donnelly, and was educated at Burnside High School.[1] In 1993, he married Lyndal Maria Smith.[1]
Cycling career
Donnelly represented New Zealand at the 1986 World Junior Cycling Championships.[1] He went on to compete for New Zealand in the men's 4000 m team pursuit at two Olympic Games. At Seoul in 1988, he was a member of the team that placed 14th, while at Barcelona in 1992, the New Zealand men's pursuit team finished in seventh place.[2] He competed in the same event at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, winning the gold medal with Gary Anderson, Glen McLeay and Stuart Williams.[3]
Honours and awards
In 1990, Donnelly was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[1]
References
- Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 124. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nigel Donnelly Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- "Nigel Donnelly". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2019.