Tanya Bailey

Tanya Bailey (born 15 March 1981 in Dampier, Western Australia) is an Australian amateur BMX cyclist.[1] Bailey has been a part of the national BMX cycling team for more than 10 years, but granted her first and only opportunity to represent her nation Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she became a semifinalist in the women's elite category. In that same year, Bailey has also reached her ample success in the sport, finishing second at the Australian national championships and Supercross World Cup, both were held in Adelaide, South Australia.[2] Throughout her sporting career, Bailey has been training with her personal and assistant national coach Wade Bootes for the Wanneroo BMX Club in Gold Coast, Queensland.[3]

Tanya Bailey
Tanya Bailey (right)
Personal information
Full nameTanya Bailey
Born (1981-03-15) 15 March 1981
Dampier, Western Australia, Australia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Team information
Current teamWanneroo BMX Club
DisciplineBicycle motocross (BMX)
RoleRider
Rider typeOff road

Along with her teammate Nicole Callisto, Bailey qualified for the Australian squad in women's BMX cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving one of the nation's two available berths from the Union Cycliste Internationale, based on her best performance at the UCI World Championships in Taiyuan, China.[3] Although she was ranked no. 9 in the UCI rankings for female BMX cyclists and grabbed a tenth seed on the morning prelims with a time of 38.285, Bailey could not match a stellar ride in her semifinal heat with two unfulfilled attempts, a total of 22 positioning points, and an eighth-place finish, thus eliminating her from the tournament.[4][5][6]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tanya Bailey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  2. "Tanya Bailey: Experienced rider not afraid to fail". ABC News Australia. 23 July 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  3. McLeod, Pat (27 May 2008). "Bailey chases her Olympic dream". Goldcoast.com.au. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  4. "Women's BMX Seeding". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  5. "Women's BMX Semifinals Heat 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  6. Schlink, Leo (22 August 2008). "Jared Graves in BMX final at Beijing Games". Perth Now. Retrieved 24 October 2013.


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