fullname ridertype updated birth_place weight height discipline birth_date role article_title name
kerrie meares sprinter 4 april 2008 blackwater , australia 69 kg lb on 1.69 0 track 4 september 1982 rider kerrie meares
 kerrie meares
kerrie meares

kerrie meares -lrb- born 4 september 1982 in blackwater -rrb- is an australian professional racing cyclist .
she is the older sister of olympic champion anna meares .
in 2002 and after winning 2 x commonwealth games gold medals in manchester , meares was awarded the queensland sportswoman of the year .
later that year , she was awarded the peter lacey award , an award bestowed on queensland academy of sport athletes who have achieved great international success as well as being an ambassador for their sport .
meares went on to win further medals at the 2006 commonwealth games in both the 500m time trial and match sprint in melbourne , but retired before a third consecutive games in delhi , india .
as a junior athletes , meares was extremely successful breaking numerous state and national records in sprint discipline events .
she was a contender for the 2004 olympic team , but pulled out from competition due to nagging back injuries , suffered during numerous crashes that occurred during competitions earlier that year .
following retirement in 2007 , meares relocated back to queensland and established `` repsych '' , a cycling and training business with sportswoman and fiancé emily rosemond .
kerrie specialises in track cycling coaching & runs corporate team building days and corporate speaking workshops -lrb- http://repsych.com.au/about.aspx -rrb- .
