Gary Anderson (cyclist)
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Gary John Anderson, MBE (born 18 September 1967 in London), is a former track and road cyclist from New Zealand who won an Olympic bronze medal and three Commonwealth Games gold medals.
Cycling career
Anderson attended four Olympics. He finished third in the 4000m pursuit at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, and achieved the following placings at his other games:
- 1988 Seoul (4000m Ind. Pursuit): 7th
- 1996 Atlanta (4000m Ind. Pursuit): 13th
- 2000 Sydney (4000m Ind. Pursuit): 6th
Anderson won eight medals at the Commonwealth Games, including three golds at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland.
In the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours, Anderson was awarded an MBE, for services to cycling.
Anderson raced with a heart defect which could make his heart race under stress. He was in top form prior to the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur but was injured in a crash and instead commentated for Television New Zealand. After returning for his final Games in Sydney he turned to coaching and managing.
Personal life
Born in London, Anderson moved with his family to New Zealand when he was 4. He now lives in Whanganui.
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Preceded by | Lonsdale Cup of the New Zealand Olympic Committee 1990 |
Succeeded by Anna Simcic |
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- 1967 births
- Living people
- English emigrants to New Zealand
- New Zealand male cyclists
- New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame inductees
- Olympic bronze medalists for New Zealand
- Cyclists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic cyclists of New Zealand
- Sportspeople from London
- Sportspeople from Auckland
- Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand
- Cyclists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Cyclists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Olympic medalists in cycling
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- New Zealand cycling biography stubs
- New Zealand Olympic medalist stubs