Edward Dawkins

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Edward Dawkins (2018)
To person
Full name Edward James Dawkins
Nickname Eddie
Date of birth July 21, 1989
nation New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
discipline train
End of career 2020
Most important successes
Olympic Summer Games
2016 Silver medal-2008OB.svg - team sprint
UCI track world championships
2014, 2016, 2017 World Champion - team sprint
Last updated: April 24, 2020

Edward "Eddie" James Dawkins (born July 21, 1989 in Invercargill ) is a former New Zealand track cyclist . Alongside Ethan Mitchell and Sam Webster , he was the dominant New Zealand athlete in the short-term disciplines on the track in the 2000s and 2010s; The three drivers were also successful internationally, often together.

Athletic career

In 2005, Edward Dawkins, specialist in short-term disciplines on the track, had his first international successes: at the Oceania Track Championships in Wanganui , he won the gold medal in the junior team sprint together with Elija May and Simon van Velthooven ; in the keirin and 1000 meter time trial , he took third place. As a junior he was able to achieve further national and international podium places, so in 2007 he became vice world champion of the juniors over the kilometer in Aguascalientes .

In 2010 Dawkins was two-time New Zealand champion in the elite in the time trial and sprint . At the 2010 World Cup in Beijing , he finished first in the sprint, and at the 2010 UCI Track World Championships in Copenhagen , the New Zealand trio with Dawkins, Adam Stewart , and Sam Webster took fifth place. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games , he raced in team second and third in the time trial.

At the UCI Track World Championships 2013 in Minsk , Dawkins was runner-up in the team sprint together with Ethan Mitchell and Sam Webster . On November 17 of the same year he set a new national record with 10.02 seconds over 200 meters. In 2016, the trio from New Zealand repeated their World Cup success in the team sprint.

In 2016 Edward Dawkins was nominated for participation in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro , where he won the silver medal in the team sprint together with Sam Webster and Ethan Mitchell . In the sprint he finished 15th and in the Keirin 17th place. The following year he won three titles: He was world champion in team sprint for the third time with Webster and Mitchell and two-time Oceania champion. At the Commonwealth Games 2018 he won three medals: Together with Sam Webster and Ethan Mitchell, he won gold in the team sprint, silver in the 1000-meter time trial and bronze in the Keirin.

In 2019 Dawkings won the Keirin and team sprint at the World Cup in Cambridge . Together with Webster and Mitchell he was again Oceania champion in the team sprint, in the sprint and in the keirin, he won silver. In February 2019, the short-term specialist Dawkins surprised when he and the Southland association team of Nick Kergozou , Thomas Sexton and Corbin Strong became national champions in the endurance discipline team pursuit . I.

In April 2020, Edward Dawkins announced his retirement from active sports. This was originally planned after the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo . Since these would not take place now, he resigns immediately. Dawkins has already completed training courses at the World Cycling Center of the World Cycling Association UCI in Aigle, Switzerland .

successes

2005
2006
  • bronze Oceania Games - Sprint
2007
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2017/18
2018/19
2019
2019/20
2020
  • MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG New Zealand Champion - Keirin

Web links

Commons : Edward Dawkins  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dawkins breaks record. The Southland Times, November 17, 2013, accessed November 17, 2013 .
  2. ^ Dawkins surprises in team pursuit as Track Nationals conclude. In: roadcycling.co.nz. February 10, 2019, accessed on February 18, 2019 .
  3. ^ Dawkins calls time on his illustrious track cycling career. In: cyclingnewzealand.nz. April 20, 2024, accessed April 24, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Dawkins, Edward
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dawkins, Edward James (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION New Zealand track cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH July 21, 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH Invercargill