Oenone Wood

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Oenone Wood Road cycling
Oenone Wood (2007)
Oenone Wood (2007)
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Date of birth September 24, 1980
nation AustraliaAustralia Australia
End of career 2008
Last updated: January 2, 2018
Wood on the "Geelong Tour" 2008

Oenone Lee Wood (born September 24, 1980 in Newcastle , New South Wales ) is a former Australian cyclist .

Athletic career

Oenone Wood only started cycling when she was in her early twenties, but success quickly emerged. She had previously studied electrical engineering. From 2001 to 2008 she was active as a professional racing driver. During this time, she won the women's cycling world cup twice , in 2004 and 2005. In 2004 and 2008, Wood was Australian champion in road racing, and in 2005 in the individual time trial . In 2005 and 2006 she was also able to win the overall ranking of the “Geelong Tour”.

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games , Oenone Wood won the gold medal in the individual time trial and the silver medal in the road race. She took part in the Olympic Games twice, in 2004 and 2008. At the 2004 Games in Sydney , she finished fourth in the road race.

Honors

In 2005, Oenone Wood was voted “Cyclist of the Year” in Australia. In 2016 she became a Cycling Australia Hall of Fame

successes

2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Craig Kerry: Cycling Australia inducts Newcastle's Oenone Wood to Hall of Fame. In: theherald.com.au. October 19, 2016, accessed January 4, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Wood, Oenone
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wood, Oenone Lee (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH September 24, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Newcastle