Kaarle McCulloch
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| Born | 20 January 1988 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kaarle McCulloch (born 20 January 1988) is an Australian professional track cyclist and four time World Champion in the team sprint. She was part of the Australian sprint team that won bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] At the 2010 Commonwealth Games she won a gold medal in the Team sprint and a silver medal in the 500m Time Trial. Kaarle took a break from cycling following the London Olympics due a knee injury, missing the 2014 Commonwealth Games. In 2016 she missed selection for the Rio Olympics due to a contentious decision to send former team mate Anna Meares. Kaarle returned for the 2018 Commonwealth Games winning Gold in the 500m Time Trial and Team Sprint and Silver in the Keiran and Bronze in the Sprint. Kaarle is renowned for being an exceptionally kind-hearted athlete mentoring many junior cyclists.
In her teens Kaarle was a gifted runner competing at the Australian Championships. In late high school her step-father Ken Bates introduced her to track cycling. She rose through the ranks quickly eventually competing at the UCI Junior Track World Championships. Not just talented on the bike she performed exceptionally well in her final year of school scoring in the Top 10% and has a university degree in PDHPE teaching.
Palmarès
- 2006
- Australian National Track Championships – Juniors
- 1st 500m Time Trial
- 1st Sprint
- 3rd Keirin
- 2nd Team Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide – Elite
- 3rd Track World Championships, Ghent – Juniors
- Oceania Games
- 3rd 500m Time Trial
- 3rd Sprint, Oceania Games
- 2007
- 2nd Team Sprint, World Cup, Los Angeles
- Australian National Track Championships
- 3rd 500m Time Trial
- 2nd Team Sprint
- Oceania Cycling Championships
- 3rd Sprint
- 1st Keirin
- 1st Team Sprint
- 1st 500m Time Trial, European Championship
- 2nd Team Sprint, World Cup Sydney
- 2008
- 3rd Team Sprint, World Cup, Los Angeles
- 2009
- 1st Team Sprint (with Anna Meares), 2009–2010 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Manchester
- 1st Team sprint, 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Ranking
- 2010
- 1st Team Sprint, Track World Championships
- Commonwealth Games
- 1st Team Sprint
- 2nd 500m Time Trial
- 2011
- 1st Team Sprint (with Anna Meares), UCI Track World Championships
- 2012
- 3rd Team Sprint, Olympic Games
- 2nd Team Sprint (with Anna Meares), UCI Track World Championships
- 2013
- 2nd Sprint, Invercargill
- 2014
- Oceania Track Championships
- 1st
Team Sprint (with Stephanie Morton) - 3rd Sprint
- 1st
- 2015
- Oceania Track Championships
- 1st Sprint
- 1st 500m Time Trial
- 1st
- 2nd Sprint, Super Drome Cup
- Melbourne Cup on Wheels
- 3rd Keirin
- 3rd Sprint
- 2016
- Oceania Track Championships
- 1st Sprint
- 1st 500m time trial
- 1st
- ITS Melbourne DISC Grand Prix
- 2nd Keirin
- 3rd Sprint
- 3rd Sprint, ITS Melbourne Grand Prix
- 2017
- Oceania Track Championships
- 1st Team Sprint (with Stephanie Morton)
- 2nd Sprint
- 1st
- 2nd Team Sprint, UCI World Track Championships (with Stephanie Morton)
- US Sprint GP
- 2nd Keirin
- 3rd Sprint
- 2nd Sprint, ITS Melbourne – DISC Grand Prix
- ITS Melbourne – Hisense Grand Prix
- 2nd Sprint
- 2nd Keirin
- Austral
- 3rd Keirin
- 3rd Sprint
- 3rd Keirin, Fastest Man on Wheels
- 3rd Sprint, Keirin Cup / Madison Cup
- 2018
- Commonwealth Games
- 1st Team Sprint (with Stephanie Morton)
- 1st 500m Time Trial
- 2nd Keirin
- 3rd Sprint
References
- ^ https://results.gc2018.com/en/cycling-track/athlete-profile-n6028620-kaarle-mcculloch.htm
- ^ "Kaarle McCulloch Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
External links
- Kaarle McCulloch at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Kaarle McCulloch at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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