Monique Sullivan (born 21 February 1989) is a Canadian cyclist. She was born in Calgary, Alberta. She competed in keirin at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she placed sixth.[1] She also competed in women's sprint and placed 11th.[1]
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| Born | 21 February 1989 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
editShe won a bronze medal at the 2007 Track Cycling World Junior Championships in the Keirin event.
In 2009, she had top-10 finishes at World Cup event in Beijing (sprint) and Manchester (keirin). She won the National Championship in the sprint event in 2010 and won bronze in the 500m. That year, she'd also capture silver at the Pan American Championships in Mexico City, Mexico and finished in fourth place in the 500m and sprint events. In 2011, Sullivan had top-10 finishes in the sprint and keirin events at the World Cup in Cali, Colombia.
In 2012, Sullivan captured double gold at the Pan American Championships in Mar del Plata, Argentina. She finished first in the women's keirin and the women's sprint. She also competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India and captured bronze in the team sprint event with Tara Whitten.[2]
At the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, she finished 4th in the keirin event, 12th in the team sprint event, and 15th at the individual pursuit.
In 2016, she was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[3] In Rio, Kate O'Brien and Sullivan were eliminated in the repechage of the women's keirin. Sullivan couldn't recover in her heat race after she was boxed in, with Lyubov Shulika of Ukraine racing by her while one of the two Spanish riders came over the top, and the Canadian faded down the stretch.[4] Overall, her results in Rio included: 8th in team sprint, 17th in individual sprint and 25th in Keirin.[5]
Career results
edit- 2014
- Pan American Track Championships
- 1st
Keirin
- 2nd
Sprint
- 1st
- Grand Prix of Colorado Spring
- 1st Sprint
- 3rd Keirin
- Copa Internacional de Pista
- 1st Keirin
- 1st Sprint
- 3rd 500m Time Trial
- Los Angeles Grand Prix
- 1st Sprint
- 2nd Keirin
- 3rd Keirin, Festival of Speed
- 2015
- Pan American Track Championships
- 1st
- 1st
- 3rd
Team Sprint (with Kate O'Brien)
- 1st
- Pan American Games
- 1st
Keirin
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st
- Milton International Challenge
- 1st Sprint
- 1st Team Sprint (with Kate O'Brien)
- 2nd Keirin
- 1st Keirin, Fastest Man on Wheels
- Festival of Speed
- 1st Keirin
- 3rd Sprint
- 3rd Sprint, US Sprint GP
- 2016
- Festival of Speed
- 1st Keirin
- 1st Sprint
- 1st Sprint, US Sprint GP
References
edit- ^ a b "Monique Sullivan". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ Profile
- ^ Tozer, Jamie (29 June 2016). "Returning Olympians highlight Canada's cycling team". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Harrison, Doug (13 August 2016). "Canadian track cyclists win Olympic bronze in team pursuit". CBC Sports. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Monique Sullivan". 15 June 2012.
External links
edit- Monique Sullivan at Cycling Archives (archived)
- live, laugh, ride bikes - Monique Sullivan's Blog
- Monique Sullivan at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Monique Sullivan at Olympedia
- Monique Sullivan at Team Canada
- Monique Sullivan at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)