Sam Dakin
 Dakin at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships | |||||||
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| Full name | Samuel Dakin | ||||||
| Born | 4 September 1996[1] Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||
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| Discipline | Track | ||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||
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Samuel Dakin OLY (born 4 September 1996) is a New Zealand track cyclist, who competes in sprinting events.
Born in Auckland, Dakin completed a Bachelor of Business Analysis with a major in finance in Waikato and also completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Innovation and entrepreneurship in 2020 online through Harvard University. His training base is the Avantidrome in Cambridge as part of the New Zealand High Performance Squad. He was selected for the New Zealand Olympic team for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[2] Dakin competed in the team sprint event following the retirement of Eddie Dawkins, joining three-time World Champions and Rio 2016 silver medalists, Ethan Mitchell and Sam Webster.[3][4]
Dakin competed in Birmingham, England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, and was a team sprint bronze medallist.[5] He also competed at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.[6] Dakin announced his intention to retire from elite level track cycling at the conclusion of the 2026 season and competed for New Zealand at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Samuel Dakin". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "Sam Dakin | NZ Track Cyclist | Grit & Gratitude | Sam Dakin". www.samdakin.co.nz.
- ↑ "Cyclist, Sam Dakin on mental health and joining the sprint team". RNZ. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ↑ "Sam Dakin". New Zealand Olympic Team. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ↑ "My fire's starting to fizzle': Kiwi Olympian Dakin bows out on his own terms". Sport Nation. 5 March 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "Olympics 2024: Athletes to look out for on the 16th and final day of the Paris Games". RNZ. 11 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "Dakin in final campaign for Glasgow 2026". NZ Sportswire. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "Olympic champion heads large cycling team for Commonwealth Games". RNZ. 11 June 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
External links
[edit]- Sam Dakin at UCI
- Sam Dakin at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Sam Dakin at Olympics.com
- Sam Dakin at Olympedia
- Sam Dakin at InterSportStats
- Sam Dakin at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Sam Dakin at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived)
- Sam Dakin at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Official website
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