Dan Ellis (cyclist)

Dan Ellis
Personal information
Full name Daniel Ellis
Born (1988-10-07) 7 October 1988
Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight 94 kg (207 lb; 14.8 st)[1]
Team information
Current team Team Jayco
Discipline Track
Role Rider
Rider type Sprinter
Infobox last updated on
6 January 2012

Daniel Ellis (born Albury, New South Wales, 7 October 1988)[2] is an Australian sprint cyclist. He was part of the Australian team that won the team sprint at the 2007 World Cup in Sydney. He is an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[3]

Ellis was selected as a team member representing Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, with Ryan Bayley and Mark French. They qualified for the final ride-off for the bronze medal. After a strong start, they faded and finished fourth, missing a medal by 0.008 second.[4]


Ellis began competitive cycling at age 10. He attended Dickson College in Canberra.[5]

As of July 2010 Ellis lives in Seaton, South Australia.[5]

Honors and medals

Australian Teams

Results

2013

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2002

References

  1. 1 2 "Athlete Biography - ELLIS Daniel". Beijing Olympics official website. Archived from the original on 2008-09-09.
  2. Daniel Ellis, Cycling Australia
  3. AIS Athletes at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. "Results: Men's Team Sprint Finals". Beijing Olympics official website. Archived from the original on 2008-08-18.
  5. 1 2 Cycling Australia
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