Sean Eadie

Sean Eadie

Personal information
Full name	Sean Eadie
Born	(1969-04-15) 15 April 1969 Sydney, Australia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	98 kg (216 lb; 15.4 st)
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Amateur team(s)
	Bankstown Sports CC
Major wins
Sprint world champion (2002)
Medal record Representing  Australia Track cycling Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team Sprint Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Team Sprint 2002 Manchester Sprint 1998 Kuala Lumpur Sprint World Championship 2002 Copenhagen Sprint 2001 Antwerp Team Sprint 2002 Copenhagen Team Sprint 1997 Perth Team Sprint
Infobox last updated on 2 April 2008

Sean Eadie (born 15 April 1969 in Sydney, Australia) is a retired professional track cyclist. He lives in Como, New South Wales . He started cycling at 10 and became a professional in 1990.^[1] Despite competitive aggression on the track, he is a "gentle giant" off the track. Prior to becoming a full-time cyclist, Eadie was a kindergarten teacher. He was awarded a Diploma of Teaching (Primary) from the Australian Catholic University.^[1]

In 2002 Eadie broke the Commonwealth Games record for a flying 200m in 10.145 on his way to winning silver in the sprint.

Eadie competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens following controversy. He was cleared by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, after insufficient evidence, of allegations that he had tried to import human growth hormone.^[2][3] A package containing Peptides was sent to Eadie from San Diego. It was intercepted by customs officers. At the hearing, Eadie said that he did not know who had sent the package and that checks of his credit-card records would show no link. Eadie has never failed a drugs test.^[4]

Eadie is known for his large beard, which earned him many nicknames, including Captain Haddock. In an interview with Cyclingnews.com's Lucy Power, he was asked if it was counter-aerodynamic to shave his legs but not his face. He said he had "won the team sprint and went 10.14 in Manchester, won the world's - wasn't too counter productive!" He said he shaved his legs "because it feels great in bed."^[1]

Palmarès

References

UCI Track Cycling World Champions – Men's sprint
1895: Robert Protin 1896: Paul Bourillon 1897: Willi Arend 1898: Georges Banker 1899: Marshall Taylor 1900: Edmond Jacquelin 1901–03: Thorvald Ellegaard 1904: Iver Lawson 1905: Gabriel Poulain 1906: Thorvald Ellegaard 1907: Emile Friol 1908: Thorvald Ellegaard 1909: Victor Dupre 1910: Emile Friol 1911: Thorvald Ellegaard 1912: Frank Louis Kramer 1913: Walter Rütt 1920: Bob Spears 1921–24: Piet Moeskops 1925: Ernst Kaufmann 1926: Piet Moeskops 1927–30: Lucien Michard 1931: Willy Hansen 1932–37: Jef Scherens 1938: Arie van Vliet 1939: Medal not awarded 1946: Jan Derksen 1947: Jef Scherens 1948: Arie van Vliet 1949–51: Reg Harris 1952: Oscar Plattner 1953: Arie van Vliet 1954: Reg Harris 1955–56: Antonio Maspes 1957: Jan Derksen 1958: Michel Rousseau 1959–62: Antonio Maspes 1963: Sante Gaiardoni 1964: Antonio Maspes 1965–66: Giuseppe Beghetto 1967: Patrick Sercu 1968: Giuseppe Beghetto 1969: Patrick Sercu 1970: Gordon Johnson 1971: Leijn Loevesijn 1972–73: Robert Van Lancker 1974: Peder Pedersen 1975–76: John Nicholson 1977–86: Koichi Nakano 1987: Nobuyuki Tawara 1988: Stephen Pate 1989: Claudio Golinelli 1990: Michael Hübner 1991: Carey Hall Medal not awarded 1992: Michael Hübner 1993: Gary Neiwand 1994: Marty Nothstein 1995: Darryn Hill 1996–98: Florian Rousseau 1999: Laurent Gané 2000: Jan van Eijden 2001: Arnaud Tournant 2002: Sean Eadie 2003: Laurent Gané 2004: Theo Bos 2005: René Wolff 2006–07: Theo Bos 2008: Chris Hoy 2009–10: Grégory Baugé 2011: Jason Kenny 2012: Grégory Baugé 2013: Stefan Bötticher 2014: François Pervis 2015: Grégory Baugé 2016: Jason Kenny