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| updated = 4 April 2008 }} Kerrie Meares (born 4 September 1982 in Blackwater) is an Australian professional racing cyclist. She is the older sister of Olympic Champion Anna Meares. In 2002 and after winning 2 x Commonwealth Games Gold Medals in Manchester, Meares was awarded the Queensland Sportswoman of the Year. Later that year, she was awarded the Peter Lacey award, an award bestowed on Queensland Academy of Sport athletes who have achieved great international success as well as being an ambassador for their sport. Meares went on to win further medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in both the 500m Time Trial and Match Sprint in Melbourne, but retired before a third consecutive games in Delhi, India. As a Junior athletes, Meares was extremely successful breaking numerous State and National records in Sprint discipline events. She was a contender for the 2004 Olympic team, but pulled out from competition due to nagging back injuries, suffered during numerous crashes that occurred during competitions earlier that year. Following retirement in 2007, Meares relocated back to Queensland and established "Repsych", a Cycling and training business with sportswoman and fiancé〔Emily Rosemond〕 Emily Rosemond. Kerrie specialises in track cycling coaching & runs corporate team building days and corporate speaking workshops (http://repsych.com.au/About.aspx). ==Honors== *2002 Australian Female Track Cyclist of the Year *2002 Queensland Sportswoman of the Year *2002 Peter Lacey Award *1999-2001 Multiplex Women's Sport Rising Star Scholarship Award *1997, 2000, 2001 Morning Bulletin / Frenchville Sports Club Junior Sports Star of the Year *2000 Australian Junior Women's Track Cyclist of the Year *1998 Coca-Cola Junior Sports Star of the Year 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kerrie Meares」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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