Alan Hatherly

Alan Hatherly
Personal information
Born (1996-03-15) 15 March 1996 (age 28)
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa[1]
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Team information
Current team
Discipline
  • Mountain bike
  • Road
RoleRider
Rider typeCross-country
Professional teams
2015Kargo Pro MTB Team
2019–2020Specialized Racing
2021–Cannondale Factory Racing
2023–EF Education–Nippo Development Team
Major wins
World XC Championships (2024)
XC World Cup
1 individual win (2024)
Medal record
Men's mountain bike racing
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Cross-country
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lenzerheide Under-23 Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2019 Mont-Sainte-Anne E-MTB Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2024 Vallnord Cross country
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Vallnord Cross-country short track
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Cross-country

Alan Hatherly (born 15 March 1996) is a South African professional mountain bike racer.[2] He won the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics finishing with a time of 1:26:33, the first African and non-European to win a medal in the men's event.[3]

  1. ^ "Alan Hatherly". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Alan Hatherly". MTB Cross country.com. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. ^ Dani Ostanek (29 July 2024). "Paris Olympics: Tom Pidcock beats Victor Koretzky in thrilling race for men's mountain bike gold". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 29 July 2024.