Kelland O'Brien

Kelland O'Brien
O'Brien in 2022
Personal information
Full nameKelland O'Brien
Born (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 26)
Melbourne, Australia
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam BikeExchange–Jayco
Discipline
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2017Jayco–John West–VIS
2020St Kilda Cycling Club
Professional teams
2018–2019ACA–Ride Sunshine Coast
2022–Team BikeExchange–Jayco
Major wins
Track
Team pursuit, Olympic Games (2024)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Hong Kong Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pruszków Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Hong Kong Individual pursuit
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Team pursuit

Kelland O'Brien (born 22 May 1998) is an Australian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla.[1][2] O'Brien qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics and was part of the Men's team pursuit where he and his team secured an Olympic Gold Medal. The team also set a new Olympic & World record in their First Round Qualifying race with a time of 3:40.730 on 6 August 2024.

  1. ^ "Team BikeExchange–Jayco". UCI. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Kelland O'Brien". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 12 April 2017.