Sam Welsford

Sam Welsford
Welsford in 2020
Personal information
Full nameSam Welsford
Born (1996-01-19) 19 January 1996 (age 28)
Perth, Western Australia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Team information
Current teamRed Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe
Discipline
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Professional teams
2018–2019ACA–Ride Sunshine Coast
2022–2023Team DSM
2024–Bora–Hansgrohe
Major wins
Track
Team pursuit, Olympic Games (2024)
World Championships
Scratch (2019)
Team pursuit (2016, 2017, 2019)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 London Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2017 Hong Kong Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pruszków Scratch
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pruszków Team pursuit
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Scratch

Sam Welsford (born 19 January 1996) is an Australian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Bora–Hansgrohe". UCI.org. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Sam Welsford AUS Team RIO 2016". Cycling Australia. Retrieved 19 January 2017.