Samantha Donnelly
New Zealand track cyclist (born 2003)
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Samantha Donnelly (born 13 December 2001) is a New Zealand track cyclist.[1]
Christchurch, New Zealand
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| Full name | Samantha Donnelly | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 December 2001 Christchurch, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track cycling | |||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
From Christchurch, Donnelly is from a cycling family; her father Nigel Donnelly also represented New Zealand.[2]
Donnelly was the 2017 New Zealand U19 road champion. On the track, she won silver medals as part of the New Zealand team pursuit at the 2018 and 2019 Junior Track World Championships. By 2023, Donnelly had won three medals at the Oceania Track championships. She was a reserve for the team at the 2024 Olympic Games.[3]
In April 2026, she placed third overall in the omnium at the UCI Track World Cup in Malaysia.[4] Competing at the 2026 Commonwealth Games she helped the New Zealand team pursuit into the final, where they won the silver medal.[5][6] Later at the Games, she also won the silver medal in the women's 10km scratch race final.[7]
