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Shanaze Reade
Key Facts
Country
Competed in
Date of birth
23 Sep 1988
Height
1.7m
Weight
79kg
Medals
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|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Biography
Competed in: CYCLING - BMX
The "amazingly gifted" four-time world champion crashed spectacularly in the 2008 Olympic final
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Reade eyes track cycling return
Shanaze Reade is considering a return to track cycling at the Rio 2016 Olympics after failing to win a BMX medal in London.
11 Aug 12
Reade tempted by track at Rio 2016
11 Aug 12
Great Britain's BMX star Shanaze Reade says she is interested in changing disciplines and taking up track cycling for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.
Reade misses out on Olympic medal
10 Aug 12
Great Britain's Shanaze Reade suffers Olympic disappointment again with a sixth-place finish in the women's BMX final.
Reade and Phillips in solid start
8 Aug 12
Great Britain's Shanaze Reade opens her campaign for BMX gold by qualifying fifth fastest in the opening time trial.
More Shanaze Reade stories (6)
| Date | Event | Rank | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug | Women's BMX Final Run | 6 | 39.247 |
| 10 Aug | Women's BMX Semi-finals, Heat 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 Aug | Women's BMX Seeding, Heat 1 | 5 | 39.368 |
Head to Head
Shanaze Reade vs Caroline Buchanan
Shanaze Reade
Height
1.7m (5'7")
Weight
79kg
Age
24
Caroline Buchanan
Height
1.65m (5'5")
Weight
68kg
Age
22
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Medal Table
| Rank | Athlete |
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PHELPS Michael
USA
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4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |
FRANKLIN Missy
USA
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4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |
SCHMITT Allison
USA
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3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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