Dylan Kennett (born 8 December 1994) is a New Zealand professional

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, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Of Māori descent, Kennett affiliates to the

Ngāi Tahu Ngāi Tahu, or Kāi Tahu, is the principal Māori (tribe) of the South Island. Its (tribal area) is the largest in New Zealand, and extends from the White Bluffs / Te Parinui o Whiti (southeast of Blenheim), Mount Mahanga and Kahurangi Poi ...

iwi Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori culture, Māori society. In Māori-language, Māori roughly means "people" or "nation", and is often translated as "tribe", or "a confederation of tribes". The word is both singular and ...

. Kennett rode at the

2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling in 2015. They took place in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (part of the Paris Metropolitan Area) at the Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines from 18� ...

, winning gold in the

team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

. Alongside

Pieter Bulling Pieter Bulling (born 2 March 1993) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist. He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, winning gold in the team pursuit. Of Māori descent, Bulling affiliates to the Ngāi Tahu iwi. Alongside ...

Aaron Gate Aaron Gate (born 26 November 1990) is a New Zealand road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He represented his country in track cycling at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. Gate is the first New Zealand a ...

, and

Regan Gough Regan Gough (born 6 October 1996) is a New Zealand professional track cyclist and road cyclist who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . Career He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships where he won gold in the team pursuit. He wa ...

, he came fourth in the men's team pursuit at the

2016 Rio Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de ...

, being beaten by

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to the bronze medal.

Major results

;2013 : 1st Six Days of Fiorenzuola (with

Shane Archbold Shane William Archbold (born 2 February 1989) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Born in Timaru, Archbold competed in the men's omnium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and won the gold medal i ...

) ;2015 : 1st Jersey rainbow

Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

, UCI Track World Championships : 2nd

Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...

, National Road Championships ;2017 : 2nd Silver medal blank

, UCI Track World Championships ;2018 :

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::1st Stages 2, 6 & 11 : 3rd Bronze medal blank

Individual pursuit The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track. It is held at over for men and for women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the ...

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 British Empire Game ...

: 6th Overall Tour of Taihu Lake ::1st Prologue & Stage 4 ;2019 : 1st Jersey orange

Overall Tour of Taihu Lake ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 3 ;2020 :

New Zealand Cycle Classic The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) is a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race is a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania T ...

::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 5 : National Road Championships ::3rd

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::3rd

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kennett, Dylan 1994 births Living people New Zealand male cyclists Cyclists from Christchurch Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for New Zealand Ngāi Tahu people New Zealand Māori sportspeople Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Cyclists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games New Zealand track cyclists Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games