Monique Sullivan (born 21 February 1989) is a

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cyclist Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world fo ...

. She was born in

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. She competed in

keirin – "racing track" – is a form of Motor-paced racing, motor-paced cycle racing in which track cycling, track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan ...

at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in London, where she placed sixth. She also competed in women's sprint and placed 11th.

Career

She won a bronze medal at the 2007 Track Cycling World Junior Championships in the Keirin event. In 2009, she had top-10 finishes at

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event in Beijing (sprint) and Manchester (keirin). She won the National Championship in the sprint event in 2010 and won bronze in the 500m. That year, she'd also capture silver at the Pan American Championships in Mexico City, Mexico and finished in fourth place in the 500m and sprint events. In 2011, Sullivan had top-10 finishes in the sprint and keirin events at the World Cup in Cali, Colombia. In 2012, Sullivan captured double gold at the Pan American Championships in Mar del Plata, Argentina. She finished first in the women's keirin and the women's sprint. She also competed at the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, were an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth that was held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 201 ...

in Delhi, India and captured bronze in the team sprint event with

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. 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 18–22 ...

, she finished 4th in the keirin event, 12th in the team sprint event, and 15th at the individual pursuit. In 2016, she was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team. In Rio, Kate O'Brien and Sullivan were eliminated in the repechage of the women's keirin. Sullivan couldn't recover in her heat race after she was boxed in, with

Lyubov Shulika Lyubov Valeriyivna Basova, née Shulika (; born 16 July 1988), is a Ukrainian track cyclist. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's team sprint for the national team, along with the individual sprint and the keirin. At the 20 ...

of Ukraine racing by her while one of the two Spanish riders came over the top, and the Canadian faded down the stretch. Overall, her results in Rio included: 8th in team sprint, 17th in individual sprint and 25th in Keirin.

Career results

;2014 :Pan American Track Championships ::1st PanAmericanJersey

Keirin ::2nd Sprint :Grand Prix of Colorado Spring ::1st Sprint ::3rd Keirin :Copa Internacional de Pista ::1st Keirin ::1st Sprint ::3rd 500m Time Trial :Los Angeles Grand Prix ::1st Sprint ::2nd Keirin :3rd Keirin, Festival of Speed ;2015 :Pan American Track Championships ::1st PanAmericanJersey

Keirin ::1st PanAmericanJersey

Sprint ::3rd Team Sprint (with Kate O'Brien) :

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::1st Keirin ::1st Sprint ::1st Team Sprint (with Kate O'Brien) :Milton International Challenge ::1st Sprint ::1st Team Sprint (with Kate O'Brien) ::2nd Keirin :1st Keirin, Fastest Man on Wheels :Festival of Speed ::1st Keirin ::3rd Sprint :3rd Sprint, US Sprint GP ;2016 :Festival of Speed ::1st Keirin ::1st Sprint :1st Sprint, US Sprint GP

References

External links

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live, laugh, ride bikes - Monique Sullivan's Blog
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sullivan, Monique 1989 births Living people Canadian female cyclists Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Canada Cyclists from Calgary Cyclists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 2015 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games gold medalists in cycling Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games 21st-century Canadian sportswomen Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in cycling