Robert Power (born 3 July 1971) is an Irish former

cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

. He competed in the

team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ...

at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. Power won multiple races as a junior and senior rider in Ireland.

Biography

Power was born in

Dungarvan Dungarvan () is a coastal town and harbour in County Waterford, on the south-east coast of Ireland. Prior to the merger of Waterford County Council with Waterford City Council in 2014, Dungarvan was the county town and administrative centr ...

, Ireland, in 1971, and was an All-Ireland Schoolboy champion in 1989. At the

Irish National Cycling Championships The Irish National Cycling Championships are annual cycling races to decide the Irish cycling champion for several disciplines, across several categories of rider. The men's road championship is usually held on a Sunday at end of June; the wom ...

, Power won the junior title in 1988, and the senior title in 1993. The year after winning his junior title, he was awarded with the Junior Sports Award for cycling by the ''

Cork Examiner The ''Irish Examiner'', formerly ''The Cork Examiner'' and then ''The Examiner'', is an Irish national daily newspaper which primarily circulates in the Munster region surrounding its base in Cork, though it is available throughout the country ...

''. At the

in Barcelona, he was part of the Irish team that finished in 17th place (out of 30 teams) that took part in the men's team trial. Power was also scheduled to race in the men's individual road race at the Olympics, but prior to the race he broke his collar bone in a fall while training. He also suffered internal bleeding on his kidneys, spending nearly two months in hospital. The injury led Power to retire from cycling at the age of 24. However, in 2012, Power made a return to racing. Outside of cycling, Power was a professional photographer and also fished internationally for Ireland.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Power, Robert 1971 births Living people Irish male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Ireland Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Dungarvan