Meares, Anna Maree Devenish (1983-)

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Commonwealth or Empire Games Gold Medalist, Cyclist and Olympian
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In 2001 Anna Meares was awarded the Australian Junior Women's Track Cyclist of the Year. Since then, she has added an enormous array of trophies to her cabinet. Meares made an astonishing come back from a very bad cycling accident at the World Cup in January 2008 when she broke her neck. But she fought her way back and qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, eventually winning a silver medal in the women's sprint event.

  • 2004 Bronze Medalist at the Athens Olympic Games - Cycling - Sprint
  • 2004 Gold Medalist at the Athens Olympic Games - Cycling - 500m Time trial
  • 2006 Gold Medalist at Melbourne Commonwealth Games - Cycling - 500m Time trial
  • 2008 Silver Medalist at the Beijing Olympic Games - Cycling - Sprint

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Australian Women's Register

  1. Australia at the Games
    Australian Olympic Committee
    [2006]
    Published: Australian Olympic Committee
    Series: http://corporate.olympics.com.au/index.cfm?p=25
  2. She's Game: Women Making Australian Sporting History
    Australian Women's Archives Project
    [2007]
    Published: Australian Women's Archives Project
    Series: http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/sport-home.html

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  1. Family Notices
    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Monday 20 June 1938 p 10 Family Notices
    ... H»niy Devenish Meares dearly loved husband of rioience Mary Isabel Ellis and grandson of the late Rev Devenish Meares M A In his 80th year ENGLISH -June l8 1938 at private hospital Haberfield Ellen ... ged 63 vears Requlesrat In pace MORGAN. -June 10 Anna Cartvv i Ij,hl widow late Ernest E Morgan ot ... 4475 words
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    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Saturday 25 March 1950 p 44 Family Notices
    ... China Inland Mission), loved mother of Malcolm (Elliston, S.A.) and Ina (Mrs Clive Devenish-Meares ... McCartney).- March 18, at War Memorial, to Marie, wife Red of Red mond - a daughter (Kerry Maree). RYRIE ... residence 17 Elizabeth Bav Road Elizabeth Ba» beloved mother of Isaac Feroinand Regina Gisella Anna ... 13156 words
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    The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Thursday 12 September 1878 p 1 Advertising
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