About Anna Meares
Anna Maree Devenish Meares (born 21 September 1983) is an Australian retired track cyclist. As of early 2023, Meares and her family moved to New Zealand. She has been the 500 metre track time trial world champion on four occasions, and a gold medallist at the Commonwealth and Olympic Games. At the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships Meares took the gold in the keirin—her 11th world title in total, which made her the most decorated female track cyclist of all time. She was the flag-bearer and captain for the Australian team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in keirin. This made her the first Australian to win individual medals in four consecutive Olympics. On 16 October 2016, Meares announced her official retirement from her current competitive cycling career. In November 2022, she was appointed as the Chef de Mission of the Australian team for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. She won a bronze medal in the sprint. During the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, she won a gold medal, and set a new world record in the Women's 500-metre time trial of 33.952 seconds.
Biography source: Wikipedia. The profile adds birthday-specific historical context from the Celebs Birthday Today editorial database.