Kerrie Meares

Kerrie Meares (born 4 September 1982 in Blackwater) is an Australian professional racing cyclist, and the older sister of Olympic Champion, Anna Meares. Kerrie and Anna watched the 1994 Commonwealth Games (that took place in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) on television, where they saw Australian racing cyclist (Kathy Watt) compete, prompting them to try the sport.

In 2002 and after winning 2 x Commonwealth Games Gold Medals in Manchester, Meares was awarded the Queensland Sportswoman of the Year. Later that year, she was awarded the Peter Lacey award, an award bestowed on Queensland Academy of Sport athletes who have achieved great international success as well as being an ambassador for their sport. Meares went on to win further medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in both the 500m Time Trial and Match Sprint in Melbourne, but retired before a third consecutive games in Delhi, India.

As a Junior athlete, Meares was extremely successful breaking numerous State and National records in Sprint discipline events. She was a contender for the 2004 Olympic team, but pulled out from competition due to nagging back injuries, suffered during numerous crashes that occurred during competitions earlier that year.

Meares retired from professional track cycling in 2007 and married former compatriot and sportswoman Emily Rosemond.

Honours

2002 Australian Female Track Cyclist of the Year 2002 Queensland Sportswoman of the Year 2002 Peter Lacey Award 1999–2001 Multiplex Women's Sport Rising Star Scholarship Award 1997, 2000, 2001 Morning Bulletin / Frenchville Sports Club Junior Sports Star of the Year 2000 Australian Junior Women's Track Cyclist of the Year 1998 Coca-Cola Junior Sports Star of the Year

Career highlights

1999 2nd 500m TT, World Track Championships – Junior 3rd Scratch Race, Oceania Games, Sydney 2000 1st 500m TT, World Track Championships – Junior 2002 3rd 500m TT, World Track Championships, Copenhagen 2nd Sprint, World Track Championships, Copenhagen 1st Team Sprint, Sydney 1st 500m TT, Commonwealth Games, Manchester 1st Sprint, Commonwealth Games, Manchester 2003 2nd Keirin, Sydney 2004 1st 500m TT, Oceania Games, Melbourne 1st Sprint, Oceania Games, Melbourne 1st Keirin, Oceania Games, Melbourne 2005 2nd 500m TT, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide 2nd Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide 3rd Keirin, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide 3rd Sprint, Oceania Games, Wanganui 2nd 500m TT, Oceania Games, Wanganui 1st Keirin, Oceania Games, Wanganui 2006 2nd 500m TT, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide 1st Team Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide 2nd Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide 1st Keirin, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide 3rd 500m TT, Commonwealth Games, Melbourne 3rd Sprint, Commonwealth Games, Melbourne 1st Team Sprint, Sydney 2nd 500m TT, Oceania Games, Melbourne 1st Sprint, Oceania Games, Melbourne 1st Keirin, Oceania Games, Melbourne 2007 1st Team Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Sydney 1st Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Sydney 2nd Sprint, Oceania Cycling Championships, Invercargill 1st Team Sprint, Oceania Cycling Championships, Invercargill 2nd Team Sprint, Sydney 2008 3rd Team Sprint, Los Angeles 2009 1st Keirin, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide

Following retirement from cycling, via the Adelaide Advertiser Kerrie announced her marriage to Olympic speed-skater Emily Rosemond in 2015.