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Mike McRedmond

Personal information
Full name	Michael John McRedmond
Born	1958 (age 65–66) Dannevirke, New Zealand
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Cycling
Event	Sprint
Coached by	Max Vertongen
Medal record Men's cycling Representing  New Zealand Commonwealth Games 1982 Brisbane 1000 m match sprint

Michael John McRedmond (born 1958) is a New Zealand cycling coach and former racing cyclist who won a silver medal competing for his country at the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

Early life

Born in Dannevirke in 1958, McRedmond grew up in Palmerston North and was educated at St Peter's College.

Cycling

Rider

McRedmond began competitive cycling after seeing the Tour of Manawatu cycle race, which had the finish of its final stage close to his family home. Without a natural talent for the sport, McRedmond says that he succeeded through hard work and perseverance:

I wasn't a great cyclist, but with training, hard work, determination and resilience I gradually got better. My philosophy is to be the best I can be so to achieve success I had to apply myself.

McRedmond represented New Zealand in the men's 1000 metres sprint at the 1982 and 1986 Commonwealth Games. At the 1982 games in Brisbane, he advanced unbeaten to the final, where he lost 0–2 to the defending champion, Kenrick Tucker from Australia, and so won the silver medal. Four years later, in Edinburgh, McRedmond placed sixth in the same event.

Domestically, McRedmond won the New Zealand national sprint title five times, and the national 15 kilometres scratch race title on three occasions. He later won a national Masters 80 kilometres road race championship.

Coach

After retiring from competitive cycling in 1986, McRedmond began coaching young cyclists in the 1990s. In about 2000, he started unpaid coaching at Palmerston North Boys' High School, where his protégés have included Jesse Sergent, Campbell Stewart, and Simon van Velthooven. Between 2005 and 2010, he was the national junior track cycling head coach.

McRedmond has received numerous accolades at the annual Manawatū Sportsperson of the Year Awards. He won the award for coach of the year in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, and 2015. In 2012, he was named Manawatū's sports personality of the year. In 2019, McRedmond was awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship by Milson Rotary, for services to cycling.

Working life

McRedmond had a 41-year career in banking, beginning in 1976. He subsequently took a position as new vehicle consultant with Manawatū Toyota.

Personal life

McRedmond and his wife, Natalie, have two daughters.

References

1. ^ Michael McRedmond at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
2. ^ Hopwood, Malcolm (7 January 2020). "Perseverance at the pedals fuels cycling life for Manawatū sporting stalwart". Manawatū Standard. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
3. "Second gold for Tucker in sprint". Canberra Times. 6 October 1982. p. 38. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
4. "Cycling track 1000m match sprint – men Edinburgh 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
5. ^ "Cycling coach no stranger to top-level success". Manawatu Standard. 15 November 2014. p. 21.
6. Miles, Penny (24 November 2007). "Triathletes scoop awards". Manawatu Standard. p. 40.
7. Richardson, Daniel (14 November 2009). "Taylor reaps reward of effort". Manawatu Standard. p. 36.
8. Eade, Shaun (6 November 2015). "All Blacks halfback Aaron Smith claims supreme award at Manawatu Sports Awards". Manawatū Standard. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
9. "Cycling master tops awards". Manawatu Standard. 14 November 2012.

• 1958 births
• Living people
• Sportspeople from Dannevirke
• People educated at St Peter's College, Palmerston North
• New Zealand male cyclists
• Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand
• Cyclists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
• Cyclists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
• Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
• New Zealand sports coaches
• New Zealand track cyclists
• Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
• 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen