Mike McRedmond
Personal information
Full nameMichael John McRedmond
Born1958 (age 65–66)
Dannevirke, New Zealand
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportCycling
EventSprint
Coached byMax Vertongen[2]
Medal record
Men's cycling
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place1982 Brisbane1000 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,[1] McRedmond grew up in Palmerston North and was educated at St Peter's College.[2]

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.[2] 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.[2]

McRedmond represented New Zealand in the men's 1000 metres sprint at the 1982 and 1986 Commonwealth Games.[1] 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.[3] Four years later, in Edinburgh, McRedmond placed sixth in the same event.[4]

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.[2]

Coach

After retiring from competitive cycling in 1986, McRedmond began coaching young cyclists in the 1990s.[5] In about 2000, he started unpaid coaching at Palmerston North Boys' High School,[5] where his protégés have included Jesse Sergent, Campbell Stewart, and Simon van Velthooven.[2] Between 2005 and 2010, he was the national junior track cycling head coach.[2]

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,[6] 2008, 2009,[7] 2014,[5] and 2015.[8] In 2012, he was named Manawatū's sports personality of the year.[9] In 2019, McRedmond was awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship by Milson Rotary, for services to cycling.[2]

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.[2]

Personal life

McRedmond and his wife, Natalie, have two daughters.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Michael McRedmond at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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. 1 2 3 "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.
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