Kieran Reilly
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Kieran Darren David Reilly (born 12 July 2001) is a British cyclist from Gateshead who competes in Freestyle BMX.[2] In August 2023 he became the World Champion at the event.
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| Full name | Kieran Darren David Reilly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 July 2001 Newcastle, England [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle BMX | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
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Perspective
Reilly began performing tricks on his BMX at the Leam Lane skatepark, in Gateshead. He entered his first competition at the Urban Games in Whitley Bay.[3] Reilly came to prominence in BMX in 2012, when as an 11-year-old he landed a 720 – two full spins in one jump – over a spine at a skatepark in Glasgow, Scotland.[4]
Reilly moved to Corby in Northamptonshire, in September 2020, to train with other Team GB riders.[5] Reilly landed the world's first-ever 'Triple Flair' - three full backflips and a 180-degree rotation at the end - at the 'Adrenaline Alley' indoor skatepark in Northamptonshire, in January 2022.[6] In August 2022, he won silver at the 2022 European BMX Championships in Munich.[7][8]
In June 2023, Reilly won the gold medal at the 2023 European Games with victory in the men's BMX freestyle park in Krzeszowice.[9] In August 2023 he won gold at the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships – Men's freestyle BMX in Glasgow.[10]
Reilly received a Silver Medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics. At first he scored 93.70 in the final and sit in the second position. In the second run French Anthony Jeanjean overcame Reilly scoring 93.76 and placed him to the third. On his second attempt Reilly achieved a best-run score of 93.91 and finished second.[11] In July 2024, he became British national champion.[12] He won gold at the 2024 European BMX Championships in Cadenazzo, Switzerland in September 2024.[13]
Competitive history
All results are sourced from the Union Cycliste Internationale.
As of August 9th, 2024
Olympic Games
| Event | Freestyle Park |
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 2024 Paris |
Silver |
UCI Cycling World Championships
| Event | Freestyle Park |
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 2022 Abu Dhabi |
10th |
 2023 Glasgow |
Gold |
UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup
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