Olivia Podmore Biography – Olivia Podmore Wiki
Olivia Podmore (born Olivia Rose Podmore) was a professional racing cyclist from Christchurch, New Zealand. She won silver in the team sprint and bronze in the time trial at the Junior World Champs in Astana in 2015.
She rode in the women’s team sprint event at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and later also in 2019 and 2020. She also competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics, although she and her team-mate Natasha Hansen did not advance from the qualification round in the team sprint. She won the national keirin champion title in 2017.
She also competed at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in the sprint, team sprint, and keirin events. Podmore got into BMX riding at the age of eight. She was given her first road bike at the age of 12. She tried track racing and loved it, and by 2011 she had won her first national age title, a Cycling NZ profile says.
Olivia Podmore Age
She was born on May 24, 1997, in Christchurch, New Zealand, and died on August 9, 2021, in Cambridge, New Zealand. At the time of her sudden demise, she was 24 years.
Olivia Podmore Family
She was the daughter of Phil Podmore. She also is survived by her brother Mitchell Podmore, who broke the news of her death.
Olivia Podmore Death
She died on August 9, 2021, in Cambridge, New Zealand aged 24. Her death has been referred to the coroner. Her family confirmed her death through a post on one of her social media accounts in which she outlined the pressures of her high-level sport.
Her brother Mitchell Podmore, posted on Facebook on Monday night: “Rest in peace to my gorgeous sister and loved daughter of Phil Podmore. You will be in our hearts forever.’’
The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) and Cycling New Zealand both conveyed their condolences to Podmore’s family. “We offer our deepest condolences to family, friends, and others in the NZ community who are grieving this loss,’’ the NZOC said in a statement. ”We are providing wellbeing support for members of her team and the wider team as we return home from Tokyo. Olivia represented New Zealand with honour and pride at both the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. She was a valued team member and her loss will be felt across the New Zealand sporting community.”
Her death was confirmed hours after she outlined the pressures of competing at the highest level in a chilling final Instagram post, which was later deleted. The post read; ‘Sport is an amazing outlet for so many people, it’s a struggle, it’s a fight but it’s so joyous,’ she wrote. ‘The feeling when you win is unlike any other, but the feeling when you lose, when you don’t get selected even when you qualify when you are injured when you don’t meet society’s expectations such as owning a house, marriage, kids all because [you’re] trying to give everything to your sport is also unlike any other.’
Olivia Podmore Cause of Death
The cause of her death has not been made public. However, the cause of her death is an apparent suicide.
Olivia Podmore Height
She stood at a listed height of 5 feet 9 inches (1.74 meters) tall.
Olivia Podmore Instagram
She was active on her Instagram account @liv_podmore.
