Rhianna Parris-Smith

Rhianna Parris-Smith
Rhianna Parris-Smith (2024) - European champion team sprint (U23)
Personal information
Born (2002-07-10) 10 July 2002
Team information
Current teamTeam Inspired
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 SantiagoTeam sprint
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 Heusden-ZolderTeam sprint
Silver medal – second place2026 KonyaTeam sprint
U23 & Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Anadia500m time trial
Gold medal – first place2023 Anadiateam sprint
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2026 GlasgowTeam sprint

Rhianna Parris-Smith (born 10 July 2002) is an English international track cyclist.[1]

Early life

Parris-Smith was born in England and is of Afro-Caribbean descent.[2] She went to the Hertfordshire Sports College before studying Sport Coaching and Development at the University of Derby.[3]

Career

Parris-Smith was a 100 and 200 metre runner for the Kettering Town Harriers before joining the GB sprint programme in 2023.[4] She then won double gold at the U23 & Junior European Championships (500m time trial & team sprint) in Anadia, Portugal.[5]

At the 2024 British Cycling National Track Championships she won her first national title, after winning the Individual Time Trial Championships.[6]

In October 2025, she made her senior debut in the Track Cycling World Championships in Santiago, where she clinched a silver medal in the team sprint, while riding alongside teammates Emma Finucane and Iona Moir.[7]

At the 2026 European Championships in Konya, Parris-Smith was a member of the British trio who were defeated by Germany in the final of the team sprint.[8] In the 2026 UCI Track World Cup in Hong Kong, she won a silver medal in the team sprint.[9]

At the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Parris-Smith won silver in the team sprint alongside Sophie Capewell and Katy Marchant. The trio from England were defeated by the Welsh team in the gold medal race.[10]

Major results

2023
U23 & Junior European Championships
1st time trial
1st team sprint
2024
National Track Championships
1st Time trial
U23 & Junior European Championships
1st team sprint
2025
UEC European Track Championships
2nd Team sprint (with Rhian Edmunds and Lauren Bell)
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
2nd Team Sprint (with Emma Finucane and Iona Moir)[7]
2026
UEC European Championships
2nd Team sprint
2026 UCI Track World Cup
2nd Team sprint (with Lauren Bell and Emma Finucane), Hong Kong
Commonwealth Games
2nd Team sprint (with Sophie Capewell and Katy Marchant)

References

  1. ↑ "Points Rhianna Parris-Smith". British Cycling. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. ↑ https://www.scienceinsport.com/sports-nutrition/advancing-anti-racism-in-cycling-powerful-young-women/
  3. ↑ "Sprinting to success, derby student joins GB cycling team". University of Derby. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "'I was expecting to be 7th or 8th' - retired pro takes shock victory at British Track Championships". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Italian Domination". UEC. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "National Track Championships 2024: Jody Cundy wins national title on return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Sprinters storm to silver in Santiago". British Cycling. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "GB team sprinters win European silvers in Turkey". BBC Sport. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  9. ↑ "Richardson and Finucane win Track World Cup golds". BBC Sport. 19 April 2026. Archived from the original on 19 April 2026. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Wales sprint team trio win Commonwealth gold". BBC Sport. 30 July 2026. Archived from the original on 30 July 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
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