Samantha Donnelly

Sami Donnelly
Personal information
Full nameSamantha Donnelly
Born (2001-12-13) 13 December 2001
Christchurch, New Zealand
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Team information
DisciplineTrack cycling
RoleRider
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2026 GlasgowTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2026 GlasgowScratch race

Samantha Donnelly (born 13 December 2001) is a New Zealand track cyclist.[1]

Biography

From Christchurch, Donnelly is from a cycling family; her father Nigel Donnelly also represented New Zealand.[2]

Donnelly was the 2017 New Zealand U19 road champion. On the track, she won silver medals as part of the New Zealand team pursuit at the 2018 and 2019 Junior Track World Championships. By 2023, Donnelly had won three medals at the Oceania Track championships. She was a reserve for the team at the 2024 Olympic Games.[3]

In April 2026, she placed third overall in the omnium at the UCI Track World Cup in Malaysia.[4] Competing at the 2026 Commonwealth Games she helped the New Zealand team pursuit into the final, where they won the silver medal.[5][6] Later at the Games, she also won the silver medal in the women's 10km scratch race final.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Samantha Donnelly". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Lynch, Chris (3 June 2026). "Christchurch cyclists Ellesse Andrews and Samantha Donnelly named in New Zealand team". Christchurchnewsroom. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Powerful cycling contingent aiming for continued success in Glasgow". cyclingnewzealand.nz. 3 June 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Two medals complete impressive haul for New Zealand track cyclists". Cycling New Zealand. 27 April 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Cyclists on the hunt for medals". Olynpic.org. 30 July 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  6. ↑ McMillan, Cameron (30 July 2026). "Commonwealth Games recap: Gold for David Liti, track cyclists get four medals, silver for Tom Walsh". NZ Herald. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Sami Donnelly gets second silver medal, Devon Briggs wins gold". RNZ. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
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