Kelland O'Brien

"When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you will be successful"

Personal details

Date of Birth:: 22 May 1998
Nickname:: Kell
Home Town:: Lilydale
Hobbies/Interests:: Music, Cycling, Movies, Travel, Food!
Occupation:: Athlete
Sporting Hero:: Haydn Bradbury
Personal Ambition:: To win medals for Australia at World, Commonwealth and Olympic events
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Sporting Details

Sport:: Cycling
Positions/Disciplines:: Road & Track - Endurance
Club:: St. Kilda Cycling Club
Teams:: CA, AIS, HPU, VIS
Training Venues:: Adelaide Superdrome, DISC Velodrome, Victorian Institute of Sport

Sporting Achievements

Career Highlights:

Gold + World Record 3:49.804 - Men’s Team Pursuit - Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast 2018 (Porter, O’Brien, Howard, Welsford)
World Champion Team Pursuit - 2017 Track World Championships, Hong Kong
Bronze Medallist Individual Pursuit - 2017 Track World Championships, Hong Kong
National Madison Silver 2017 (Dec 17, 2016 Hisense Arena) with partner Callum Scotson
Oceania Madison Gold 2017 with partner Callum Scotson
Oceania Team Pursuit Gold 2017
Winner Australasian 6 Day with partner Mathew Ross Oct 31-Nov 5 2016
Bronze Madison Junior World Championships Aigle Switzerland (July 2016). with partner Cameron Scott
Bendigo International Madison 2016 3rd place
Australian National U19 Champion Team Pursuit 2016
Australian National U19 Champion Individual Pursuit 2016
Australian National U19 Champion Points Race 2016
Australian National U19 Champion Scratch Race 2016
Ride of the Series (Individual Pursuit) 2016 Track Nats
U19 Champion of Champions Track Nats
Australian National U19 Omnium Champion 2016
National Madison Bronze 2016 (Dec 2015) with partner Mathew Ross
Junior World Champion Team Pursuit 2015 (Kazakhstan)
Junior World Champion Madison 2015 (Kazakhstan) with partner Rohan Wight
Bronze Individual Pursuit - Junior World Championships Kazakhstan 2015

Recent Results

Second London Six Day - London 2018 (with Leigh Howard)
Winner Bendigo Madison 2018 - (with Sam Welsford)
National Points Race Champion 2018 - Track Nats Brisbane 2018
World Champion Team Pursuit - 2017 Track World Championships, Hong Kong
Bronze Medallist Individual Pursuit - 2017 Track World Championships, Hong Kong

2nd - Bendigo Madison 2017 (partner Sam Welsford)
Silver Medal Scratch Race - Track Nationals 2017
Silver Medal 1 km Time Trial - Track Nationals 2017
Bronze Medal Individual Pursuit- Track Nationals 2017
Cali Columbia, UCI Track World Cup (Feb 17-19, 2017), Team Pursuit - 5th, Madison 6th with partner Leigh Howard
National Madison Silver 2017 (Dec 17, 2016 Hisense Arena) with partner Callum Scotson
Oceania Madison Gold 2017 with partner Callum Scotson
Oceania Team Pursuit Gold 2017
Winner Burnie Wheelrace 2017
Winner Australasian 6 Day with partner Mathew Ross Oct 31-Nov 5 2016
Gold Elite Victorian Omnium 2017
Bronze Madison Junior World Championships Aigle Switzerland (July 2016). with partner Cameron Scott
Bendigo International Madison 2016 3rd place
Australian National U19 Champion Team Pursuit 2016
Australian National U19 Champion Individual Pursuit 2016
Australian National U19 Champion Points Race 2016
Australian National U19 Champion Scratch Race 2016
Silver medal 1 km TT Track Nationals 2016
Ride of the Series (Individual Pursuit) 2016 Track Nats
U19 Champion of Champions Track Nats 2016
Australian National U19 Omnium Champion 2016
National Madison Bronze 2016 (Dec 2015) with partner Mathew Ross
Junior World Champion Team Pursuit 2015 (Kazakhstan)
Junior World Champion Madison 2015 (Kazakhstan) with partner Rohan Wight
Bronze Individual Pursuit - Junior World Championships Kazakhstan 2015
Silver Road Nationals Criterium 2015
Gold U19 Elimination International Track Series 2015
Bronze Individual Pursuit, Track Nationals , 2015
Bronze Team Pursuit Track Nationals 2015
5th Place 117th Austral Wheelrace 2014
Winner Junior Austral Wheelrace3:49.804