Kelland O'Brien

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