Sam Dakin

EVENT: Cycling-Track: Men's Keirin, Individual Sprint

Sam Dakin joined the Team Sprint group following the retirement of Eddie Dawkins, via Cycling New Zealand's Performance Hub development system. He is currently national Keirin champion and clocked a pb 9.865s in sprint qualifying at the National Championships. He won bronze in the Team Sprint at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and competed at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

Dakin completed his Bachelor in Business Analysis (Finance) from Waikato and a Post Graduate Diploma in Innovation and entrepreneurship online through Harvard University. He has strong sporting involvement off the track – he was co-chair of Athletes Voice Committee, and was one of two riders on the Cycling Integrity Steering Committee producing and implementing the Transformation Plan.