Hsiao Mei-yu

Hsiao Mei-yu

Hsiao Mei-yu (2016)
Personal information
Born	7 January 1985 Fengyuan, Taichung, Taiwan
Height	5 ft 3 ^1⁄2 in (161 cm)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Medal record Representing  Chinese Taipei Women's cycling Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Road race 2014 Incheon Omnium 2014 Incheon Team pursuit 2014 Incheon Team sprint 2014 Incheon Road race Asian Cycling Championships 2006 Kuala Lumpur Keirin 2009 Tenggarong Road race 2009 Tenggarong Omnium 2010 Sharjah Omnium 2010 Sharjah Team pursuit 2011 Nakhon Ratchasima Road race
Infobox last updated on 25 September 2014

Hsiao Mei-yu (Chinese: 蕭美玉; born 7 January 1985 in Taichung, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese road and track bicycle racer.^[1] She participated in the 2006 and 2010 Asian Games. In 2010, she won a gold medal at the women's road race event.^[2] In the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's road race,^[3] she finished over the time limit,^[4] and competed in the women's omnium, placing 17th.^[5] Hsiao next participated in the 2014 Asian Games and won four medals,^[6] including a gold in the women's omnium.^[7]

2016 Rio Summer Olympics

In 2016 Hsiao returned to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro to compete in the Cycling Track Women's Omnium event, where she received 64 points to place 17th, the same placement as at the London Olympics four years earlier. Her best omnium event was the time trial where she ranked seventh. She was the only competitor from Taiwan.

References

1. "Hsiao Mei-Yu". Sports Reference. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
2. Lee, Chin-wei; Chen, Christie (25 September 2014). "Hsiao wins women's cycling omnium gold in Asian Games (update)". Central News Agency. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
3. "Mei Yu Hsiao". 2012 Summer Olympics. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
4. "Women's Road Race". 2012 Summer Olympics. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
5. "Women's Omnium". 2012 Summer Olympics. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
6. Lee, Chin-wei; Chen, Jay (29 September 2014). "Hsiao Mei-yu grabs fourth medal in four events at Asian Games". Central News Agency. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
7. Carroll, Dave (26 September 2014). "Hsiao Mei-yu bags gold in track cycling at Asian Games". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 September 2014.