Sam Dakin

EVENT: Cycling – Men's Track: Team Sprint, Indiv Sprint, Keirin

Sam Dakin joined the team sprint group following the retirement of Eddie Dawkins, to join three-time world champions Ethan Mitchell and Sam Webster. The 25-year-old Aucklander came through Cycling New Zealand's Performance Hub development system.

He is the 2022 national keirin champion and clocked a pb 9.865s in sprint qualifying at the national championships. He completed his Bachelor in Business Analysis (Finance) from Waikato and a Post Graduate Diploma in Innovation and entrepreneurship online through Harvard University.

Dakin won bronze at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games as a member of the men's sprint team.