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Anna Meares OAM is considered by many to be the greatest Australian cyclist of all time and made Olympic history in Rio in 2016 by being the first Australian athlete from any sport to have ever won individual medals at four consecutive Olympic Games.

During her 15 year career as an elite athlete Anna collected 18 gold medals, 16 silver medals and 10 bronze medals at Olympic, World and Commonwealth Games level. Anna was named Australia's flag bearer and team captain at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Four successful Olympic campaigns were highlighted by Beijing 2008 when seven months before, Anna broke her neck at the Los Angeles World Cup. The accident immediately threw her plans for the Games August into doubt, and it was possible she may never ride again. Only seven months later she won the silver medal in the Women’s Individual Sprint, the only Olympic medal won by any Australian Cyclist in any cycling discipline.

After 22 years involved in the sport, she retired the most decorated female athlete in the world with 11 world titles.

In 2018, Anna was inducted into the SA and QLD Sport Halls of Fame for sporting achievements and in 2021 she was awarded "legend” status in the SA Sport Hall of Fame 2021, the youngest ever to achieve this and was inducted into Sport Australia Hall of Fame.

She commentated the Tokyo 2020 with Channel 7, and was the General Manger for the Australian Commonwealth Games team in Birmingham 2022.

Anna has been appointed Chef de Mission of the Australian Olympic Team for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.