Kian Emadi

Kian Emadi-Coffin (born 29 July 1992) is a British track cyclist.[1] He has represented Great Britain and England at international level, and is a three-time British National Track champion.

Kian Emadi-Coffin
Personal information
Full nameKian Emadi-Coffin
Born (1992-07-29) 29 July 1992
Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Team information
DisciplineTrack cycling
RoleRider
Rider typeEndurance
Sprinter (formerly)
Professional team
2012–presentSky Track Cycling
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
2018 ApeldoornTeam pursuit
2019 PruszkówTeam pursuit
European Championships
2016 YvelinesTeam pursuit
2018 GlasgowTeam pursuit
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2014 GlasgowTeam sprint
2018 Gold CoastTeam pursuit

Career

Born and raised in Stoke-on-Trent, Emadi-Coffin started cycling competitively at the age of 13, and raced in many disciplines (track, road and cyclo-cross), before concentrating on the sprint disciplines of track racing. Emadi moved to Manchester at the age of 18 as a member of the British Cycling Podium Programme.[2]

He represented Great Britain at the 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[3] He won his first senior medal, a silver in the team sprint, at the latter event.

After suffering a back injury in September 2014, which limited the amount of gym work he could do to attempt to secure a place in the British team sprint squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, Emadi-Coffin switched to the endurance squad.[4]

Personal life

Emadi-Coffin, born to an American academic mother and an Iranian father, attended St Peter's Church of England High School and then moved to St Joseph's Sixth Form School in Stoke to study for A levels.

Major results
2009
National Junior Track Championships
1st Sprint
1st Kilo
3rd Keirin
Apeldoorn Interland
1st Team sprint
2nd Sprint
2nd Elimination race
3rd Keirin
2010
National Junior Track Championships
1st Kilo
1st Keirin
2nd Sprint
2011
3rd Team sprint, National Track Championships
Revolution 33 – 2nd Sprint, Revolution series
2012
1st Kilo, National Track Championships
2nd Kilo – Cali, UCI Track World Cup
2nd Sprint omnium, Six Days of Bremen
2013
National Track Championships
1st Kilo
1st Team sprint
1st Team sprint, Cottbuser Nächte
UCI Track World Cup
2nd Team sprint – Aguascalientes
3rd Team sprint – Manchester
Dutch Summer Trophy, Alkmaar
2nd Kilo
3rd Sprint
2014
2nd Team sprint, Commonwealth Games
2016
UCI Track World Cup
1st Team pursuit – Glasgow
3rd Team pursuit – Hong Kong
3rd Team pursuit, UEC European Track Championships
2017
1st Team pursuit – Manchester, UCI Track World Cup
2018
1st Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
2nd Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
2019
2nd Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships

References
  1. "Kian Emadi". Britishcycling.org.uk. 29 July 1992. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  2. "Kian Emadi biography". Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  3. Cycling. "UCI Track Cycling World Championships 2013: Kian Emadi aiming to fire Britain to track cycling glory in Minsk". Telegraph. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  4. Smith, Pete (23 January 2016). "Cycling: Kian Emadi back on track after switch from sprint to endurance". The Sentinel (Staffordshire). Retrieved 29 May 2016.
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