Hsiao Mei-yu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Hsiao.

Hsiao Mei-yu
Hsiao in 2016
Personal information
Full nameHsiao Mei-yu
Born (1985-01-07) 7 January 1985 (age 39)
Fengyuan, Taichung, Taiwan
Height5 ft 3+1⁄2 in (161 cm)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Team information
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Professional teams
2010–2011Action Cycling Team
2012Axman Team Taiwan
2016–2017Taichung Cycling Team
Medal record
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Women's cycling
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Road race
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Omnium
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Road race
Asian Cycling Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Kuala Lumpur Keirin
Silver medal – second place 2009 Tenggarong Road race
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Tenggarong Omnium
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Sharjah Omnium
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Sharjah Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2011 Nakhon Ratchasima Road race
Gold medal – first place 2012 Kuala Lumpur Road race
Gold medal – first place 2013 New Delhi Road race
Gold medal – first place 2014 Astana Road race
Silver medal – second place 2015 Nakhon Ratchasima Road race

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]

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.

Major results

Track

2006
3rd Keirin, Asian Track Championships
2009
3rd Omnium, Asian Track Championships
2010
Asian Track Championships
3rd Omnium
3rd Team pursuit
2014
Asian Games
1st Omnium
3rd Team pursuit (with Huang Ting-ying, Tseng Hsiao-chia & Ju I Fang)
3rd Team sprint (with Huang Ting-ying)
2nd Omnium, Asian Track Championships
2nd Omnium, Hong Kong International Track Cup
2nd Omnium, Taiwan Hsin-Chu Track International Classic
2015
Taiwan Hsin-Chu Track International Classic
1st Omnium
2nd Sprint
3rd Omnium, Asian Track Championships
3rd Omnium, Yangyang International Track Competition
2016
1st Omnium, ITS Melbourne Grand Prix
1st Omnium, ITS Melbourne DISC Grand Prix
2017
Asian Track Championships
2nd Omnium
3rd 500m time trial
2nd Omnium, China Track Cup

Road

2009
2nd Road race, Asian Road Championships
9th Road race, East Asian Games
2010
1st Road race, Asian Games
2011
1st Road race, Asian Road Championships
2012
1st Road race, Asian Road Championships
1st Stage 5 Vuelta a El Salvador
2013
1st Road race, Asian Road Championships
5th Overall Tour of Thailand
1st Points classification
1st Stage 3
2014
1st Road race, Asian Road Championships
3rd Road race, Asian Games
3rd Overall Tour of Thailand
2015
2nd Road race, Asian Road Championships
2019
2nd Road race, National Road Championships

References

  1. ^ "Hsiao Mei-Yu". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. 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. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Women's Road Race". 2012 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Women's Omnium". 2012 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. 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.