Emma Finucane

Emma Finucane (born 22 December 2002) is a British and Welsh track cyclist.[3][4] She is the 2023 UCI world champion in women's individual sprint, the third Briton (after Victoria Pendleton and Becky James) and second Welsh woman (after James) to win the world title. She is also a notable relative of former second world war RAF pilot Wing Commander Brendan Paddy Finucane.

Emma Finucane
Finucane in 2021
Personal information
Born (2002-12-22) 22 December 2002[1]
Carmarthen, Wales
Team information
Current teamBrother UK-Orientation marketing[2]
DisciplineTrack cycling
RoleRider
Rider typesprint, time trial, keirin
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 GlasgowSprint
Silver medal – second place2023 GlasgowTeam sprint
Bronze medal – third place2022 Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesTeam sprint
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 GrenchenKeirin
Silver medal – second place2023 GrenchenTeam sprint
Representing  Wales
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 BirminghamTeam sprint
Bronze medal – third place2022 BirminghamSprint

Cycling career

Having previously won two silver medals at the 2020 British National Track Championships, Finucane became a British champion when winning the team sprint event at the 2022 British National Track Championships. She also won a silver medal and two bronze medals at the same Championships.[5][6]

Later that year, Finucane went on to win bronze medals in both the sprint and team sprint at the Commonwealth Games.[7]

Finucane was the star of the 2023 British Cycling National Track Championships, after she won four national titles (taking her total to 5). They were the 500 m Time trial, the Sprint, the Keirin and a second team sprint title.[8][9] At the 2023 UCI World track cycling championships in Glasgow, at the Chris Hoy National velodrome, she claimed her first major title as she took gold in the women's track sprint competition, beating Lea Friedrich of Germany in the final. The first British woman to do so since Becky James in 2013.[10] During the flying 200 sprint qualifying she set a new British record and a new sea level record time of 10.234s.[11] She was also part of the British Women's Team sprint team who took silver in the same competition.

Major results
2022
National Track Championships
1st Team sprint (with Rhian Edmunds and Lowri Thomas)
Commonwealth Games
3rd Team sprint (with Rhian Edmunds and Lowri Thomas)
3rd Sprint
UCI Track World Championships
3rd Team sprint (with Lauren Bell and Sophie Capewell)
2023
UCI World Championships
1st Sprint

References
  1. "Profile". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. "Points". British Cycling. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. "Athlete Blog". British Athletes Commission. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  4. "BRITISH TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 3". Velo UK. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  5. "2022 National Track Championships". British Cycling. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  6. "Welsh teenagers light up home cycling championships". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  7. "Commonwealth Games: Cyclist Emma Finucane claims second bronze medal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  8. "2023 British Cycling Track Championships Results". Velo UK. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  9. "Emma Finucane: Welsh cyclist wins four golds at British National Track Championships". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  10. "Cycling World Championships 2023: Emma Finucane claims first major title with gold in women's sprint". BBC. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_records_in_track_cycling
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