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 Nyhaug at the 2016 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Tory Nyhaug-Heinonen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 17, 1992 New Westminster, BC, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cycling career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | BMX racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| UCI BMX Racing World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championships | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best finish | 3rd in 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tory Nyhaug-Heinonen (born April 17, 1992) is a retired Canadian racing cyclist who represented Canada in BMX. He represented Canada at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event.[1] He won a silver medal at the World Championships in 2014 and a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.[2]
In 2016 he was named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team. In Rio, Nyhaug made the Olympic final and finished 5th.[3]
Nyhaug was born in Canada to a Finnish mother and a Canadian father. He announced his retirement from professional cycling on November 18, 2019, due to long-term damages sustained from racing injuries.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Men's BMX Racing". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "COC profile". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. October 25, 2011.
- ↑ Tozer, Jamie (June 29, 2016). "Returning Olympians highlight Canada's cycling team". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Canada's Tory Nyhaug retires from BMX cycling for health reasons". CBC News. The Canadian Press. November 18, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Tory Nyhaug at UCI BMX Racing World Cup
- Tory Nyhaug at Olympedia
- Tory Nyhaug at Olympics.com
- Tory Nyhaug at Team Canada
- Tory Nyhaug at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (archived)
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