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Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games

Manchester, England, July 27 - August 3, 2002

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July 28 - Women's 500m Time Trial, National Cycling Centre

Meares takes Commonwealth gold for Australia

By Gerry McManus, cyclingnews.com correspondent

Kerrie Meares snatched gold in the Manchester velodrome on Sunday July 27th. The 19-year-old beat the pre-race faovourite Lori-Ann Muenzer (Canada) by just under half a second in the 500m time-trial. Moments earlier, the crowd were on their feet willing Jules Paulding (England) to the top of the leader board with 35.595 seconds, with only Muenzer and Meares to go. Meares went top and Muenzer managed to take the bronze.

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Photos supplied by D.J. Clark

Results

1 Kerrie Meares (Australia)           35.084 (51.305 km/h)
2 Jules Paulding (England)            35.448
3 Lori-Ann Muenzer (Canada)           35.595
4 Anna Meares (Australia)             35.752
5 Victoria Pendleton (England)        35.780
6 Fiona Carswell (New Zealand)        35.922
7 Denise Hampson (Wales)              36.150