Curt Harnett

Curt Harnett
Harnett in 2010
Personal information
Born (1965-05-14) 14 May 1965 (age 59)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Medal record
Men's cycling
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles 1 km time trial
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Sprint
UCI Track World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1990 Maebashi Sprint
Silver medal – second place 1995 Bogota Sprint
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1990 Auckland Match Sprint
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria Match Sprint
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1987 Indianapolis 1000m Time Trial
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Indianapolis Match Sprint

Curtis "Curt" Melvin Harnett, CM (born 14 May 1965) is a Canadian racing cyclist. He began cycling as a way to stay in shape for hockey. He competed in four Olympic Games, winning three medals, one silver and two bronze.[1]

Harnett also has three medals from the Commonwealth Games and three medals from the Pan American Games. He held the world record for the 200 metre time trial for 11 years, bested in 2006 by Dutchman Theo Bos. After retiring from cycling in 1996, he attended the Sydney and Athens Olympic Games as a commentator for CBC Sports.[citation needed]

He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.[2] Harnett was introduced into the Lehigh Valley Velodrome Cycling Hall of Fame.[3] He was the chef de mission for Team Canada at the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4] In 2018, Harnett was made a Member of the Order of Canada.[5]

Quotes

  • "It's time to get a haircut and get a real job." – After competing in his final Olympic Games. Harnett was noted for his distinctive long, very curly blond hair and even did a TV commercial for a shampoo.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Curt Harnett Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Honoured Member Curt Harnett". Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Hall of Fame". Valley Preferred Cycling Centre. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014.
  4. ^ Heroux, David (13 April 2016). "Curt Harnett 'natural' fit to step in as last-minute chef de mission". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Olympic cyclist from Thunder Bay, Ont. appointed to Order of Canada". CBC News. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Curt Harnett Pert Plus commercial". YouTube. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021.
Records
Preceded by Men's 200 meter Time Trial
world record holder
28 September 1995 – 16 December 2006 		Succeeded by


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