Sam Dakin

Sam Dakin OLY (born 1996) is a New Zealand track cyclist, who competes in sprinting events.

Sam Dakin

Dakin at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Personal information
Full name	Samuel Dakin
Born	(1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 28)[citation needed] Auckland, New Zealand
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Medal record Men's track cycling Representing  New Zealand 2022 Birmingham Team sprint

Born in Auckland, Dakin completed a Bachelor of Business Analysis with a major in finance in Waikato and also completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Innovation and entrepreneurship in 2020 online through Harvard University. His training base is the Avantidrome in Cambridge as part of the New Zealand High Performance Squad. He was selected for the New Zealand Olympic team for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.^[1] Dakin competed in the team sprint event following the retirement of Eddie Dawkins, joining three-time World Champions and Rio 2016 silver medalists, Ethan Mitchell and Sam Webster.^[2][3]