Kayono Maeda

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{{Nihongo|Kayono Maeda|前田佳代乃|Maeda Kayono|born 13 January 1991}} is a Japanese track cyclist, born in Kikuchi.{{cite web|title=Kayono Maeda|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/maeda-kayono-1021900/|publisher=London2012.com|accessdate=22 August 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730111239/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/maeda-kayono-1021900/|archivedate=30 July 2012}}

Career

From 2009 to 2018, she won an unprecedented 10 consecutive gold medals in professional sprint cycling events at the Japanese National Track Race Championships.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's sprint. She also competed in the sprint event at the 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.{{cite web|title=2012 Track Cycling World Championships: Entries list|url=http://www.tissottiming.com/File/Download?id=0003000102FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF0C|publisher=tissottiming.com|accessdate=1 February 2016}}

On 9 September 2018, Maeda announced her retirement from cycling.{{cite web |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/201809090000797.html |title=前田佳代乃「今日で引退」10連覇達成して電撃表明(in Japanese) |publisher=Nikkan Sports |accessdate=7 November 2018 }}