Maria Lawrence

{{short description|English cyclist}}

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Maria Lawrence (born 20 September 1970{{cite web| url=http://www.boa.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=1944| title=Maria Lawrence - Athlete Record| publisher=British Olympic Association| access-date=15 November 2008| archive-date=12 December 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212145352/http://www.boa.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=1944| url-status=dead}}) is a retired female English racing cyclist.

Cycling career

Lawrence represented Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

She represented England and won a bronze medal in the team time trial event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/victoria-1994/athletes|title=1994 Athletes|website=Team England}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3043/19/all|title=England team in 1994|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=17 October 2019|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507165937/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3043/19/all|url-status=dead}} Four years later she represented England in the road race event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/kuala-lumpur-1998/athletes|title=1998 Athletes|website=Team England}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3044/19/all|title=England team in 1998|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=17 October 2019|archive-date=30 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330125318/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3044/19/all|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/45978|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}

Personal life

She is married to another cyclist, Dominic Sweeney.

Palmarès

;1994

:3rd Time Trial, Commonwealth Games

;1996

:1st {{flagicon|GBR}} British National Road Race Championships

;1997

:1st {{flagicon|GBR}} British National Road Race Championships

References