Nathan Rennie

{{Short description|Australian racing cyclist (born 1981)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=May 2015}}

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Nathan Rennie

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|31 May 1981}}

| image = Nathan Rennie 2009.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Nathan Rennie (2009)

| birth_place = Penrith, NSW, Australia

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 191 cm

| weight = 108 kg

| currentteam = Retired

| discipline = Downhill mountain biking

| role = Professional rider

| ridertype =

| majorwins = {{ubl|5x Australian Elite Downhill Champion

|1999 Junior World Champion

|2003 Overall World Cup Champion

|2003 World Cup Round Win

|2004 Bronze Downhill World Championships

|2006 Bronze Downhill World Championships

|1998 Bronze Junior Downhill World Championships

|Over 20 World Cup Podiums}}

| amateurteam2 =

| proteam1 = Avanti

| proteam2 = GT

| proteam3 = Yeti

| proyears4 =

| proteam4 = Ironhorse

| proyears5 =

| proteam5 = Santa Cruz Syndicate

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry| {{AUS}} }}

{{MedalSport|Men's mountain bike racing}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1999 Åre|Junior downhill}}

{{MedalBronze|2006 Rotorua|Downhill}}

| show-medals = yes

}}

Nathan Rennie (born 31 May 1981) is an Australian professional downhill mountain bike racer. He started riding at the age of 5. He was junior downhill world champion in 1999 and won the bronze medal in the elite category at the 2006 world championships. In the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Rennie won the downhill category overall in 2003 and came third in 2004 and 2005. In 2008, he was Australian national downhill champion. In 2020, Rennie was inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

In 2006, Rennie attempted to break the World Record Distance Jump Record on a bike (towed); he cleared 121.2 feet (36.9 metres).{{Cite web |title=Nathan Rennie on Mountainzone.com |url=https://www.mountainzone.com/2005/gap_jump/index.html |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=www.mountainzone.com}}{{Cite web |last=Action |first=M. B. A. |date=2006-04-21 |title=NATHAN RENNIE'S BIG JUMP TO AIR |url=https://mbaction.com/nathan-rennies-big-jump-to-air/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Mountain Bike Action Magazine |language=en-US}}