Emma Finucane Makes History with Four Commonwealth Games Track Cycling Golds
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Welsh sprint cyclist Emma Finucane made history by winning four track gold medals at a single Commonwealth Games, becoming the first in her discipline to do so and Wales' most successful female athlete in Games history.
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Emma Finucane achieved four gold medals in track cycling at the Commonwealth Games, making her the first sprint cyclist to do so and Wales' most successful female athlete.
Welsh star Emma Finucane has created history by becoming the first sprint cyclist to win four track gold medals at the same Commonwealth Games.
Finucane added keirin success to the golds she had already won in the team and individual sprints and 1,000m time trial.
Olympic champion Ellesse Andrews finished second when defending her Commonwealth keirin title.
In Birmingham in 2022, New Zealand cyclist Aaron Gate won four gold medals with three on the track and one in the road race.
Finucane has achieved her quartet of successes in four successive days in the Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow.
Australian legend Anna Meares and New Zealander Andrews had previously won three track titles in 2010 and 2022 respectively.
The 23-year-old has also become the first Welsh woman to collect four golds at a single Commonwealth Games.
Finucane is also Wales' most successful female athlete in Games history after overtaking Para-sprinter Olivia Breen, who held the record for two days.
Weightlifter David Morgan remains Wales' most successful Commonwealth Games athlete with nine golds and three silver.
Finucane won Wales' 31st medal of the Games with nine gold, 10 silver and 12 bronze.
The Carmarthen star has also been chosen to be the Team Wales flag bearer for the closing ceremony tonight.
