Caroline Buchanan represented Australia at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's BMX event.
16 Facts About Caroline Buchanan
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Caroline Buchanan attended Duffy Primary School, and later Merici College and Erindale College.
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Caroline Buchanan has been coached by Wade Bootes since 2007.
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Caroline Buchanan has a cycling scholarship with the ACT Academy of Sport.
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Caroline Buchanan is a member of the Tuggeranong Vikings BMX Club.
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Caroline Buchanan has earned the Australian Female Mountain bike rider of the year title three times.
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Caroline Buchanan had the two fastest runs at the 2012 time trial event at the World Championships in Birmingham, England.
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Caroline Buchanan was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's BMX event.
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In September 2013, Caroline Buchanan won the elite women's title at the UCI World Four Cross Championships in Leogang, Austria.
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Caroline Buchanan beat Anneke Beerten the defending world champion.
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Caroline Buchanan was the first person competing in BMX or mountain bike to win the award.
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In May 2016, Caroline Buchanan won the Elite Women's Time Trial at the World BMX Championships in Colombia and was second to Mariana Pajon in the Elite Women's BMX race.
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Caroline Buchanan is aiming to compete in BMX in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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In September 2016, Caroline Buchanan became engaged to American BMX rider Barry Nobles and they married in September 2018.
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In late December, 2017, Caroline Buchanan was involved in an off-road vehicle accident.
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Caroline Buchanan suffered serious injuries, including a collapsed lung and spent time in an intensive care unit.