Michelle Ferris

Michelle Louise Ferris (* September 24 1976 in Warrnambool, Victoria) is an Australian track cyclist, specializing in short-term disciplines.

Michelle Ferris' international sport career began in 1993 when she became junior world vice-champion in the sprint, in the following year she was third. In 1995 she won third place in the World Cup sprint of women.

In the following years, Michelle Ferris four times vice world champion in sprint and 500m time trial; total of three times she finished in third place. Viermals she was also Australian champion in the sprint. The last time she was Vice World Champion at the World Championships in Berlin in 1999. Your biggest rival was the French Félicia ball Anger, from which it was often beaten and made ​​to the courts.

Twice Michelle Ferris took part in the Olympic Games, in Atlanta in 1996, where she won silver in the time trial as well as in Sydney in 2000; they defeated both times over Anger. After the Olympics on home soil Ferris resigned from the international competitive sport.

Michelle Ferris was appointed ambassador in Cologne for the Gay Games 2010. Professionally, it is, inter alia, worked as a motivation trainer.