{{short description|Australian cyclist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}} {{use Australian English|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Alexander Porter | image = 2018 2019 UCI Track World Cup Berlin 059.jpg | caption = Porter in 2018 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|5|13|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Adelaide]], Australia | death_date = | death_place = | height = 1.81 m | weight = 72 kg | currentteam = {{UCI team code|IWS}} | discipline = Track, road | role = Rider | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = 2016 | amateurteam1 = ILLI-Bikes Cycling Team | amateuryears2 = 2017 | amateurteam2 = {{UCI team code|MBE|2017}} | amateuryears3 = 2020 | amateurteam3 = Lexus of Blackburn | amateuryears4 = 2020 | amateurteam4 = Scotch College South Australia CC | proyears1 = 2018 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|IWS|2018}} | proyears2 = 2019 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|ACA|2019}} | majorwins = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}} {{MedalSport|Men's [[track cycling]]}} {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalBronze|[[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo]]|[[Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[UCI Track Cycling World Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|2016 London]]|[[2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|2017 Hong Kong]]|[[2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|2019 Pruszków]]|[[2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Gold Coast]]|[[Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}} }} '''Alexander Porter''' (born 13 May 1996) is an Australian professional [[Cycle sport|racing cyclist]].<ref name="CyclingArchives">{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=97949 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160403032214/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=97949 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=3 April 2016 |title=Alexander Porter |access-date=2 March 2016 |work=Cycling Archives}}</ref> Porter qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and was part of the [[Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|Men's team pursuit]] together with [[Kelland O'Brien]], [[Sam Welsford|Sam Weisford]] and [[Leigh Howard]]. They secured a bronze medal after overlapping New Zealand who had crashed. Porter also competed in the Men's Madison where the team finished fifth with a time of 3:48.448 and therefore did not qualify for the final.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leigh HOWARD|url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/leigh-howard|access-date=2021-12-23|website=Olympics.com}}</ref>
Porter rode in the [[2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|men's team pursuit]] at the [[2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships]] winning a gold medal.<ref>[http://www.tissottiming.com/File/Download?id=00030D0001010463FFFFFFFFFFFFFF01 Start list]</ref><ref>[http://www.tissottiming.com/File/Download?id=00030D0001010401FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02 Final Results]</ref>
==Major results== ===Track=== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} ;2014 : 1st [[File:Jersey rainbow.svg|20px]] Team pursuit, [[2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|UCI Junior Track World Championships]] : Oceania Junior Track Championships ::1st [[File:OceaniaChampionJersey.png|20px]] Scratch race ::2nd [[File:Silver medal Oceania.svg|15px]] Omnium : 2nd [[File:Silver medal Oceania.svg|15px]] Scratch race, Oceania Track Championships ;2015 : 1st [[File:MaillotAustralia.PNG|20px]] Team pursuit, [[Australian National Track Championships|National Track Championships]] : [[2018–19 UCI Track Cycling World Cup|UCI Track World Cup]] ::1st Team pursuit, Hong Kong ::3rd Team pursuit, Cali ;2016 : 1st [[File:Jersey rainbow.svg|20px]] [[2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]], [[2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|UCI Track World Championships]] : Oceania Track Championships ::1st [[File:OceaniaChampionJersey.png|20px]] Scratch race ::1st [[File:OceaniaChampionJersey.png|20px]] Team pursuit : 1st [[File:MaillotAustralia.PNG|20px]] Team pursuit, [[Australian National Track Championships|National Track Championships]] ;2017 : 1st [[File:Jersey rainbow.svg|20px]] [[2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]], [[2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|UCI Track World Championships]] ;2018 : 1st [[File:Gold medal blank.svg|15px]] [[Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]], [[2018 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] : [[2018–19 UCI Track Cycling World Cup|UCI Track World Cup]] ::1st Team pursuit, Berlin : Oceania Track Championships ::1st [[File:OceaniaChampionJersey.png|20px]] Madison ::2nd [[File:Silver medal Oceania.svg|15px]] Points race ;2019 : 1st [[File:Jersey rainbow.svg|20px]] [[2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]], [[2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|UCI Track World Championships]] : [[2019–20 UCI Track Cycling World Cup|UCI Track World Cup]] ::1st Team pursuit, Brisbane ::2nd Team pursuit, Cambridge ;2021 : 3rd [[File:Bronze medal.svg|15px]] [[Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]], [[2020 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] {{div col end}}
===Road=== ;2016 : 1st Stage 3 Tour of the Great South Coast : 2nd Overall Tour of the King Valley ;2017 : National Under-23 Road Championships ::1st [[File:MaillotAustralia.PNG|20px]] [[Australian National Criterium Championships|Criterium]] ::2nd [[Australian National Road Race Championships|Road race]] ::3rd [[Australian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]] : 4th [[Australian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships
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{{UCI Track Cycling World Champions – Men's team pursuit}} {{Authority control}}
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