Lewis Oliva, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Racing cyclist
Date of Birth: 23-Aug-1992
Place of Birth: Devauden, Wales, United Kingdom
Profession: sport cyclist
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
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About Lewis Oliva
- Lewis Oliva (born 23 August 1992) is a Welsh racing cyclist from Monmouthshire, Wales, who has ridden on the track for the Welsh Cycling backed professional track team since September 2016.
- Prior to this he was part of the Great Britain cycling team for eight years as a sprint athlete.In addition to his five British titles, Lewis is the current British keirin champion after successfully defending his title on 26/01/2018.
- He was successful in winning various international accolades, culminating in five world cup medals and multiple European and world championship honours.
- Oliva has also represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games at Delhi 2010, Glasgow, 2014 and Gold Coast 2018.
- He took the silver medal in the keirin in the 2018 Games, after progressing from the first round via the repechages.
- His most recent competition (World Championship) representing Great Britain was the 2017 Worlds, where he competed in the keirin, his favourite event whilst balancing a vigorous training regime alongside his demanding studies at Cardiff Medical School.Oliva was educated at Shirenewton Primary School, then at Monmouth School: he participated in the Queen's Baton Relay there in September 2017, ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
- He subsequently spent six years studying for a degree in philosophy with the Open University whilst being part of the British Cycling Academy programme.
- Since 2016, he has been a student of Medicine at Cardiff University in Wales.
- He is married to fellow racing cyclist and physiotherapist Ciara Horne.
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