Aussie athlete Georgia Nesbitt is in a coma with serious injuries after horror cycling accident

Champion Aussie athlete is in a COMA after horror cycling accident that left her with serious injuries

  • Georgia Nesbitt crashed during race in Tasmania  
  • National champion rower was raced to hospital 
  • Finished second in World Championships 

Former Australian rowing representative Georgia Nesbitt has been admitted to hospital after suffering serious injuries during a road cycling event on Friday night in Hobart.

The 30-year-old was put in an induced coma but is said to be in a stable condition, after the crash during a criterium race.

An eight-time national champion and world championship silver medallist who was part of the national team at last year’s world titles, Nesbitt was treated on site before being transported to hospital via ambulance.

Nesbitt (pictured) won a silver medal at the 2017 Rowing World Championships and is an eight-time national champion 

Rowing Australia boss Ian Robson said the sport was rallying around Nesbitt and her family.

‘Georgia is one of the most respected athletes in Australian rowing,’ Robson said in a statement.

‘The entire rowing family and wider sports community is thinking of Georgia and her family in the wake of this serious accident and offering its ongoing support and assistance to her family.’

The 30-year-old (pictured competing in the 2019 World Rowing Cup) was placed in an induced coma after the shocking accident in Tasmania

The 30-year-old (pictured competing in the 2019 World Rowing Cup) was placed in an induced coma after the shocking accident in Tasmania

A qualified solicitor, Nesbitt was this year appointed to the board of Rowing Tasmania.

The Australian rowing team were rocked in 2005 when another beloved former team member, Amy Gillett, died in a training accident when she was hit by a car after transitioning into cycling.

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