Brett Aitken OAM (born 25 January 1971) is an Australian Olympic track cyclist.[3] He has won three Olympic medals,[4] including gold in the Madison event at the 2000 Olympics.[5] He retired from cycling in 2004, but returned in 2006 to ride on the Oceania Tour.[5] On 16 January 2001, he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his gold medal-winning achievement.[6]
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| Born | 25 January 1971 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Aitken was born in Adelaide and was affiliated with the Adelaide Cycling Club.[2] He was also an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Brett Aitken". Santos Tour Down Under site. UniSA. Retrieved 28 June 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Brett Aitken". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ Athlete Biography, AOC
- ^ Olympic Games, ABC
- ^ a b Jones, Jeff & Stevenson, John (2006) "Olympic gold medalist Aitken returns to cycling Archived 10 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine", CyclingNews.com, 18 February 2006, retrieved 24 January 2010
- ^ "Alicia Aberley". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ AIS Cycling Achievements Archived 24 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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