Brett Aitken
Personal information
Born (1971-01-25) 25 January 1971 (age 53)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia[1]
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)[2]
Team information
DisciplineTrack cycling
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Madison
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team pursuit
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria Points race
Silver medal – second place 1990 Auckland Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Hamar Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Stuttgart Team pursuit

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]

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

  1. ^ "Brett Aitken". Santos Tour Down Under site. UniSA. Retrieved 28 June 2011.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b c "Brett Aitken". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  3. ^ Athlete Biography, AOC
  4. ^ Olympic Games, ABC
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ "Alicia Aberley". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  7. ^ AIS Cycling Achievements Archived 24 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine


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