Brett Aitken
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brett Aitken (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
- ↑ "Brett Aitken". Santos Tour Down Under site. UniSA. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- 1 2 3 "Brett Aitken". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ↑ Athlete Biography, AOC
- ↑ Olympic Games, ABC
- 1 2 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. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ↑ AIS Cycling Achievements
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