Brett Aitken

Brett Aitken
Personal information
Born (1971-01-25) 25 January 1971
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
2000 Sydney Madison
1992 Barcelona Team pursuit
1996 Atlanta Team pursuit
Commonwealth Games
1994 Victoria Team pursuit
1994 Victoria Points race
1990 Auckland Team pursuit
World Championships
1993 Hamar Team pursuit
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.
  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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