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Lionel Malvyne Cox OAM (5 December 1930 9 March 2010) was an Australian Olympic track cyclist.[2]

Lionel Cox
Personal information
Full nameLionel Malvyne Cox
Born(1930-12-05)5 December 1930
Brisbane
Died9 March 2010(2010-03-09) (aged 79)
Sydney[1]
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Medal record
Men's cycling
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
1952 Helsinki Tandem
1952 Helsinki Sprint Scratch Race

Career highlights


1948 – 49
1st N.S.W. 1000 metre Sprint Title
1949 – 50
1st N.S.W. 1000 metre Sprint Title
1950 – 51
1st Henson Park 5 mile Championship
1st N.S.W 1000 1 mile Sprint Championship
1950 – 51
1st N.S.W 1000 metre Sprint Championship
1st Henson Park 1 mile Championship
1st Australian 1 mile Championship
1951 – 52
1st N.S.W 1 mile Sprint Championship
1st N.S.W 1000 metre Sprint Championship
1st Dead Heat 1000 N.S.W Time Trial
2nd 1000 mere Australian Sprint Championship
1952
4th Grand Prix - Paris
Silver Medal (2nd) Olympic Sprint Championship – Helsinki, Finland [2]
Gold Medal (1st) Olympic Tandem Championship (Russell Mockridge) – Helsinki, Finland [2]
Top All Round Point Scorer - Denmark
1953
All Round International Point Scorer – Aaurnus, Denmark
3rd Grand Prix – Paris
1st Grand Prix – Hanover, Germany
1st Grand Prix – Aaurnus, Denmark
1st International Match Race – Aaurnus, Denmark
4th World Championships – Switzerland
4 Records broken, Denmark Amateur and Professional
Broke 1000 Sprint records – Denmark
Broke 1000 metre Sprint records – Odese, Denmark 11-7
1954
1st Victorian 1000 metre Sprint Championship
1st Victorian 1 mile Sprint Championship
1st Victorian 1000 metre Time Trial Championship
1955
1st N.S.W Time Trial Championship
1st N.S.W 1000 metre Sprint Championship

Professional career


Cox turned professional in 1956.


Return to amateur status and coaching


In 1958 Cox applied to be reinstated as an amateur and this was granted. Cox coached at Camperdown and then Tempe, guiding riders to State, national and International success.


Honours and awards


In 1993 Cox was inducted into the Sports Australia Hall of Fame in recognition of his achievements for cycling.

In 1999, Cox was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his service to cycling particularly as a coach and a former competitor.[3]


References


  1. "Cycling gold medallist Lionel Cox dies". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, NSW. 10 March 2010. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lionel Cox". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. "Lionel Cox OAM citation It's an honour". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2020.



На других языках


[de] Lionel Cox (Radsportler)

Lionel Cox (* 26. Februar 1930 in Brisbane; † 9. März 2010 in Sydney) war ein australischer Radrennfahrer. Cox wurde bei den Olympischen Sommerspielen 1952 in Helsinki Olympiasieger im Tandem und wurde Zweiter im Bahnsprint.
- [en] Lionel Cox (cyclist)

[fr] Lionel Cox (cyclisme)

Lionel Cox (né le 26 février 1930 à Brisbane et mort le 9 mars 2010 à Sydney, d'une pneumonie[1]) est un coureur cycliste australien. Lors des Jeux olympiques d'été de 1952 à Helsinki en Finlande, il a remporté la médaille d'or du tandem avec Russell Mockridge et la médaille d'argent de la vitesse individuelle, en étant battu en finale par Enzo Sacchi.

[it] Lionel Cox (ciclista)

Lionel Malvyne Cox (Brisbane, 5 dicembre 1930 – Sydney, 9 marzo 2010) è stato un pistard australiano.

[ru] Кокс, Лайонел

Лайонел Мэлвин Кокс (англ. Lionel Malvyne Cox ; 26 февраля 1930, Брисбен, Австралия — 9 марта 2010, Сидней, Австралия) — австралийский трековый велогонщик, олимпийский чемпион Игр в Хельсинки (1952).



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