Lionel Cox (cyclist)
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| Full name | Lionel Malvyne Cox | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 December 1930 Brisbane | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 March 2010 (aged 79) Sydney[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | |||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lionel Malvyne Cox OAM (5 December 1930 – 9 March 2010) was an Australian Olympic track cyclist.[2]
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
- ^ "Cycling gold medallist Lionel Cox dies". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, NSW. 10 March 2010.
- ^ a b c "Lionel Cox Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Lionel Cox OAM citation It's an honour". It's an Honour.
External links
- Lionel Cox at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Lionel Cox Sport Australia Hall of Fame
- Lional Cox at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Lionel Cox Eulogy[permanent dead link] Cycling NSW
- Lionel Cox profile at Canberra Bicycle Museum
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Categories:
- 1930 births
- 2010 deaths
- Australian male cyclists
- Cyclists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Deaths from pneumonia
- Olympic cyclists of Australia
- Olympic gold medalists for Australia
- Olympic silver medalists for Australia
- Cyclists from Brisbane
- Sportsmen from Queensland
- Australian track cyclists
- Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
- Olympic medalists in cycling
- Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees
- Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics