Brett Aitken

Brett Aitken

Personal information
Born	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]
Team information
Discipline	Track cycling
Role	Rider
Medal record Representing  Australia Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Madison 1996 Atlanta Team pursuit 1992 Barcelona Team pursuit Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria Team pursuit 1990 Auckland Team pursuit World Championships 1993 Hamar Team pursuit 1991 Stuttgart Team pursuit

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

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