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Born | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia [1] | 25 January 1971||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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]
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