Brett Aitken

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Brett Aitken
Personal information
Born (1971-01-25) 25 January 1971 (age 52)
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 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney Madison
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Team pursuit
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Team pursuit
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Victoria Team pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Victoria Points race
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Auckland Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Hamar Team pursuit
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1991 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]

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References

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