Lionel Cox (cyclist)
 |
||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lionel Malvyne Cox | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
5 December 1930 Brisbane |
|||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 March 2010 (aged 79) Sydney |
|||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Track | |||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||
|
Medal record
|
||||||||||||||||
Lionel Malvyne Cox OAM (5 December 1930 – 9 March 2010) was an Australian Olympic track cyclist.
Cox turned professional in 1956.
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.
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.
...
Wikipedia