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Daryl Perkins Personal information Full name Daryl Perkins Born 20 April 1943
Victoria, AustraliaHeight 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] Weight 76 kg (170 lb; 12.0 st)[1] Team information Discipline Track Role Rider Rider type Sprint Amateur team(s) (from at least 2002–)
2008Carnegie Caulfield Club
Maillot Jaune[2]Medal recordCompetitor for 
AustraliaTrack cycling Commonwealth Games Bronze 1966 Kingston, Jamaica Sprint Infobox last updated on
24 January 2009Daryl Perkins (born 20 April 1943)[1] is a former Australian professional track cyclist.
Biography
Perkins was born and lives in the state of Victoria, Australia. He was a sprint, tandem and six-day rider.[3]
Perkins teamed with Ian Browne to win the tandem sprint at the Australian National Track Championships. That qualified them to compete at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[4] They were knocked out of the tandem sprint in the quarter final by the Soviet Union and came fifth.[1]
In 1966, Perkins won the bronze medal in the 1000m sprint at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, finishing behind Roger Gibbon and Jim Booker.[5]
Perkins took over a hotel in Ararat in 2004.[6] He is also involved in Derny piloting[7] and track coaching with Carnegie Caulfield Club.[8][9] He is also a commisaire.[10]
He is the father of track cyclist Shane Perkins.[11]
References
- ^ a b c d "Daryl Perkins". Sports Reference. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/daryl-perkins-1.html.
- ^ Cameron Lucadou-Wells (2008-08-11). "Riders remember a brilliant life lost". Monash Journal. http://monash.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/riders-remember-a-brilliant-life-lost/1240842.aspx.
- ^ "Pacer: Daryl Perkins (Australia) & rider Doug Garley (Australia) 2003". http://imageevent.com/dernysportuk/janjonker;jsessionid=z53d65gkq2.penguin_s?p=395&n=1&m=-1&c=3&l=0&w=4&s=0&z=2.
- ^ "Australian & New Zealand Olympians: The Stories of 100 Great Champions, Graeme Atkinson". http://canberrabicyclemuseum.com.au/aust%20cyclists%20articles.htm.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Cycling". gbrathletics.com. http://www.gbrathletics.com/commonwealth/cycling.htm.
- ^ Melissa Ryan (2004-04-10). "Old heroes re-create legendary stoush". Fairfax Digital. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/04/09/1081326925942.html.
- ^ Mal Sawford (2003-11-08). "Nunan fends off strong field in Caulfield wheel race". Cycling News. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/track.php?id=track/2003/nov03/nov08trackAUScarnegie.
- ^ "Noticeboard". Carnegie Caulfield Club. 2006. http://www.carnegiecycling.com.au/?c=Noticeboard&p=M_Noticeboard&bid=451.
- ^ "Club Weekly Training". Cycle Sport Victorie. http://www.vic.cycling.org.au/default.asp?Page=14911&MenuID=Clubs/20076/0/.
- ^ Malcolm Sawford (2002-06-29). "Two out of two for Snozza". Cycling News. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/?id=AUS/2002/jun02/jun29carnegie.
- ^ "World Junior Track Championships". Cycling News. 2004-07-29. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/track/2004/jul04/juniorworlds04/?id=men_keirin.
Categories:- 1943 births
- Living people
- Track cyclists
- Australian cyclists
- Cyclists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Olympic cyclists of Australia
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
- Cyclists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Australian cycling coaches
- Sportspeople from Victoria (Australia)
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