Martin Vinnicombe

Martin Vinnicombe

Personal information
Full name	James Martin Vinnicombe
Born	December 5, 1964 (1964-12-05) (age 46) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Professional team(s)
1992–1994	Kelly Cycles
Medal record Competitor for  Australia Track cycling Olympic Games Silver 1988 Seoul 1000m Time Trial World Championships (Amateur) Gold 1987 Vienna 1 km time trial Silver 1986 Colorado Springs 1 km time trial Silver 1989 Lyon 1 km time trial Silver 1990 Maebashi 1 km time trial Bronze 1985 Bassano del Grappa 1 km time trial

James Martin Vinnicombe (born 5 December 1964 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a retired Australian track cyclist who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, winning a silver medal in 1000 metres time trial. He tested positive for steroids in 1991. His former manager, Phill Bates, told the Sydney Morning Herald in 1996: "He knew the only way to win was to cheat."^[1][2] Vinnicombe won the world championship for amateurs in 1 km time trial in 1987. He also won the silver medal three times (1986, 1989 and 1990) and the bronze medal once (1985).

While in the USA in 1991, Canadian drug testers came in to the USA and took samples from Vinnicombe. Only weeks before this Vinnicombe was recovering from tendon damage, and was receiving the medically accepted treatment of steroids. Vinnicombe was initially banned for 2 years. The judgement that followed, overturned that ban, and an out of court settlement was made to Vinnicombe. A two year embargo was also set, but Vinnicombe never sought action against this.

References

1. ^ Wells, Jeff (1996-07-20). "DRUG RUNNERS; How cheating athletes beat the system The new Olympic challenges: tackling the dopers, keeping a lid on growth and containing commercialism". Sydney Morning Herald: p. 32. 
2. ^ Time.com article

External links

• Official website
• Profile at databaseOlympics
• 1000m Time Trial at Full Olympians
• Martin Vinnicombe profile at Cycling Archives

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Name	Vinnicombe, Martin
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Date of birth	1964-12-05
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