Lionel Cox (cyclist)

Lionel Cox
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
Men's cycling
Representing Australia
Olympic Games

Lionel Malvyne Cox OAM (5 December 1930 – 9 March 2010) was an Australian Olympic track cyclist.^[2]

Career highlights

1948 – 49: 1st N.S.W. 1000 metre Sprint Title
1949 – 50: 1st N.S.W. 1000 metre Sprint Title
1950 – 51: 1st Henson Park 5 mile Championship; 1st N.S.W 1000 1 mile Sprint Championship
1950 – 51: 1st N.S.W 1000 metre Sprint Championship; 1st Henson Park 1 mile Championship; 1st Australian 1 mile Championship
1951 – 52: 1st N.S.W 1 mile Sprint Championship; 1st N.S.W 1000 metre Sprint Championship; 1st Dead Heat 1000 N.S.W Time Trial; 2nd 1000 mere Australian Sprint Championship
1952: 4th Grand Prix - Paris; Silver Medal (2nd) Olympic Sprint Championship – Helsinki, Finland ^[2]; Gold Medal (1st) Olympic Tandem Championship (Russell Mockridge) – Helsinki, Finland ^[2]; Top All Round Point Scorer - Denmark
1953: All Round International Point Scorer – Aaurnus, Denmark; 3rd Grand Prix – Paris; 1st Grand Prix – Hanover, Germany; 1st Grand Prix – Aaurnus, Denmark; 1st International Match Race – Aaurnus, Denmark; 4th World Championships – Switzerland; 4 Records broken, Denmark Amateur and Professional; Broke 1000 Sprint records – Denmark; Broke 1000 metre Sprint records – Odese, Denmark 11-7
1954: 1st Victorian 1000 metre Sprint Championship; 1st Victorian 1 mile Sprint Championship; 1st Victorian 1000 metre Time Trial Championship
1955: 1st N.S.W Time Trial Championship; 1st N.S.W 1000 metre Sprint Championship

Professional career

Cox turned professional in 1956.

Return to amateur status and coaching

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.

Honours and awards

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.^[3]

References

^ "Cycling gold medallist Lionel Cox dies". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, NSW. 10 March 2010. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lionel Cox". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
^ "Lionel Cox OAM citation It's an honour". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

External links

Lionel Cox at Cycling Archives (archived)
Lionel Cox at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame
Lionel Cox at the Australian Olympic Committee
Lionel Cox at Olympics.com
Lionel Cox at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
Lionel Cox at Olympedia
Lionel Cox eulogy at Cycling NSW^{[permanent dead link‍]}
Lionel Cox profile at Canberra Bicycle Museum at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-10-07)

[SMHMar10-1] "Cycling gold medallist Lionel Cox dies". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, NSW. 10 March 2010. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2010.

[sports-reference-2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lionel Cox". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

[CoxOAM-3] "Lionel Cox OAM citation It's an honour". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

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