Английская Википедия:Danny Clark (cyclist)

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Daniel "Danny" Clark OAM[1] (born 30 August 1951[2] in George Town, Tasmania, Australia) is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Australia, who was a professional rider from 1974 to 1997. He won five world championships and at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, came second in the 1,000m time trial.[3]

Clark was often fastest finishing rider in six-day races, especially as Patrick Sercu slowed after the mid-1970s. Clark and the British rider, Tony Doyle, won many six-day races. Clark enjoyed the party atmosphere of the races, and continued to work in them as a Derny pacer after retiring.

Biography

Clark began cycling on a bike borrowed from a local enthusiast, which he used for three months before acquiring his eldest brother's semi-racer.[4] He became one of the most successful riders in six-day racing in the 1970s and 1980s, winning 74 races, second to Patrick Sercu's 88. Most of these wins came after a crash in the 1983 Frankfurt six-day which broke his hip. Clark still carries a plate inserted to help the fracture heal and said that when sprinting or climbing, only his right leg delivered full power.[4]

Clark won the Australian one-mile penny-farthing championship in Evandale, Tasmania, in 1989, beating the Briton Doug Pinkerton and Matthew Driver.[5]

He lives in Surfers Paradise, near Brisbane.[5]

Major results

Olympic Games

World championships

Six-days

European championships

  • Omnium 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988
  • Derny 1985, 1986, 1990
  • Motor-paced 1988
  • Madison 1979 with Don Allan, 1988 with Tony Doyle

Honours

Clark received a Medal of the Order of Australia in 1986[1] and was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1987.[6] He received an Australian Sports Medal and a Centenary Medal in 2001.[7][8]

References

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External links

Шаблон:UCI Track Cycling World Champions – Men's keirin Шаблон:UEC European Track Champions – Men's omnium

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Криптовалюты
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Разное

  1. ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite web
  2. ↑ Site du Cyclisme, Rider database, Danny Clark
  3. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  4. ↑ 4,0 4,1 Licorice Gallery, Interview with Danny Clark
  5. ↑ 5,0 5,1 Canberra Bicycle Museum, Article about Danny Clark sourced from "Freewheel" Issue 11, New Zealand Шаблон:Webarchive
  6. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  7. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  8. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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