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Michael Turtur

1958 - Today

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Michael Colin Turtur (born 2 July 1958 in Adelaide, South Australia) is a former track cyclist and Olympic gold medallist in the 4000m Team Pursuit at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, with team members Dean Woods, Kevin Nichols and Michael Grenda, coached by Charlie Walsh. Michael Turtur has competed in the Olympic Games and three Commonwealth Games, winning a total of five medals. At the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games, he won two gold medals in the men’s 4000m teams and individual pursuits, and a bronze medal in the 10 mile scratch race. At the 1986 Edinburgh Commonwealth Games, he was the flag bearer for Australia and won a gold medal in the men’s 4000m team pursuit. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Michael Turtur is the 1,058th most popular cyclist (down from 876th in 2024), the 779th most popular biography from Australia (down from 682nd in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Australian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Michael Turtur ranks 1,059 out of 1,613. Before her are Oscar Gatto, Patrick Konrad, Louis Meintjes, Lasse Norman Hansen, Gorka Verdugo, Jan Polanc, and Stephen McGlede. After her are Brett Dutton, Sylwester Szmyd, Wong Kam-po, Olav Kooij, and Jussi Veikkanen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Michael Turtur ranks 776. Before her are Joe Barry Carroll, Leo Randolph, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Nassar, Alvin Martin, and Mahesh Manjrekar. After her are Roy Aitken, Nancy Lieberman, Sandy Lyle, Mark Pavelich, Fred Stoller, and Lucky Ali.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Michael Turtur ranks 779 out of 1,143. Before her are Chris Atkinson (1979), Sharni Vinson (1983), Anne Minter (1963), Judith Wright (1915), Tony Vidmar (1970), and Stephen McGlede (1969). After her are Brett Dutton (1966), Jason Stoltenberg (1970), Laura Hodges (1983), Shane Kelly (1972), Catriona Gray (1994), and Sean Eadie (1969).

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Among CYCLISTS In Australia

Among cyclists born in Australia, Michael Turtur ranks 33. Before her are Graeme Brown (1979), Adam Hansen (1981), Melissa Hoskins (1991), Matthew Goss (1986), Amanda Spratt (1987), and Stephen McGlede (1969). After her are Brett Dutton (1966), Shane Kelly (1972), Sean Eadie (1969), Scott McGrory (1969), Ryan Bayley (1982), and Mark Renshaw (1982).

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