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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Turtur is the 973rd most popular cyclist (down from 876th in 2019), the 760th most popular biography from Australia (down from 682nd in 2019) and the 31st most popular Australian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Michael Turtur ranks 973 out of 1,613. Before her are Oscar Gatto, Patrick Konrad, Louis Meintjes, Lasse Norman Hansen, Gorka Verdugo, and Jan Polanc. After her are Sylwester Szmyd, Wong Kam-po, Jussi Veikkanen, Jack Bauer, Giampaolo Caruso, and Leopold König.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Michael Turtur ranks 775. 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 760 out of 1,143. Before her are Scotty James (1994), Chet Faker (1988), Chris Atkinson (1979), Sharni Vinson (1983), Judith Wright (1915), and Tony Vidmar (1970). After her are Jason Stoltenberg (1970), Laura Hodges (1983), Shane Kelly (1972), Catriona Gray (1994), Louise Currey (1969), and Christine Nesbitt (1985).

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Among CYCLISTS In Australia

Among cyclists born in Australia, Michael Turtur ranks 31. Before her are Michael Grenda (1962), Graeme Brown (1979), Adam Hansen (1981), Melissa Hoskins (1991), Matthew Goss (1986), and Amanda Spratt (1987). After her are Shane Kelly (1972), Scott McGrory (1969), Ryan Bayley (1982), Mark Renshaw (1982), Jay Vine (1995), and Sara Carrigan (1980).

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