| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Australia |
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| Track cycling | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1984 Los Angeles | 4000m Team Pursuit | |
| Silver | 1988 Seoul | 4000m Individual Pursuit | |
| Bronze | 1988 Seoul | 4000m Team Pursuit | |
| Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | 4000m Team Pursuit | |
Dean Woods (born June 22, 1966) is an Australian cyclist from Wangaratta in regional Victoria known for his track cycling achievements at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games levels. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Track cycling is a Bicycle racing Sport usually held on specially-built banked tracks or Velodromes (but many events are held at older velodromes where the The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, The Cycling competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles consisted of three road cycling events and five Track cycling The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event staged in 1988 in Final results for the Cycling competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event staged in 1988 in Final results for the Cycling competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International Final results for the Cycling competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles Wangaratta is a cathedral city of about 15685 people in the northeast of Victoria Australia, about 230 km (150 mi from Melbourne along the Track cycling is a Bicycle racing Sport usually held on specially-built banked tracks or Velodromes (but many events are held at older velodromes where the The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The Commonwealth Games is a multinational Multi-sport event. Held every four years it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. On Australia Day 1985 Woods was awarded the Order of Australia medal for service to the sport of cycling. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia on 14 February 1975 "for the purpose of according recognition
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Woods, with team mates Michael Grenda, Kevin Nicholls, and Michael Turtur, won the gold medal for the 4000m Team pursuit event. The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Michael Grenda, OAM (born 24 April 1964 is a retired road bicycle and Track cyclist from Australia who represented his native country at the Gold Medal is an Album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music) Cycling The team pursuit is a Track cycling event similar to the Individual pursuit, except that two teams each of up to four riders compete start Critics at the time did not give them much chance of success. The team was coached by Charlie Walsh and were dubbed Charlie's Angels. David Barry Vivian Walsh, better known just as Charlie Walsh, was the national cycling coach for the Australian Cycling Federation at the Australian Institute In the final the Australians defeated the U. S. A. team by 3. 86 seconds, despite the disparity in equipment - the Australians were riding conventional bikes while the Americans had expensive, high-tech machines. Dean Woods told The Border Mail in 2004, "Expectations weren't high for us from the press, but we thought we would do pretty well. The Border Mail is a daily newspaper published in Albury-Wodonga, Australia serving the twin cities and the surrounding region We had a close team and ended up beating the U. S. for gold. "
In the 4000m Individual pursuit at the 1984 Summer Olympics Woods was beaten for the bronze medal by Leonard Nitz (USA). The individual pursuit is a Track cycling event where two cyclists begin their race from a stationary position (nowadays held by gates in the past riders were supported by The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, Leonard Harvey Nitz (born September 30, 1956 in Hamilton Ohio) is a retired Track cyclist from the United States.
In the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul the Australian team with Wayne McCarney, Stephen McGlede, Scott McGrory, Brett Dutton and Dean Woods was awarded a bronze medal for the 4000m Team Pursuit event, being defeated by the USSR (gold) and German Democratic Republic (silver). The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event staged in 1988 in Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea. Scott McGrory (born 5 April, 1987 in Bellshill) is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Harrogate Town. For the New York City civilian award go to Bronze Medallion - New York City Award A Bronze medal is a Medal awarded In the 4000m Individual Pursuit event Woods won the silver medal. A Silver medal is a Medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions such as the Olympic Games,
Woods was not selected for the Australian team at the 1992 Summer Olympics, but participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics winning a bronze medal as part of the Australian team in the 4000m Team Pursuit. The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Barcelona, The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International
At the 1986 Commonwealth Games Woods won the gold medal in the 4000m Individual Pursuit event. The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland for the second time
In the Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic Dean Woods set the race record time of 5 hours and 12 minutes in 1990. History In 1895 Don Charlston conceived the first race after riding from Warrnambool to Melbourne in a personal time trial
Following his retirement from competitive cycling, Dean Woods established and works at a bicycle shop, Dean Woods Direct, at Wangaratta.
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