CYCLIST

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Turtur has received more than 27,810 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Turtur is the 876th most popular cyclist (up from 953rd in 2019), the 679th most popular biography from Australia (down from 642nd in 2019) and the 24th most popular Australian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Michael Turtur ranks 876 out of 1,613. Before her are Maxime Monfort, Martin Velits, Koos Moerenhout, Christoph Sauser, Alex Rasmussen, and Björn Leukemans. After her are Bjorg Lambrecht, Jolanda Neff, Lee Wai Sze, Daniel Oss, Susanne Ljungskog, and Andrea Noè.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Michael Turtur ranks 767. Before her are Gcina Mhlophe, Marie Yovanovitch, Roy Aitken, Neil Adams, Cyrille Regis, and Alvin Martin. After her are Lucky Ali, Brenda Phillips, Sandy Lyle, Shigekazu Nakamura, Nancy Lieberman, and Stephenson King.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Michael Turtur ranks 679 out of 1,143. Before her are Tony Dorigo (1965), Wade Robson (1982), Brett Aitken (1971), Teddy Dunn (1980), Dante Exum (1995), and Daniel Johns (1979). After her are Alyson Annan (1973), Allan Border (1955), Bronte Barratt (1989), Richie Benaud (1930), Grant Hackett (1980), and Simon Clarke (1986).

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Among CYCLISTS In Australia

Among cyclists born in Australia, Michael Turtur ranks 24. Before her are Allan Davis (1980), Adam Hansen (1981), Bradley McGee (1976), Heinrich Haussler (1984), Jai Hindley (1996), and Brett Aitken (1971). After her are Simon Clarke (1986), Shane Kelly (1972), Caleb Ewan (1994), Matthew Goss (1986), Graeme Brown (1979), and Michael Grenda (1962).

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