1931 –
At Melbourne 1956, Ian (Joey) Brown and Tony Marchant repeated the Helsinki 1952 win of Russell Mockridge and Lionel Cox in the tandem cycling. Browne and Marchant needed the repechage heats to progress to the final rounds where they hit top form to eventually become Olympic champions.
Browne competed again at Rome 1960 and Tokyo 1964 without figuring in the medals.
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We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.
We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.
The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.
