Victorian road cyclist Baden Cooke made his Olympic debut in 2004 at the Athens Olympic Games. Cooke contested the individual road race alongside Robbie McEwen, Michael Rogers, Stuart O'Grady and Matt White but unfortunately did not finish. Cycling internationally since he was 16, Cooke enjoyed success in Europe and also won a bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.
The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.
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.
