Lionel Cox

Lionel Malvyne Cox OAM (5 December 1930 – 9 March 2010) was an Australian Olympic track cyclist.

Career highlights

1948 – 49 1st N.S.W. 1000 metre Sprint Title 1949 – 50 1st N.S.W. 1000 metre Sprint Title 1950 – 51 1st Henson Park 5 mile Championship 1st N.S.W 1000 1 mile Sprint Championship 1950 – 51 1st N.S.W 1000 metre Sprint Championship 1st Henson Park 1 mile Championship 1st Australian 1 mile Championship 1951 – 52 1st N.S.W 1 mile Sprint Championship 1st N.S.W 1000 metre Sprint Championship 1st Dead Heat 1000 N.S.W Time Trial 2nd 1000 mere Australian Sprint Championship 1952 4th Grand Prix - Paris Silver Medal (2nd) Olympic Sprint Championship – Helsinki, Finland Gold Medal (1st) Olympic Tandem Championship (Russell Mockridge) – Helsinki, Finland Top All Round Point Scorer - Denmark 1953 All Round International Point Scorer – Aaurnus, Denmark 3rd Grand Prix – Paris 1st Grand Prix – Hanover, Germany 1st Grand Prix – Aaurnus, Denmark 1st International Match Race – Aaurnus, Denmark 4th World Championships – Switzerland 4 Records broken, Denmark Amateur and Professional Broke 1000 Sprint records – Denmark Broke 1000 metre Sprint records – Odese, Denmark 11-7 1954 1st Victorian 1000 metre Sprint Championship 1st Victorian 1 mile Sprint Championship 1st Victorian 1000 metre Time Trial Championship 1955 1st N.S.W Time Trial Championship 1st N.S.W 1000 metre Sprint Championship

Professional career Cox turned professional in 1956.

Return to amateur status and coaching In 1958 Cox applied to be reinstated as an amateur and this was granted. Cox coached at Camperdown and then Tempe, guiding riders to State, national and International success.

Honours and awards In 1993 Cox was inducted into the Sports Australia Hall of Fame in recognition of his achievements for cycling.

In 1999, Cox was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his service to cycling particularly as a coach and a former competitor.