Full name Daniel Clark Disciplines Track cycling Role Cyclist | Name Danny Clark 1974–2000 – | |
Olympic medals Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's 1000m Time Trial | ||
Danny clark burnie wheel race 1977
Daniel "Danny" Clark OAM (born 30 August 1951 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia) is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Australia, who was a professional rider from 1974 to 1997. He won five world championships and at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, came second in the 1,000m time trial.
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- Danny clark burnie wheel race 1977
- Biography
- Olympic Games
- World championships
- Six days
- European championships
- Honours
- References
Clark was often fastest finishing rider in six-day races, especially as Patrick Sercu slowed after the mid-1970s. Clark and the British rider, Tony Doyle, won many six-day races. Clark enjoyed the party atmosphere of the races, and continued to work in them as a Derny pacer after retiring.
Biography
Clark began cycling on a bike borrowed from a local enthusiast, which he used for three months before acquiring his eldest brother's semi-racer. He became one of the most successful riders in six-day racing in the 1970s and 1980s, winning 74 races, second to Patrick Sercu's 88. Most of these wins came after a crash in the 1983 Frankfurt six-day which broke his hip. Clark still carries a plate inserted to help the fracture heal and said that when sprinting or climbing, only his right leg delivered full power.
Clark won the Australian one-mile penny-farthing championship in Evandale, Tasmania, in 1989, beating the Briton Doug Pinkerton and Matthew Driver.
He lives in Surfers Paradise, near Brisbane.
Olympic Games
World championships
Six-days
European championships
Honours
Clark received a Medal of the Order of Australia in 1986 and was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1987. He received an Australian Sports Medal and a Centenary Medal in 2001.