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Michael Grenda

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Michael Grenda
Personal information
Full nameMichael Ronald Grenda
Born (1962-04-24) 24 April 1962 (age 62)
Team information
DisciplineTrack & Road
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's cycling
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles 4.000m Team Pursuit

Michael Ronald Grenda, OAM[1] (born 24 April 1962) is a retired road bicycle and track cyclist from Australia, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he won the gold medal in the men's 4000m team pursuit, alongside Dean Woods, Kevin Nichols, and Michael Turtur.[2] He was a professional cyclist from 1986 to 1991. He graduated from the Tasmanian Police Academy in 2014.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Grenda, Michael Ronald". It's an Honour. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Michael Grenda Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  3. ^ Hope, Emma. "Olympian Michael Grenda joins a new team". The Mercury. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
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