Danny Clark (cyclist)

Danny Clark
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Clark
Born (1951-08-30) 30 August 1951 (age 73)
George Town, Tasmania, Australia
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Major wins
European championships:
Omnium 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988
Derny 1985, 1986, 1990
Motor-paced 1988
Madison 1979, 1988
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's cycling
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich 1000m time trial
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1970 Edinburgh Individual Pursuit
Men's track cycling
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1980 Besancon Keirin
Gold medal – first place 1981 Brno Keirin
Gold medal – first place 1988 Ghent Motor-paced
Gold medal – first place 1991 Stuttgart Motor-paced
Silver medal – second place 1981 Brno Points
Silver medal – second place 1982 Leicester Keirin
Silver medal – second place 1983 Zurich Keirin
Silver medal – second place 1985 Bassano del Grappa Motor-paced
Silver medal – second place 1987 Vienna Motor-paced
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Maebashi Motor-paced
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Maebashi Points

Daniel "Danny" Clark OAM[1] (born 30 August 1951[2] in George Town, 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.[3]

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.

  1. ^ "Clark, Daniel, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. ^ Site du Cyclisme, Rider database, Danny Clark
  3. ^ "Danny Clark Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2014.