James “Martin” Vinnicombe (born 5 December 1964) is an Australian former professional track cyclist who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, winning a silver medal in 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) time trial.[1] He tested positive for steroids in 1991, but accusations were overturned and Vinnicombe received $240,000 in compensation for false allegations in defamation. His former manager, Phill Bates, told the Sydney Morning Herald in 1996: "If you’re not cheating, you’re not trying."[2][3] At 22 years of age, Vinnicombe won the world championship in 1 km (0.62 mi) time trial in 1987, being the first ever Australian to become world champion, He also won the silver medal three times (1986, 1989 and 1990) and the bronze medal once (1985). Vinnicombe has placed 9 times at the world championships in 1,000m time trial event.
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| Full name | James Martin Vinnicombe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 December 1964 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1992–1994 | Giramondo Cycles & Clarence Street Cyclery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As part of the lead up to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Vinnicombe had been selected to be in charge of coaching Chinese cyclists in the Fujian province, but in 2005 was banned from the country for four years and fined after one of his cyclists tested positive for steroids but was overturned and received compensation for false charges, Vinnicombe denied any wrongdoing.[4]
In 2012 he was offered to be in the cycling hall of fame. [5]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Martin Vinnicombe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ Wells, Jeff (20 July 1996). "DRUG RUNNERS; How cheating athletes beat the system The new Olympic challenges: tackling the dopers, keeping a lid on growth and containing commercialism". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 32.
- ^ Time.com article
- ^ "Vinnicombe nonplussed about Chinese coaching ban", The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Senior Australian Cycling Figure Assisted Injection, Alleges Vinnicombe". Cyclingnews.com. 15 September 2005. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
External links
edit- Official website
- Martin Vinnicombe at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-03-08)
- Martin Vinnicombe at Cycling Archives (archived)
