Colin's Story
Colin Fitzgerald was a track cyclist who represented Australia in the 4000-metre team pursuit. Born in 1955, he won gold in the event at the Edmonton 1978 Commonwealth Games, establishing himself among Australia’s leading pursuit riders. Fitzgerald was 24 when he made his Olympic debut at Moscow 1980. Riding with Kelvin Poole, Kevin Bradshaw and Gary Sutton, he helped Australia record 4 minutes, 21.76 seconds in the opening round. The Australians qualified eighth before meeting the Soviet Union in the quarter-finals, where they recorded 4:22.02 and were eliminated. Fitzgerald and his teammates were awarded sixth place overall.
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