Daryl Perkins

Daryl Perkins (born 20 April 1943)[1] is a former Australian professional track cyclist.

Daryl Perkins
Personal information
Full nameDaryl Perkins
Born (1943-04-20) 20 April 1943
Victoria, Australia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight76 kg (168 lb)[1]
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprint
Amateur teams
(from at least 2002–)Carnegie Caulfield Club
2008Maillot Jaune[2]
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place1966 KingstonSprint

Biography

Perkins was born and lives in the state of Victoria, Australia. He was a sprint, tandem and six-day rider.[3]

Perkins teamed with Ian Browne to win the tandem sprint at the Australian National Track Championships. That qualified them to compete at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[4] They were knocked out of the tandem sprint in the quarter-final by the Soviet Union and came fifth.[1]

In 1966, Perkins won the bronze medal in the 1000m sprint at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, finishing behind Roger Gibbon and Jim Booker.[5]

Perkins took over a hotel in Ararat in 2004.[6] He is also involved in Derny piloting and is a commissaire.[7]

He is the father of track cyclist Shane Perkins.[8]

During 2018 Six Days of Berlin, he flew to watch his son Shane race and was infected with Meningococcal meningitis, which can cause permanent disabilities or even death. A GoFundMe fundraising campaign organized by Six Day Series exceeded its target of 20,000 euros due to the support of the German public. He was cured after 6 weeks, then returning to Australia for further recovery. Shane Perkins was grateful for the reception and raced again in the 2019 Six Days of Berlin.[9]

References
  1. "Daryl Perkins". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. Cameron Lucadou-Wells (11 August 2008). "Riders remember a brilliant life lost". Monash Journal. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008.
  3. "Pacer: Daryl Perkins (Australia) & rider Doug Garley (Australia) 2003".
  4. "Australian & New Zealand Olympians: The Stories of 100 Great Champions, Graeme Atkinson". Archived from the original on 29 December 2008.
  5. "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Cycling". gbrathletics.com.
  6. Melissa Ryan (10 April 2004). "Old heroes re-create legendary stoush". Fairfax Digital.
  7. Malcolm Sawford (29 June 2002). "Two out of two for Snozza". Cycling News.
  8. "World Junior Track Championships". Cycling News. 29 July 2004.
  9. "Perkins recalls how Berlin and cycling community came together for his father". Six Day Series. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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