Gary Neiwand

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Gary Neiwand
Personal information
Full nameGary Neiwand
Born (1966-09-04) 4 September 1966 (age 58)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Team information
Current teamTeam FORDE
DisciplineTrack
RoleCoach
Rider typeSprinter
Professional team
1992–1995Foster's
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Keirin
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Hamar Sprint
Gold medal – first place 1993 Hamar Keirin
Gold medal – first place 1996 Manchester Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 1996 Manchester Keirin
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Stuttgart Sprint
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh Sprint
Gold medal – first place 1990 Auckland Sprint
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria Sprint

Gary Neiwand (born 4 September 1966) is an Australian retired track cyclist. He is a former world champion, who also won four Olympic medals during his career.[1]

Biography

Early life and career

Neiwand was born in Melbourne, Victoria, on 4 September 1966, the son of Ronald Charles Neiwand.[2] Neiwand represented his country at cycling for more than a decade. He was Commonwealth Games sprint champion in 1986 and won his first Olympic medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, winning bronze in the sprint event. He repeated his success at the Commonwealth Games in 1990, taking the gold in the sprint. Neiwand won his first World Championship medal in 1991 in Stuttgart, winning the bronze in the sprint. He then went on to become the World Champion in both the keirin and sprint in 1993. 1994 saw Neiwand complete a hat-trick, winning his successive third sprint gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.

After cycling

Neiwand spiralled into depression after missing his goal of a gold medal in the Keirin at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He began drinking heavily, his marriage fell apart and he gained weight, ballooning to 116 kg.[3] In 2006 Neiwand was sentenced to eighteen months in prison for breaching a court order preventing him from harassing a former girlfriend.[4] Neiwand began his sentence at Port Phillip before being moved to Beechworth. He was released on probation after serving nine months in jail. He has since rebuilt his relationship with his children, Malcolm and Courtney, and ex-wife, Cathy.[3] Neiwand joined the Sunrise Foundation in 2007, an organisation which, through the high schools, aims to demystify and tackle depression in the community. It is run by former North Melbourne and Sydney footballer, Wayne Schwass.[5]

Awards and honours

Neiwand received the Australian Sports Medal on 14 July 2000[6] and the Centenary Medal on 1 January 2001.[7][8]

Major results

1986
1st Sprint, Commonwealth Games
3rd Sprint, Goodwill Games, Moscow
1988
3rd Sprint Summer Olympics
1990
1st Sprint, Commonwealth Games
1991
3rd Sprint, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
1992
2nd Sprint, Summer Olympics
1st Sprint, Copenhagen
1993
2nd Sprint, GP de Paris
1st Keirin, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
1st Sprint, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
1994
1st Sprint, Commonwealth Games
1996
2nd Sprint, Busto Garolfo
2nd Keirin, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
1st Team Sprint, UCI Track Cycling World Championships (with Darryn William Hill & Shane Kelly)
1999
2nd Team Sprint, Frisco
2000
3rd Sprint, Summer Olympics
2nd Keirin, Summer Olympics

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gary Neiwand Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Melb: Gold medal cyclist among the dead". Wheels of Justice. 25 March 2007. Archived from the original on 26 July 2008.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michael Stevens (16 May 2007). "Gary Neiwand a new man". Herald Sun.
  4. ↑ "Neiwand given 18 months for stalking".
  5. ↑ Natalie Tkaczuk Sikora (20 November 2007). "Cycle champion Gary Neiwand casts his net". Herald Sun.
  6. ↑ "Search Australian Honours; Name: NEIWAND, Gary Malcolm; Award: Australian Sports Medal". Australian Government.
  7. ↑ "Search Australian Honours; Name: NEIWAND, Gary Malcolm; Award: Centenary Medal". Australian Government.
  8. ↑ "Australian Cycling Federation Honour Roll, Life Members and Meritorious Medals". Archived from the original on 23 July 2012.

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