Brett Aitken

Olympic Gold Medallist

Brett Atken is one of Australia’s all time greatest cyclists. He has been in the top echelon of Australian cycling since the late 80’s and he has claimed Olympic silver in Barcelona, Olympic bronze in Atlanta and Olympic gold in Sydney 2000. With Scott McGrory, Brett was awarded the 2000 Cyclist of the Year. He dominated the 2003 National Road Series and ranked number 1 with his closest rival over 350 points behind. Internationally, Brett placed an excellent third overall in the Tour of Korea last May. Brett recently announced his retirement from international cycling in order to support his daughter Ashli with Rett Syndrome & his wife Natalie who is expecting twins at the end of the year. Brett will continue to compete on the domestic scene here in Australia.

Brett and Scott each overcame extreme personal hardships and sacrifices to end a 16-year drought of Australian Olympic cycling gold. In addition to the usual obstacles experienced in such a challenging sport, at the beginning of 2000, Brett’s wife Natalie and he discovered that their adorable daughter, Ashli was diagnosed with a neurological disorder, Rett Syndrome. Everyday activities such as walking, talking and fine hand movement skills such as feeding herself became impossible tasks. Then, only two months prior to the Olympics, Scott and his fiancé tragically lost their three month old son to a heart condition. After much angst and debate, Brett and Scott and their families decided they should maintain their place on the Australian Team and through sheer willpower and determination they continued training. Their gold medal performance was one of the true highlights of the 2000 Olympic Games.

Topics: Achievement, Celebrity, Inspiration, Motivation, Olympian Athlete, Peak performance, Sport

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