Michael Turtur

Mike Turtur

Personal information
Full name	Michael Turtur
Born	July 2, 1958 (1958-07-02) (age 53) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Pursuit
Medal record Competitor for  Australia Track cycling Olympic Games Gold 1984 Los Angeles Team pursuit

Mike Turtur (born July 2, 1958 in Adelaide, South Australia) is a former track cyclist, Olympic gold medallist, and current race director of the Tour Down Under.

Turtur won the 4000m Team Pursuit at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, with team members Dean Woods, Kevin Nichols and Michael Grenda, defeating the United States.^[1]

Turtur is also the current President of the Oceanian Cycling Confederation, taking over from Ray Godkin who retired from the position in late 2008 following 22 years as the President. As a result, he has a seat (representing Oceania) on the Management Committee of the International Cycling Union.^[2]

He was named the South Australian of the Year in 2008, largely for his work with the Tour Down Under.

He has done television commentary for the Seven Network during its Olympics coverage.

References

1. ^ Olympic results
2. ^ Tour Down Under boss Mike Turtur on world stage

Preceded by Ray Godkin	Oceanian Cycling Confederation President 2008—	Succeeded by incumbent
Preceded by new position	Tour Down Under Race Director 1998—	Succeeded by incumbent

Persondata
Name	Turtur, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	Australian racing cyclist
Date of birth	July 2, 1958
Place of birth	Adelaide, Australia
Date of death
Place of death