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Encyclopedia > Daniel Morelon

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Olympic medal record
Men's Cycling
Gold Mexico 1968 1 km Sprint
Gold Mexico 1968 2 km Tandem
Gold Munich 1972 1 km Sprint
Silver Montreal 1976 1 km Sprint
Bronze Tokyo 1964 1 km Sprint

Daniel Morelon (born 24 July 1944 in Bourg en Bresse) was a French amateur cyclist, eight times World champion and triple Olympic champion and a Knight of the Legion d'Honneur. Morelon worked as a policeman before becoming a cycling coach. This road bicycle is built using lightweight, shaped aluminium tubing and carbon fiber stays and forks. ... The cycling competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of two road cycling events and five track cycling events, all for men only. ... July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Bourg-en-Bresse is a city and commune in eastern France, préfecture (capital) of the Ain département, and was capital of the former province of Bresse. ... A cyclist is a person who engages in cycling whether as a sport or rides a bicycle for recreation or transportation. ... French Legion of Honor The Légion dhonneur (Legion of Honor ( AmE) or Legion of Honour ( ComE)) is an Order of Chivalry awarded by the President of France. ... For the band, see The Police. ...

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Training Career

  • National sprint trainer since 1978.
  • Has been responsable for pole position at the Hyères sprint since 1990.

The sprint is a track cycling event involving a one-on-one match race between opponents who, unlike the individual pursuit, start next to each other. ... Hyères is a town and commune in the southeast of France, in the Var département, located 1. ...

Personal Awards

  • World Champion in 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973 and 1975 in sprint cycling.
  • World Champion in 1966 in tandem bicycle with Pierre Trentin.
  • 3 silver medals at the World Championships (1964 in sprint, 1967 in tandem, 1980 in keirin)
  • 5 bronze medals at the World Championships(1965 (amateur) and 1980 (professional) in sprint, 1969, 1970 and 1971 in tandem)
  • Champion of France in sprint: 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 (eleven times running)
  • Champion of french champions in 1972 - L'Équipe

The sprint is a track cycling event involving a one-on-one match race between opponents who, unlike the individual pursuit, start next to each other. ... The tandem bicycle or twin is a form of bicycle (occasionally, a tricycle) designed to be powered by more than one person. ... Keirin is a track cycling event in which racing cyclists sprint for victory. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... LEquipe logo LÉquipe (French for the team) is a French nationwide daily newspaper devoted to sports. ...

Winner of Grand Prix

  • Paris
  • London
  • Copenhagen
  • Aarhus
  • Milan
  • Los Angeles
  • Amsterdam
  • Hannover
  • Moscow
  • Others
  • The Six Days of Nouméa, 1977

Awards as Trainer

  • Trainer to Félicia Ballanger at Olympic Games in sprint, 1996 and 2000
  • Trainer to Félicia Ballanger at Olympic Games in 500 m, 2000
  • Trainer to Nathalie Even-Lancien at Olympic Games in Points race, 1996
  • 15 World Champion titles
  • 7 Silver World Championship medals
  • 6 Bronze World Championship medals

The points race is a mass start track cycling event involving large numbers of riders simultaneously on track. ...

References

  • databaseOlympics profile
  • Great Olympians - biographies
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Daily Peloton - Pro Cycling News (1358 words)
He concludes that even today a considerable number of well placed people (team doctors, sporting directeurs and even ministers) are soaked in doping.
Maurice Vrillac, president of the medical commission of the French National Olympic and sporting Committee and Daniel Morelon, national trainer of track cycling, contradict the assertions of Philippe Boyer.
Daniel Morelon was equally dismissive - "Philippe Boyer a cheat and without morals.
Cycling – news reports, Sydney results, ancient origins, Olympic history, Atlanta results, the competition, rules in ... (1499 words)
He died while out on his bike in the country lanes of Cheshire in June 1992, aged 72, and is commemorated in bronze at the Manchester velodrome.
No rider has ever won the match-sprint title three times, though Daniel Morelon, a police officer from Bourg-en-Bresse in France, came close.
Having finished third in 1964, and won the title in 1968 and 1972, Morelon was favourite again in 1976, when the event was held indoors for the first time.
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