Dean Woods (born June 22, 1966) is an Australian cyclist from Wangaratta in regional Victoria known for his track cycling achievements at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games levels. On Australia Day 1985 Woods was awarded the Order of Australia medal for service to the sport of cycling. June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... A cyclist is a person who engages in cycling whether as a sport or rides a bicycle for recreation or transportation. ... Wangaratta is a medium sized town of about 26,000 people in the north east of Victoria, Australia, about 230 km from Melbourne along the Hume Highway, with Benalla approximately 45 kilometres to the south-west, and Albury-Wodonga 72 kilometres to the northeast. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially-built banked tracks or velodromes (but many events are held at older velodromes where the track banking is relatively shallow) using track bicycles. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... Current flag of the Commonwealth Games Federation The Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event held every four years involving the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. ... Australia Day is Australias official national day, January 26. ... This article is about the year. ... Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, wearing on her left shoulder the Order of Australias Sovereign Badge. ...

At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Woods, with team mates Michael Grenda, Kevin Nicholls, and Michael Turtur, won the gold medal for the 4000m Team pursuit event. Critics at the time did not give them much chance for success. The team was coached by Charlie Walsh and were dubbed Charlie's Angels. In the final the Australians defeated the U.S.A. team by 3.86 seconds, despite the disparity in the Australians riding conventional bikes while the Americans had expensive, high-tech machines. Dean Woods told The Border Mail in 2004, "Expectations weren't high for us from the press, but we thought we would do pretty well. We had a close team and ended up beating the U.S. for gold." The Games of the XXIII Olympiad were held in 1984 in Los Angeles, United States. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... Gold Medal is an album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004. ... The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. ... David Barry Vivian Walsh, better known just as Charlie Walsh, was the national cycling coach for the Australian Cycling Federation at the Australian Institute of Sport from 1980 to 2001 and oversaw Australias competitive cycling performance going from a ranking between 20 and 30 in track cycling in the... The Border Mail is a daily newspaper published in Albury-Wodonga, serving it and the surrounding region. ...

In the 4000m Individual pursuit at the 1984 Summer Olympics Woods was beaten for the bronze medal by Leonard Nitz (USA). In track cycling, the individual pursuit is an event where two cyclists begin their race from a stationary position (nowadays held by gates, in the past, riders were supported by track officials until the starting gun fired) on opposite sides of the track. ... The Games of the XXIII Olympiad were held in 1984 in Los Angeles, United States. ...

In the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul the Australian team with Wayne McCarney, Stephen McGlede, Scott McGrory, Brett Dutton and Dean Woods was awarded a bronze medal for the 4000m Team Pursuit event, being defeated by the USSR (gold) and German Democratic Republic (silver). In the 4000m Individual Pursuit event Woods won the silver medal. The Games of the XXIV Olympiad were held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. ... Seoul (서울, (help· info)) is the capital of South Korea (the Republic of Korea) and is one of the most populous cities in the world, located in the northwestern part of the country on the Han River. ... A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions) such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. ... A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions) such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. ...

Woods was not selected for the Australian team at the 1992 Summer Olympics, but participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics winning a bronze medal as part of the Australian team in the 4000m Team Pursuit. The Games of the XXV Olympiad were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, and Birmingham, Alabama, United States. ...

At the 1986 Commonwealth Games Woods won the gold medal in the 4000m Individual Pursuit event. The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland. ...

In the Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic Dean Woods set the race record time of 5 hours and 12 minutes in 1990. The Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic cycling race is the longest one day road bicycle race on the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) calendar, being 299. ...

Following his retirement from competitive cycling, Dean Woods established and works at a bicycle shop, Dean Woods Direct, at Wangaratta.