Edgar L. "Dunc" Gray (July 17, 1906 - 30 August 1996) was a track cyclist from Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia who won Australia's first Olympic Games medal in cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam: a bronze medal for the 1000m Time Trial. Four years later at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles he won Australia's first cycling gold medal in the same event in World and Olympic record time (1.13). He went on to represent Australia at the 1934 British Empire Games where he won a gold medal in the 1000m Time Trial. At the 1938 British Empire Games he won gold for the 1000m Sprint. He was the flag-bearer for Australia at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 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. ... The most famous landmark in Goulburn, the Big Merino Sheep Goulburn (34°44′S 149°44′E) is a provincial cathedral city in New South Wales, Australia characterised by a particularly long main street. ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... Cycling is a recreation, a sport, and a means of transport across land. ... The Games of the IX Olympiad were held in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 742,951(1 January 2005) Coordinates 52°22′N 4°54′E Website www. ... In the track time trial, a track cycling event, cyclists compete individually against the clock to record the fastest time over the specified distance from a standing start. ... The Games of the X Olympiad were held in 1932 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. ... Countries which participated The 1934 British Empire Games was the second of what are now called the Commonwealth Games. ... The 1938 British Empire Games was the third as its called now Commonwealth Games. ... 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. ... (Redirected from 1936 Olympic Games) There were two Olympic Games in the year 1936: 1936 Summer Olympics 1936 Winter Olympics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... (help· info), IPA: , is the capital city as well as a state of Germany, and also the countrys largest city. ...

Gray started competitive cycling with the Goulburn Amateur Cycling Club around 1925. From 1926 to 1941 Dunc Gray won 20 Australian titles, 36 New South Wales state titles, and 36 club championships. On eight occasions he was the NSW 1000m time trial and/or the 1000m sprint winner. Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ...

In his last years, Dunc Gray lived in Kiama and devoted energy to supporting the Olympic movement, including Melbourne's bid for the 1996 Summer Olympics and then for Sydney's successful bid for the 2000 Summer Olympics. The Dunc Gray velodrome at Bass Hill, in Sydney's western suburbs, built for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, was named after this iconic Australian cyclist. Kiama, is a picturesque township and Local Government Area 120 kilometres south of Sydney on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... 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. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Bicycle racing on a velodrome A velodrome is a sporting arena purpose-built for track cycling, ie: racing on bicycles. ... Bass Hill is a suburb in the south-west of Sydney, Australia. ...

The Speedwell bike that Gray rode to fame at the 1932 Olympics is on display at the Dunc Gray velodrome. Speedwell bicycles were manufactured by Charles Bennett, a former Intercolonial Champion of Australia, who was an accomplished bike racer on pennyfathings before Federation in 1901 and became an importer and mass market manufacturer of bicycles under the Speedwell brand.

External links

• Dunc Gray velodrome
• 1996 Interview with Dunc Gray

Kheb een song over dunc:

Dunc,Dunc,Duncie,Duync Je bent cool,machtig en stinkt naar pindakaas en vieze piemels