Graeme Brown
Graeme Allen Brown OAM (born 9 April 1979 in Darwin, Northern Territory) is an Australian former professional cyclist, who competed professionally between 2002 and 2016 for the Ceramica Panaria–Navigare, Belkin Pro Cycling and Drapac Professional Cycling teams.
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| Full name | Graeme Allen Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Brownie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 April 1979 Darwin, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Randwick Botany Cycling Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2002–2005 | Ceramiche Panaria–Fiordo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2014 | Rabobank | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Drapac Professional Cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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A former Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder, Brown's greatest success as a road cyclist came in the Tour de Langkawi in Malaysia, including a record-breaking 5 stage wins in 2005 and winning the Points Classification in 2003 and 2005.
As a track cyclist he won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens as a member of the team pursuit (with Bradley McGee, Brett Lancaster, and Luke Roberts) in world record-breaking time of 3:58.233. He also won a gold medal with Stuart O'Grady for the Madison event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester he won two gold medals: for the Team pursuit, and the Scratch Race.