Brett Aitken (born 25 January 1971) is an Australian Olympic

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. He has won three Olympic medals, including gold in the Madison event at the 2000 Olympics.Jones, Jeff & Stevenson, John (2006)
Olympic gold medalist Aitken returns to cycling
", CyclingNews.com, 18 February 2006, retrieved 24 January 2010 He retired from cycling in 2004, but returned in 2006 to ride on the Oceania Tour. On 16 January 2001, he was awarded the

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for his gold medal winning achievement. Aitken was born in

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and was affiliated with the Adelaide Cycling Club. He was also an

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scholarship holder.AIS Cycling Achievements

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