George Dempsey (11 August 1905 – 3 August 1985) was an Australian

cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

. He competed in two events, the men's sprint and the 50 kilometres, at the 1924 Summer Olympics. After his career as a sprinter, Dempsey trasitioned to

six-day racing Six-day cycling is a track cycling event that competes over six days. Six-day races started in Britain, spread to many regions of the world, were brought to their modern style in the United States and are now mainly a European event. Initially, ...

, and won three races in addition to multiple podiums.

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* 1905 births 1985 deaths Australian male cyclists Australian track cyclists Olympic cyclists for Australia Cyclists from New South Wales Cyclists at the 1924 Summer Olympics People from Cootamundra 20th-century Australian people Sportsmen from New South Wales {{Australia-cycling-bio-stub