Hilton Clarke (cyclist)
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Hilton Clarke (born 3 September 1944) is an Australian former
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 the
tandem Tandem, or in tandem, is an arrangement in which a team of machines, animals or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the same direction. The original use of the term in English was in ''tandem harness'', which is used for two ...
and the 1000m time trial at the
1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...
. He has won 17 Australian titles. Hilton has three sons -
Troy Troy ( el, Τροία and Latin: Troia, Hittite language, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 ''Truwiša'') or Ilion ( el, Ίλιον and Latin: Ilium, Hittite language, Hittite: 𒃾𒇻𒊭 ''Wiluša'') was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in prese ...
, Hilton Jnr. and
Jonathan Jonathan may refer to: *Jonathan (name), a masculine given name Media * ''Jonathan'' (1970 film), a German film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer * ''Jonathan'' (2016 film), a German film directed by Piotr J. Lewandowski * ''Jonathan'' (2018 ...
- all of whom have raced at the elite level. He is a member of Carnegie Caulfield Cycling Club


Racing career


Australian Titles

;1966 : 1000m Time Trial (Amateur) : 4km Team Pursuit (Amateur) ;1967 : 1000m Time Trial (Amateur) : 10 mile Scratch Race (Amateur) : 4km Team Pursuit (Amateur) ;1968 : 1000m Time Trial (Amateur) : 4km Team Pursuit (Amateur) ;1969 : 4km Team Pursuit (Pro) ;1970 : 1 mile Scratch Race (Pro) : 5 mile Scratch Race (Pro) ;1971 : 5 mile Scratch Race (Pro) ;1972 : 5 mile Scratch Race (Pro) ;1974 : 1000m Time Trial (Pro) : Madison (Pro) ;1975 : 4km Team Pursuit (Pro) ;1976 : 10km Scratch Race (Pro) : 4km Team Pursuit (Pro)


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* 1944 births Living people Australian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Australia Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Melbourne Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Cyclists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 20th-century Australian people 21st-century Australian people Sportsmen from Victoria (state) Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{Australia-cycling-bio-stub