John Bylsma (born 1 February 1946) is an Australian former

track cyclist Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ...

who won a silver medal at the

1966 Commonwealth Games The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 13 August 1966. This was the first time that the Games had been held outside the so-called White Dominions. They were followed by the 1966 Commonwealth Par ...

in the 4000 metre individual pursuit. He also competed 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 ...

and the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

Palmarès

Australian Individual Pursuit Champion (Amateur)1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969,1971 & 1972/ Australian Individual Pursuit Champion (Professional) 1973, 1975 1966:Silver Medalist -Pursuit, Cwlth Games Jamaica 1967: 4th World Championships, Amsterdam 1968: 4th Olympic Games, Mexico 1972: 4th Olympic Games, Munich 1965/1975 Winning member of 7 Australian Teams Pursuit Titles BEST 4000 metre INDIVIDUAL PURSUIT TIMES 1966 - 4min.59.6 sec. qualifying round C'Wealth Games Jamaica - Placing Silver Medal 1967 - 4min 59.43sec - qualifying round World Titles - Amsterdam - placing fourth 1968 4min.59.4sec - qualifying round Australian Titles, Sydney.1st Australian to break 5min in Australia 1968 - 4min.41.1 sec qualifying round Olympic Games Mexico, placing fourth (altitude) 1972 - 4min 53.6sec Final Victorian Titles Australia placing first 1972 =- 4min50.6sec qualifying round Olympic Games, Munich placing fourth Best 5000 metres pursuit individual 6min.10.6sec. Victorian Titles Australia 19/1/1974 in final Place 1sr Road Races 1964: 1st Greenvale 100 Kilometre, 1966: 1st Bendigo to Charlton 1968: 1st Melbourne to Castlemaine, 1st Yea Open, 1st City of Adelaide Criterium, 1970: Fastest Time, Melbourne to Colac 1972: 1st Victorian 100 Kilometre Championship 1974: 1st, Fastest & 150Mile Champion, Melbourne to Warrnambool

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* 1946 births Living people Australian male cyclists Cyclists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Australian people of Dutch descent Sportspeople from Bundaberg Cyclists from Queensland Olympic cyclists for Australia Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Sportsmen from Queensland {{australia-cycling-bio-stub