Stephen Mark Carton (born ) is a former New Zealand racing cyclist who won a bronze medal competing for his country at the

1982 Commonwealth Games The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Australia, from 30 September to 9 October 1982. The Opening Ceremony was held at the QEII Stadium (named after Elizabeth II), in the Brisbane suburb of Nathan. The QEII Stadium was also the a ...

. Born in 1961 or 1962, Carton grew up in

Lower Hutt Lower Hutt ( mi, Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai) is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. Administered by the Hutt City Council, it is one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area. It is New Zealand's sixth most p ...

. At the

, he was a member of the New Zealand team in the 100 km team time trial with Stephen Cox,

Blair Stockwell Blair Goldesbrough Stockwell (born 17 December 1949) is a former racing cyclist & business owner from New Zealand. He won three bronze medals representing New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games. Cycling career At the 1970 British Commonwealth G ...

, and

Jack Swart Jack Swart (born 1954) is a former New Zealand road cyclist. In the 1978 Commonwealth Games he competed in the 4000m team pursuit, coming 2nd for silver; and the 4000m individual pursuit. . In the 1982 Commonwealth Games he competed ...

. During the event, Carton's chain jammed and the other three riders completed the course together, finishing third. Carton later moved to Melbourne, Australia, to live.

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1960s births Living people Sportspeople from Lower Hutt New Zealand male cyclists Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Cyclists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games {{NewZealand-cycling-bio-stub