Daryl Perkins (born 20 April 1943) is a former Australian professional

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Biography

Perkins was born and lives in the state of

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, Australia. He was a sprint, tandem and six-day rider. Perkins teamed with Ian Browne to win the tandem sprint at the Australian National Track Championships. That qualified them to compete at the

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in Tokyo. They were knocked out of the tandem sprint in the quarter-final by the

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and came fifth. In 1966, Perkins won the bronze medal in the 1000m sprint at the

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, finishing behind

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and Jim Booker. Perkins took over a hotel in Ararat in 2004. He is also involved in

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piloting and is a commissaire. He is the father of track cyclist

Shane Perkins Shane Perkins (; born 30 December 1986) is an Australian and Russian (since 17 August 2017) professional track cyclist. Biography Early life Perkins was born in Melbourne, the son of Daryl Perkins. As a youngster, Perkins played cricket, foot ...

. During 2018 Six Days of Berlin, he flew to watch his son Shane race and was infected with Meningococcal meningitis, which can cause permanent disabilities or even death. A

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exceeded its target of 20,000 euros due to the support of the

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public. He was cured after 6 weeks, then returning to

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for further recovery. Shane Perkins was grateful for the reception and raced again in the 2019 Six Days of Berlin.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Perkins, Daryl 1943 births Living people Australian track cyclists Australian male cyclists Cyclists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Australia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Cyclists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Australian cycling coaches Cyclists from Victoria (state) Cyclists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games 20th-century Australian sportsmen 21st-century Australian sportsmen Sportsmen from Victoria (state) Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in cycling