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

cyclist Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world fo ...

. He competed in two events, the men's sprint and the 50 kilometres, at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...

. After his career as a sprinter, Dempsey transitioned to

six-day racing Six-day cycling is a track cycling event that takes place 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. Initiall ...

, 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 Sportsmen from New South Wales 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-cycling-bio-stub