Jobie Lee Dajka (11 December 1981 – 4 April 2009) was an Australian professional

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from

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Biography

Dajka received an AIS Junior Athlete of the Year award in 1999, and an Achievement Award in 2002 and 2003. He missed selection for the

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, but competed in the

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, winning the

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. Dajka was sent home from the

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pre-Olympic training camp, accused of having lied to the enquiries into the

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doping affair. His appeal at his expulsion and later suspension was unsuccessful. After this, he became disillusioned and became a very heavy drinker, and gained a lot of weight. Following a tribunal on 15 June 2005, he received a three-year ban following an assault on Martin Barras, the Australian national track coach. He also vandalised his parents' home and was put under a restraining order. After suffering emotional and mental problems, Dajka had a brief stay in an

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hospital suffering depression and alcohol-related stress. Dajka's racing licence was reinstated on 22 December 2006; his ban was lifted early in accordance with conditions set out in the 2005 tribunal- that he sought immediate medical treatment and completed 80 hours of community service. Dajka later regained his normal health and stopped drinking, and there was talk of a comeback. However, Dajka was found dead in his home by police on 7 April 2009. The cause of his death is unknown, but police said the death is not believed to be suspicious.

Palmarès

;1998 :2nd Team Sprint, World Juniors Track Cycling Championships ;1999 :3rd Kilo, World Juniors Track Cycling Championships :1st Sprint, World Juniors Track Cycling Championships :1st Team Sprint, World Juniors Track Cycling Championships (with

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) ;2001 :2nd Team Sprint,

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(with

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) :1st Keirin, 2001 Track World Cup, Ipoh ;2002 :1st Team Sprint,

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(with

) :1st Keirin,

:2nd Sprint,

:2nd Team Sprint,

(with

) :3rd Sprint,

;2003 :2nd Sprint,

:2nd Keirin,

;2004 :2nd Keirin, 2004 Track World Cup, Moscow :3rd Keirin, 2004 Track World Cup, Sydney ;2005 :3rd Sprint,

:1st Sprint, Australian National Track Championships :3rd Keirin, Australian National Track Championships :2nd Sprint, 2004–2005 Track World Cup, Sydney :3rd Team Sprint, 2004–2005 Track World Cup, Sydney

References

External links

Australian Cycling Federation Profile
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