Raymond "Ray" George Godkin OAM (born 1934) is an Australian sports administrator particularly in the sport of cycling. He was President of the Australian Cycling Federation and the

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Personal

Godkin was born in Sydney in 1934. After leaving school, he was apprenticed in the engineering field. He joined the

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at the age of 26. In 1982, he assisted in establishing the N.S.W. Police Accident Investigation Squad and retired in 1989 at the age of 55 to concentrate on his cycling administration roles. He was awarded National Medals for his policing career.

Sport administration

Cycling

Godkin's started cycling at the age of 16 and he competed as both a professional and amateur until the age of 42.. He was the winner of the 1976 Muswellbrook to Tamworth cycle race. His brother Barry represented Australia in track cycling at the

1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. Athletic events were held at Perry Lakes Stadium in the suburb of Floreat and swimming events at Beatty Park in North Perth. The ...

. In the 1970s Goldkin became involved in New South Wales cycling administration. In 1985, he was elected President of the Australian Cycling Federation and held this position until 2000. He played a major role in the track cycling being added to being added to

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in 1987. From 1995 to 2000, he was the Cycling Competition Manager for the

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. He was Treasurer of International Amateur Cycling Federation (FIAC), the international body controlling amateur cycling following the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games and was a major contributor in the merger of the professional body with FIAC to form the

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. He became Senior Vice President of the UCI for the period 2000 to 2008.

Olympic Games

Godkin was Section Manager for the Australian cycling team at the

1984 Los Angeles Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

and 1 988 Seoul Olympics. He was a member of the

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Board for one term in the 1990s.

Commonwealth Games

He was the Cycling Manager for the Australian Team at the

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and Transport Officer for the Australian Team at the

1986 Commonwealth Games The 1986 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a 'Cho-fhlaitheis 1986) were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, between 24 July and 2 August 1986. They were the second Games to be held in Edinburgh. Thirty two of the eligible fifty nine countries (largel ...

. He was Technical Delegate for cycling at nine Commonwealth Games.From 1987 to 1998, he was Chairman of the

Recognition

* 1980 - National Medal for NSW Police Force service * 1986 - National Medal - 1st Clasp * 1986 - Life Member New South Wales Cycling * 1989 - Medal of the Order of Australia for services to cycling * 1999- Life Member Cycling Australia * 2000 -

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* 2015 - Cycling Australia Hall of Fame inductee * Life Member

References

External links

Ray Godkin interviewed by Mick Fogarty for the Sport oral history project, National Library of Australia, 2008
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