Stephen Clifford Cox (born 6 January 1956) is a retired

racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo ...

from New Zealand, who represented his native country at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly 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 ...

. There he finished in 37th place in the men's individual road race. Cox won the bronze medal 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 ...

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, Australia. In the

2024 King's Birthday Honours The 2024 King's Birthday Honours are appointments by some of the 15 Commonwealth realms of King Charles III to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part o ...

, Cox was appointed an

Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit () is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have r ...

, for services to cycling.

Major accomplishments

;1978 *1st Overall Tour of North ;1979 *1st Overall Dulux ;1980 *1st Overall Tour of North ;1981 *1st Overall Tour of Waikato *1st Overall

Tour of Southland The Tour of Southland is a road bicycle racing stage race held in the Southland region of New Zealand. From 2005 until 2009, the Tour of Southland has been part of the UCI Oceania Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle ...

;1982 * 1st Graften to Inverell Classic * 1st Overall

* 3rd Commonwealth Games 100K TTT, Brisbane, Australia ;1983 * 1st Overall Tour of Waikato * 2nd Overall

;1984 * 1st Overall Tour of North * 1st Overall

Tour of Wellington The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) was a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race was a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania Tou ...

References

External links

New Zealand Olympic Committee

Double winner back for fiftieth Southland celebrations

Waka-Roc – Fun, Friendly and Affordable
* 1956 births Living people New Zealand male cyclists Cyclists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for New Zealand Sportspeople from Whanganui Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Cyclists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games 21st-century New Zealand people Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in cycling {{NewZealand-cycling-bio-stub