Michael Grenda

{{Short description|Australian cyclist (born 1962)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=May 2011}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Michael Grenda | image = | fullname = Michael Ronald Grenda | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1962|4|24}} | birth_place = | height = | weight = | currentteam = | discipline = Track & Road | role = Rider | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1 = | proyears1 = | proteam1 = | majorwins = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{AUS}} }} {{MedalSport | Men's [[cycle sport|cycling]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Cycling at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalGold|[[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles]]|[[Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|4.000m Team Pursuit]]}} | show-medals = yes }}

'''Michael Ronald Grenda''', [[Order of Australia|OAM]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/887446|title=Grenda, Michael Ronald|publisher=It's an Honour|accessdate=8 January 2012}}</ref> (born 24 April 1962) is a retired [[road bicycle racing|road bicycle]] and [[track cyclist]] from Australia, who represented his native country at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] in [[Los Angeles]], California. There he won the gold medal in the [[Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|men's 4000m team pursuit]], alongside [[Dean Woods]], [[Kevin Nichols]], and [[Michael Turtur]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/michael-grenda-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045724/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/michael-grenda-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Michael Grenda Olympic Results |accessdate=31 May 2015 |work=Sports Reference}}</ref> He was a professional cyclist from 1986 to 1991. He graduated from the [[Tasmania Police#Tasmania Police Academy|Tasmanian Police Academy]] in 2014.<ref name="merc">{{cite web|last1=Hope|first1=Emma|title=Olympian Michael Grenda joins a new team|url=http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/olympian-michael-grenda-joins-a-new-team/story-fnj4f7k1-1226841496414|website=[[The Mercury (Hobart)|The Mercury]]|accessdate=27 April 2016}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{cycling Archives|9418}}

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