Peter Dawson OAM

Personal Details    

Date of Birth: 4 February 1982
Place of Birth: Pinjarra Western Australia
Resides: Meadows Springs Western Australia
Occupation: Full Time Cyclist
Education: Year 10 at Pinjarra Senior High School
Discipline: Track endurance and Road
Home Club: Peel Districts Cycle Club
Home State: Western Australia
Coach: Darryl Benson
Started Competitive Cycling: 8 years of age (1990)
First Australian Team: 1999 World Junior Track Championships in Greece

Career Highlights     

Major Awards/Honours

2005 Awarded OAM in Australia Day Honours List
2003 WAIS Athlete of the Year
2000 Junior Citizen of the Year
ANZ Junior Sportstar - final 12

Australian Teams     

2006 Commonwealth Games AUS
2006 World Track Championships FRA
2005 World Track Championships USA
2004 World Road Championships ITA
2004 Olympic Games GRE
2004 World Track Championships AUS
2004 Track World Cup GBR
2003 World Road Championships CAN
2003 World Track Championships GER
2003 Track World Cups
2002 World Track Championships DEN
2002 Commonwealth Games UK
2002 Track World Cups
2001 Track World Cup ITA
2001 U23 Squad ITA
2001 Oceania Championships
2000 Track World Cup ITA
2000 World Junior Track Championships ITA
1999 World Junior Track Championships GRE

General Interest    

Ambitions: To represent Australia to the best of my abilities.  To make a living in or off the sport such as a professional cyclist or a coach
Hobbies: Golf, swimming, fishing, camping

Results   

2006

1st Teams Pursuit UCI Track Cycling World Championships FRA
2nd Teams Pursuit Commonwealth Games VIC
2nd Indiv Pursuit Australian Track Championships SA
4th Stage 3 Trust House Classic NZL
4th Stage 1 Trust House Classic NZL
6th Points Race Commonwealth Games VIC
8th Scratch Race Australian Track Championships SA
8th Points Race Australian Track Championships SA
10th Indiv Pursuit Commonwealth Games VIC
16th Overall Trust House Classic NZ

2004    

1st Criterium National Road Championships AUS
1st Olympic Team Pursuit GRE
1st Team Pursuit World Titles AUS
1st Stage 1 Giro Regioni ITA
2nd Stage 3 Giro Regioni ITA
5th Individual Time Trial National Road Championships AUS
5th Stage 2 Giro Regioni ITA
6th Stage 4b Giro Regioni ITA
8th Overall Giro Regioni ITA
9th Stage 1 U26 Giro d'Italia ITA
9th Australian Criterium Championship WA
9th Memorial Danilo Furlan ITA
12th Coppa Lanciotto Ballerini ITA
12th Memorial 'Gigi Pezzoni' ITA
27th U23 Road Time Trial World Titles ITA

2003

1st Team Pursuit World Titles GER - WR
1st Australian Criterium Championship WA
2nd Stage 4 Giro Ciclistico della Provincia di Cosenza ITA
3rd Team Pursuit Track World Cup RSA
3rd Stage 4 U23 Giro del Veneto ITA
3rd Stage 1 Giro Friuli Venezia Giulia ITA
4th Individual Pursuit Track World Cup MEX
4th Prologue U23 Giro del Veneto ITA
5th Madison Track World Cup RSA
5th Giro del Valdarno ITA
5th Firenze-Modena ITA
7th Team Pursuit Track World Cup MEX
8th Astico-Brenta ITA
10th Madison Track World Cup MEX
16th Overall Piccolo Giro dell Emilia ITA
20th Overall GP Linz
25th U23 Road TT World Titles CAN
47th Overall Giro delle Regioni ITA

2002    

1st Teams Pursuit World Titles DEN
1st Teams Pursuit Commonwealth Games ENG (WR)
1st Individual Pursuit Track World Cup AUS
1st Individual Pursuit Australian Titles NSW
2nd Teams Pursuit Track World Cup AUS
3rd Scratch Race Australian Titles NSW
3rd Points Race Australian Titles NSW
4th Teams Pursuit Track World Cup RUS
6th Individual Pursuit Commonwealth Games ENG
10th Scratch Race Commonwealth Games ENG

2001    

2nd Teams Pursuit Oceania Titles AUS
3rd Teams Pursuit Track World Cup ITA
3rd Madison Oceania Titles AUS
3rd Teams Pursuit Oceania Titles AUS
3rd Teams Pursuit Australian Titles VIC
5th Individual Pursuit Australian Titles VIC
5th Stage 3 Herald Sun Tour AUS
11th Overall Herald Sun Tour AUS

2000    

1st Individual Pursuit U19 Australian Titles NSW
1st Points Race U19 Australian Titles NSW
2nd Points Race World Junior Titles ITA
2nd Teams Pursuit U19 Australian Titles NSW
4th Teams Pursuit World Junior Titles ITA

1999    

1st Teams Pursuit World Junior Titles GRE
3rd Teams Pursuit U19 Australian Titles WA
4th Olympic Sprint U19 Australian Titles WA
5th Individual Pursuit U19 Australian Titles WA
9th Points Race U19 Australian Titles WA

1998

2nd Teams Pursuit U17 Australian Titles
4th Individual Pursuit U17 Australian Titles
5th Road Time Trial U17 Australian Titles