Daniel Morelon
Daniel Morelon ( born July 24, 1944 in Bourg -en- Bresse ) is a French former racing cyclist. He won four Olympic appearances in five medals, including three gold.
Career as an active athlete
Morelon 1963 won his first international medals when he won at the Mediterranean Games bronze in the sprint train and went along with Pierre Trentin on the tandem to silver. 1964 Morelon was French champion in track sprint for the first time. In the Track World Championships he won silver. At the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964 Morelon won bronze in the sprint. With the tandem Morelon and Trentin dropped out in the hope runs.
1965 Morelon won the French team championship in track sprint and was the solo contest third in the World Championships. 1966 Morelon French champion in the sprint in the individual competition and in the team competition; to 1977, followed by eleven further titles in the individual standings and seventh in the team standings. At the 1966 World Championships he won the title in the sprint and in tandem. In 1967 gold in track sprint and silver with the tandem.
At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City Morelon and Trentino were almost unbeatable in the track events. Morelon won the sprint, Trentino won bronze here, but won it in the 1000 -meter time trial, and both jointly reached her second gold medal on the tandem. Over the next three years Morelon won three world championship titles in the sprint and won the World Championship bronze in tandem, with 1970 Gérard Quintyn instead Trentin the second man gave. At the Olympic Games in 1972 were Trentin and Morelon only fourth in the tandem, while Morelon in Sprint could repeat his Olympic victory of 1968.
After Morelon was 1973 and 1975 become world champion again, he reached at the 1976 Olympic Games for the third time in a row, the final sprint. The Czechoslovak Anton Tkac won the first race, Morelon the second. The third race won Tkac and Morelon received silver. 1977 won Morelon his twelfth championship in the sprint and the sixth time the Grand Prix de Paris in the sprint. Then he ended his active career and was national coach of the French sprinter. In the season 1980 Morelon joined again at the wheel, in May 1980 he received the professional license. Once again he was French champion in the sprint, and at the World Championships, he won two medals, silver in the keirin and bronze in the sprint.
Success as a coach
As a coach supervised Morelon from 1978, the French sprinters; he supervised Félicia ball Anger at her three Olympic victories, and together with Gérard Quintyn he led the French men to Florian Rousseau, Laurent Gané and Arnaud Tournant top of the world. In addition to the Olympic victories under management of Morelon athletes achieved 15 world titles. In addition to the numerous sporting successes Morelon was also honored by the French government; He is Chevalier of the National Order of Merit and Legion of Honour.
From 2007 to 2012 Morelon oversaw the Chinese sprinters team.
Palmares
Olympic games
World Championships
- Sprint Gold: 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975
- Silver: 1964
- Bronze: 1965, 1980 (1980 as a professional )
- Gold: 1966 Trentin
- Silver: 1967 Trentin
- Bronze: 1969 Trentin, 1970 Gérard Quintyn, 1971 Trentin
- Silver: 1980 ( as a professional )