Former track cyclist Gordon Singleton has died aged 67.
Cycling Canada confirmed his death Monday, caused by prostate cancer.
A native of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Singleton became the first Canadian to win a gold medal at the World Cycling Championships when he triumphed in the keirin in 1982.
He also held three world records, all established in the space of 24 hours on October 9 and 10, 1980, for the 200 m flying start, the 500 m flying start, as well as the 1000 m.
Gordon Singleton took part in the 1976 Montreal Olympics, finishing ninth in the 1000m sprint. He subsequently won gold in the sprint and 1000m time trial at the 1979 Pan American Games. The boycott of the Moscow Games in 1980 deprived him of a second participation in the Olympics.
The man who also won gold in the sprint and bronze in the 1000m time trial at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, received the Order of Canada in 1986.
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