Steele Bishop was born on 29 April 1953 and is a former track and road racing cyclist and 5,000 m individual pursuit world champion in 1983.
10 Facts About Steele Bishop
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From 1971 until his retirement in 1984 Bishop won numerous Australian professional track titles, including the 5,000 metre pursuit eight times.
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In 1972, at the age of 19, Steele Bishop represented Australia in the 4000 metre team pursuit at the Munich Olympics.
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Steele Bishop rode in the 5,000 metre Individual pursuit on a specially built pursuit bicycle made in Switzerland by Leo Estermann in 1981.
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The bicycle was relatively small framed for the powerfully built Steele Bishop and featured aerodynamic tubing to reduce wind resistance.
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Steele Bishop faced off against Swiss Robert Dill-Bundi, the 1980 Olympic pursuit gold medallist, in the 1983 pursuit final.
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Steele Bishop set a personal best in the race of 5 minutes 51 seconds and became the first Australian to beat 6 minutes in the event.
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Steele Bishop retired shortly after while at the peak of his career.
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Steele Bishop was awarded the Western Australian Sports Star of the Year award in 1983 and was inducted into the Western Australian Hall of Champions in 1985.
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Steele Bishop returned to competitive track cycling in 2018 winning Gold in the West Australian State Masters Individual Pursuit and setting an unofficial world record.