Biography

Perkins was born and lives in the state of Victoria, Australia. He was a sprint, tandem and six-day rider.

Perkins teamed with Ian Browne

Ian Browne (cyclist)

Ian Browne, also known as "Joey" Browne is a former Australian track cyclist who along with Tony Marchant won the 2000 m tandem event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Unusually tall and strongly built for a cyclist, Browne had little formal training and won his first Australian title...

 to win the tandem sprint at the Australian National Track Championships

Australian National Track Championships

The Australian National Track Championships are held annually and are composed of competitions of various track cycling disciplines across various age, gender and disability categories.-Senior:-Team Pursuit:-Team Sprint:-Madison:-Junior:...

. That qualified them to compete at the 1964 Summer Olympics

1964 Summer Olympics

The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...

 in Tokyo. They were knocked out of the tandem sprint in the quarter final by the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 and came fifth.

In 1966, Perkins won the bronze medal in the 1000m sprint at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games

1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica from 4 August to 13 August 1966. This was the first time that the Games had been held outside the so-called White Dominions....

 in Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...

, finishing behind Roger Gibbon

Roger Gibbon

Roger Gibbon is a retired track cyclist from Trinidad and Tobago, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1964. He was very successful in the 1960s at the Pan American Games, collecting a total number of four individual medals .-References:...

 and Jim Booker.

Perkins took over a hotel in Ararat

Ararat, Victoria

Ararat is a city in south-west Victoria, Australia, about west of Melbourne, on the Western Highway on the eastern slopes of the Ararat Hills and Cemetery Creek valley between Victoria's Western District and the Wimmera...

 in 2004. He is also involved in Derny

Derny

A Derny is a motorized bicycle for motor-paced cycling events such as during six-day and Keirin racing, or motor-paced road races. It is driven by a 98cc Zurcher two-stroke engine and by being pedalled through a fixed gear, typically of 70 teeth on the front chainring and 11 on the sprocket on the...

 piloting and track coaching with Carnegie Caulfield Club. He is also a commisaire.

He is the father of track cyclist Shane Perkins

Shane Perkins

-Biography:Perkins was born in Melbourne, Australia, the son of Daryl Perkins. As a youngster, Perkins played cricket, football and basketball. He played basketball at a very high level aged 7 to 14, but did not enjoy it enough to continue...

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