Career
Michael Turtur has competed the Olympic Games and three Commonwealth Games, winning a total of five medals. Following his cycling career, Mr Turtur went on to share his knowledge and experience by becoming the South Australian Institute of Sport Cycling Coach for five years. From 1993 Michael Turtur was the manager and promoter of the Adelaide Super-Drome located in South Australia’s State Sports Park, which is the headquarters for the highly successful Australian Institute of Sport’s Women"s and Men"s Track Cycling Program.
In 2011 he was a State Finalist in the Australian of the Year.
Michael Turtur was a television commentator for the Seven Network during its Olympics coverage. Michael Turtur is on the with Mr John Wylie Department of Administration and Management, Chair, Mr David Gallop (Deputy Chair), Glenys Beauchamp (ex-officio), Alisa Camplin OAM, Sally Carbon OAM, Liz Ellis Department of Administration and Management, John Lee, Margaret Osmond, Andrew Plympton, Ken Ryan, and Kyle Vander-Kuyp.
Michael Turtur is on the UCI board on the Management Committee of the He is also president and chair of the track commission. From the "s inception in 1999 by Michael Turtur, he has been its internationally recognized Race Director.
