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Losing to eventual gold medalist Sante Gaiardoni in the semi-final and to Valentino Gasparella in the final round race for bronze, Baensch finished in fourth place.
Losing to eventual gold medalist Sante Gaiardoni in the semi-final and to Valentino Gasparella in the final round race for bronze, Baensch finished in fourth place.
He represented Australia at the 1960 Olympics and several World Championships in the 1960s and in 1970. 1960 Olympic Games
Baensch competed in the 1,000 metre sprint at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Baensch was fined ƒ 2,000 and disqualified from the 1967 World Championships in Amsterdam after testing positive to ephedrine.
He claimed to have taken the drug to combat a heavy cold.
Baensch was beaten by Angelo Domiano in the quarter finals at the 1970 World Championships in Leicester. After his professional cycling career, Baensch was a truck driver in Europe and, on his return to Australia in 1974, he settled in Newcastle, New South Wales and worked on oil rigs.
He continued to compete in local cycle races in Australia until 1980, winning his last race. In 2011, Baensch was inducted into the Victorian Cycling Hall of Fame.