David Chauner

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameDavid Milton•Chauner
Used nameDavid•Chauner
Born4 August 1948 in San Francisco, California (USA)
Measurements183 cm / 77 kg
AffiliationsUS Army, (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

David Chauner raced the team pursuit and the road race at the 1968 Olympics and then returned in 1972 to compete again in the team pursuit. Chauner won a bronze medal in team pursuit at the 1971 Pan American Games. He retired from racing in 1975 and became a major player in administration within the cycling world.

From 1976-78 Chauner was manager of the Trexlertown Velodrome in Pennsylvania. He was on the US PRO Board of Directors from 1977-95, and started managing and staging cycling races. He also co-founded Winning magazine, a top American cycling publication. In 1985 Chauner formed International Cycling Productions, and founded the US Professional Road Race Championship in Philadelphia. He has been a Group Director at Octagon Sports, a principal and CEO at Pro Cycling Tour, and in 1998 formed Threshold Sports LLC, which manages and develops cycling events and programs. Chauner is also a managing partner at the American Cycling Group.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1968 Summer Olympics Cycling Road (Cycling) USA David Chauner
Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic) DNF
Cycling Track (Cycling) USA David Chauner
Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men (Olympic) United States 1 h3 r1/4
1972 Summer Olympics Cycling Track (Cycling) USA David Chauner
Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men (Olympic) United States 17 r1/4

Special Notes