<p>Cox won a gold medal with Russell Mockridge in the 2,000-meter tandem event and silver in the 1,000-meter sprint at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.AOC president John Coates described Cox as one of "Australia's finest Olympians."<br /><br />"Lionel was a well-loved member of the Olympic family. He will be sadly missed," Coates said."He was a tough competitor who made a great contribution to his sport as an athlete and later as a coach."<br /><br />AOC historian Harry Gordon said the ride of Cox and Mockridge in the tandem event at Helsinki was one of the most remarkable gold medal performances by any Australians.<br />Their bike had been discarded by the British team and brought from London to Helsinki by Mockridge. Cox had never ridden a tandem nor ridden with Mockridge until a week before the games.<br /><br />"Blokes who've trained on tandems for years wouldn't have done what we did," Cox recalled years later. "But we gave it a go. We had one kick and a ride, and we jelled."<br />Cox is survived by his son, Bradley, and four grandchildren.</p>
<p>Cox won a gold medal with Russell Mockridge in the 2,000-meter tandem event and silver in the 1,000-meter sprint at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.AOC president John Coates described Cox as one of "Australia's finest Olympians."<br /><br />"Lionel was a well-loved member of the Olympic family. He will be sadly missed," Coates said."He was a tough competitor who made a great contribution to his sport as an athlete and later as a coach."<br /><br />AOC historian Harry Gordon said the ride of Cox and Mockridge in the tandem event at Helsinki was one of the most remarkable gold medal performances by any Australians.<br />Their bike had been discarded by the British team and brought from London to Helsinki by Mockridge. Cox had never ridden a tandem nor ridden with Mockridge until a week before the games.<br /><br />"Blokes who've trained on tandems for years wouldn't have done what we did," Cox recalled years later. "But we gave it a go. We had one kick and a ride, and we jelled."<br />Cox is survived by his son, Bradley, and four grandchildren.</p>