Jobie Dajka

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**Jobie Dajka**
Personal information
Full name	Jobie Dajka
Date of birth	December 11, 1981 (1981-12-11) (age 26)
Country	Australia
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Major wins
Keirin world champion (2002)
Infobox last updated on:
2 April 2008

Medal record
Competitor for Australia
Track cycling
Commonwealth Games
Gold	2002 Manchester	Team Sprint
Bronze	2002 Manchester	Sprint
World Championship
Gold	2002 Ballerup	Keirin
Silver	2001 Antwerp	Team Sprint
Silver	2002 Copenhagen	Team Sprint
Silver	2002 Ballerup	Sprint
Silver	2003 Stuttgart	Sprint
Silver	2003 Stuttgart	Keirin
Bronze	2005 Los Angeles	Sprint

Jobie Dajka (born 11 December 1981 in Bourke, Australia) is a professional track cyclist.

1 Biography
2 Palmarés
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Biography

Dajka received an AIS Junior Athlete of the Year award in 1999, and an Achievement Award in 2002 and 2003.^[1]

Having missed out on the 2000 Olympic Games, Dajka was sent home from the 2004 pre-Olympic training camp, accused of having lied to the enquiries into the Mark French doping affair. His appeal at his expulsion and later suspension was unsuccessful.^[2]

Following a tribunal on 15 June 2005, he received a three year ban following an assault on Martin Barras, the Australian national track coach. After suffering emotional and mental problems, Dajka had a brief stay in an Adelaide hospital suffering depression and alcohol-related stress.^[3]

Dajka's racing licence was reinstated on 22 December 2006, his ban was lifted early in accordance with conditions set out in the 2005 tribunal, that he sought immediate medical treatment and completed 80 hours of community service.^[4]