Thomas Lance
English track cyclist
Harry Ryan and Thomas Lance (right) at the 1920 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Thomas Glasson Lance | ||||||||||||||
Nickname | Tommy | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1891-06-14)14 June 1891 Paddington, London, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 29 February 1976(1976-02-29) (aged 84) Brighton, England | ||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
Rider type | Tandem and sprint | ||||||||||||||
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Thomas Glasson Lance (14 June 1891 – 29 February 1976) was a British track cycling racer.[1] He won the tandem competition with Harry Ryan at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the sprint event but was eliminated in the repechage.[2]
Shortly before the Olympics, in June 1920, Ryan and Lance set a British quarter-mile record. After retiring from cycling Lance worked as a bookmaker in Brighton.[2]
References
- ^ "Thomas Lance". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Thomas Lance Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
External links
- Profile at databaseolympics.com
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Olympic Cycling Champions in Men's Tandem
- 1906:
- 1908: Auffray, Schilles (FRA)
- 1920: Lance, Ryan (GBR)
- 1924: Choury, Cugnot (FRA)
- 1928: Van Dijk, Leene (NED)
- 1932: Chaillot, Perrin (FRA)
- 1936: Ihbe, Lorenz (GER)
- 1948: Perona, Teruzzi (ITA)
- 1952: Cox, Mockridge (AUS)
- 1956: Browne, Marchant (AUS)
- 1960: Beghetto, Bianchetto (ITA)
- 1964: Damiano, Bianchetto (ITA)
- 1968: Morelon, Trentin (FRA)
- 1972: Semenets, Tselovalnikov (URS)
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