Eric Thompson (cyclist)
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| Born | 9 July 1927 Derby, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 May 1996 (aged 68) Spain | ||||||||||||||
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Eric Gordon Thompson (9 July 1927 – 15 May 1996)[1] was a British cyclist who competed at two Olympic Games.[2]
Biography
At the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Thomspon competed in the tandem sprint with Peter Brotherton and only just missed out on a medal, finishing fourth.[2]
Thompson represented the English team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Vancouver, Canada,[3] where he won the gold medal in the road race.[4][5][6]
He went to his second Olympic Games in 1960, reaching the quarter-final of the men's tandem sprint with David Handley.[2]
He died after cycling across Spain with friends in May 1996. He had been president of the Derby Mercury cycling club and took part in the first running of the Dovedale Dash.
Achievements
| Date | Location | Race |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Vancouver | Road |
| 1956 | Melbourne | Tandem |
| 1960 | Rome | Tandem |
References
- ^ "Eric Thompson". Cycling Archives. Archived from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "The cyclists to represent England in Vancouver". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 22 June 1954. Retrieved 18 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.