Alan Newton (cyclist)
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| Born | 19 March 1931 Stockport, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 May 2023 (aged 92) | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
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| 1946– | Manchester Wheelers' Club | ||||||||||||||
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Alan Newton (19 March 1931 – 22 May 2023) was a British track cyclist. Born in Stockport, Cheshire, Newton began cycling in 1946, with the Manchester Wheelers' Club.[1] He represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 4,000 metres team pursuit, alongside Donald Burgess, George Newberry, and Ronald Stretton.[2] He also competed at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships where they finished 4th.
Newton was completing an apprenticeship to become an electrician at the time he was competing, and said the training consisted of 40 hours a week, riding his bike with a toolkit on his back.[1] An off-road cycling route from Marple to Stockport, the Alan Newton Way, is named in his honour.[3]
Newton died on 22 May 2023, at the age of 92.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Alan Newton 1952 Olympic Bronze Medallist". Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alan Newton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ "Cycle routes". Stockport Metropolitcan Bourough Council. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Alan Newton 1931–2023". Everand. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Alan Newton at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Alan Newton at Team GB (archive)
- Alan Newton at Olympics.com
- Alan Newton at Olympic.org (archived)
- Alan Newton at Olympedia
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