Thomas Lance

Thomas Lance

Harry Ryan and Thomas Lance (right) at the 1920 Olympics
Personal information
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
Team information
Discipline Track
Role Rider
Rider type Tandem and sprint
Infobox last updated on
23 December 2013

Thomas "Tommy" Glasson Lance (14 June 1891 29 February 1976) was a British track cycling racer. 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.[1]

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.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Thomas Lance Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-12-23.


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