Thomas Lance
Harry Ryan and Thomas Lance (right) at the 1920 Olympics | |||||||||||||
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Full name | Thomas Glasson Lance | ||||||||||||
Nickname | Tommy | ||||||||||||
Born |
Paddington, London, England | 14 June 1891||||||||||||
Died |
29 February 1976 84) Brighton, England | (aged||||||||||||
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Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||
Rider type | Tandem and sprint | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 2 "Thomas Lance Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
External links
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