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Lewis Wyld
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Full name	Lewis Arthur Wyld
Born	15 July 1905; Tibshelf, England
Died	1974 (aged 68–69)
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Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Medal record
Representing Great Britain
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games

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Lewis Arthur "Lew" Wyld (15 July 1905 – 1974) was a British track cyclist who was born in Tibshelf, Derbyshire, he won a bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics.^[1]^[2]

On 5 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Lew Wyld, along with Frank Southall, Percy Wyld and Harry Wyld, broke the Team Pursuit Olympic Record in a time of 5:01.6, beating the previous record by 9.2 seconds. They were only the third team to hold the record since it first began on 10 August 1920, it was broken by 10.2 seconds the next day before standing for nearly 8 years.^[3] It is likely the record was broken in the quarter or semi-final round, as they only won a bronze medal, and as they would have proceeded to the finals had the record been broken in the qualifying rounds.

References

^ "Lew Wyld Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
^ Profile at databaseolympics.com Archived 13 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^ Olympic.org Records, Cycling - Track

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[sports-reference-1] "Lew Wyld Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 4 June 2014.

[2] Profile at databaseolympics.com Archived 13 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Olympic.org Records, Cycling - Track

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-'''Lewis Arthur "Lew" Wyld''' (15 July 1905 &ndash; 1974) was a British [[Track cycling|track cyclist]] who was born in [[Tibshelf]], [[Derbyshire]], he won a bronze medal at the [[Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics|1928 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wy/lew-wyld-1.html |title=Lew Wyld Olympic Results |accessdate=4 June 2014 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref><ref>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WYLDLEO01 Profile at databaseolympics.com]</ref>
+'''Lewis Arthur "Lew" Wyld''' (15 July 1905 &ndash; 1974) was a British [[Track cycling|track cyclist]] who was born in [[Tibshelf]], [[Derbyshire]], he won a bronze medal at the [[Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics|1928 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wy/lew-wyld-1.html |title=Lew Wyld Olympic Results |accessdate=4 June 2014 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref><ref>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WYLDLEO01 Profile at databaseolympics.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013042733/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WYLDLEO01 |date=13 October 2012 }}</ref>
 On 5 August 1928 in [[Amsterdam]], Lew Wyld, along with [[Frank Southall]], [[Percy Wyld]] and [[Harry Wyld]], broke the Team Pursuit Olympic Record in a time of 5:01.6, beating the previous record by 9.2 seconds. They were only the third team to hold the record since it first began on 10 August 1920, it was broken by 10.2 seconds the next day before standing for nearly 8 years.<ref>[http://www.olympic.org/common/asp/download_report.asp?file=en_report_315.pdf&id=315 Olympic.org Records, Cycling - Track]</ref> It is likely the record was broken in the quarter or semi-final round, as they only won a bronze medal, and as they would have proceeded to the finals had the record been broken in the qualifying rounds.