Paul Medhurst (cyclist)
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| Born | 12 December 1953 Scunthorpe, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 September 2009 (aged 55) Ghent, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
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Paul Medhurst (12 December 1953 – 26 September 2009) born in Scunthorpe, was a track cyclist with dual British-New Zealand nationality.[1]
Cycling career
He won the bronze medal in the men's tandem sprint at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games partnering Philip Harland representing New Zealand.[2] He competed for Great Britain in the 1000m time trial event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]
Medhurst was a three times British track champion, winning the British National Individual Sprint Championships in 1975, [3] a tandem title (1976) and a madison title (1975).[4][5][6]
References
- ^ a b "Paul Medhurst Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
- ^ ""Cycling." Times, 28 July 1975, p. 5". The Times. 28 July 1975. p. 5.
- ^ "Profile and record". Cycling Archives.
- ^ ""Olympic reserve wins third British title." Times, 16 Aug. 1976, p. 6". The Times. 16 August 1976. p. 6.
- ^ Fox, Norman (4 August 1975). "Fox, Norman. "Cycling." Times, 4 Aug. 1975, p. 8". The Times. p. 8.
External links
- Paul Medhurst at Cycling Archives (archived)
Categories:
- 1953 births
- 2009 deaths
- British male cyclists
- New Zealand male cyclists
- Cyclists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand
- New Zealand track cyclists
- Sportspeople from Scunthorpe
- Olympic cyclists for Great Britain
- Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
- Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games