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Eddie Smart

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Eddie Smart
Personal information
Full nameEdward Charles Smart
Born(1946-08-23)23 August 1946
Cardiff, Wales
Died6 February 2000(2000-02-06) (aged 53)
Berkshire, England
Team information
DisciplineRoad & Track
RoleRider
Amateur team
Cardiff Byways

Edward Charles Smart (23 August 1946 – 6 February 2000)[1][2] was a Welsh cyclist and coach from Cardiff, Wales. He represented Wales at the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica (formally the Empire Games), in the scratch race, kilo, sprint, pursuit and road race.

He ran a garage on Maindy Road, opposite the cycle track. Smart coached young riders and was the Welsh Cycling Union's track co-ordinator and member of the Maindy track league committee

Steve Jones and Eddie Smart were helpers at the Junior Tour of Wales. They died in a car accident on the M4 in Berkshire. John Richards, the race's organizer a shield to them for the best Welsh rider. It is awarded annually at the Junior Tour of Wales. [3][4] The Eddie Smart Memorial Fund was set up to refurbish the track.[5]

Palmarès

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15th Kilo, Commonwealth Games

References

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  1. ^ England & Wales death registers, Edward C Smart Jul/Aug/Sep 1946; Cardiff; Mothers Maiden Name: Davey; Volume: 8b; Page 199
  2. ^ England & Wales death registers, Edward Charles Smart; Birth Date: 23 August 1946; Death Registration Month/Year: March 2000; Registration district: West Berkshire; Register No: 50E; Entry No: 245
  3. ^ "Dudley's Shopfitters Junior Tour of Wales Cycle Race 2005". Welsh Cycling. 8 August 2005. Archived from the original on 28 September 2006.
  4. ^ "RIS JUNIOR TOUR OF WALES". Welsh Cycling. 10 August 2006. Archived from the original on 27 August 2006.
  5. ^ "Eddie Smart Memorial Fund". Cardiff JIF. 27 March 2000. Archived from the original on 27 August 2008.