Ernest Chambers (cyclist)
Appearance
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Full name | Ernest Henry Chambers | ||||||||||||||
Born | Hackney, England, United Kingdom | 7 April 1907||||||||||||||
Died | 29 January 1985 | (aged 77)||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
Rider type | Tandem | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ernest Henry Chambers (7 April 1907 – 29 January 1985)[1] was an English track cyclist who won a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1932 Summer Olympics.[2] He also competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
He was born in the London borough of Hackney,[1] and was the brother of Stanley Chambers. The two brothers rode together to win the silver medal in the tandem sprint event.[3]
For some years Ernie Chambers owned a cycle shop in London Road Mitcham near Figges Marsh, adjacent to the Gardeners Arms public house.
Palmarès
- 1928
- 2nd 1928 Summer Olympics - Tandem 2000 metres, with John Sibbit
- 1932
- 2nd 1932 Summer Olympics - Tandem 2000 metres, with Stanley Chambers
References
- ^ a b England & Wales Birth Register Index, Ernest Henry Chambers; Apr-May-Jun 1907; Registration District: Hackney; Volume: 1b; Page: 401
- ^ "Ernest Henry Chambers - Olympic Record". British Olympic Association.
- ^ "Stanley Chambers". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
Categories:
- 1907 births
- 1985 deaths
- English male cyclists
- Olympic cyclists of Great Britain
- Cyclists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
- People from Hackney Central
- Olympic medalists in cycling
- Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- British Olympic medallist stubs
- English cycling biography stubs