Ian Hallam
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Born | Basford, Nottingham, England | 24 November 1948|||||||||||||||||
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Ian Hallam (born 24 November 1948), was a British cyclist. A winner of multiple national titles, he was most successful at the Commonwealth Games where he won three gold medals and two bronze in 1970 and 1974 but was also a member of the British pursuit squad that twice finished as runners-up at the World Track Championships. Hallam also had some success as a road cyclist and placed third in the British Road Race Championships in 1974. He also won two stages of the Milk Race (the amateur tour of Britain) in 1976. Ian turned professional at the relatively advanced age of 30 and spent five moderately successful seasons with KP Crisps pro team. He still rides in masters events. He competed at three Olympic Games in both individual and team pursuit and won the Olympic Bronze medal in Team Pursuit in 1972 Munich and 1976 Montreal Games.[1][2]
References
- ^ "Ian Hallam". www.sports-reference.com. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ "Ian Hallam". www.databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- 1948 births
- Living people
- Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic medalists in cycling
- English male cyclists
- People from Basford, Nottinghamshire
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics