Russell Nant
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| Birth name | Russell David Nant | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) Palmerston North, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track cycling | ||||||||||||||
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Russell David Nant (born 1952) is a New Zealand road and track cyclist.
Nant was born in Palmerston North in 1952. He won the bronze medal in the men's 4000 m team pursuit, alongside Paul Brydon, René Heyde and Blair Stockwell, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch.[1] At those games, he also competed in the men's 4000 m individual pursuit, but did not progress beyond the qualification round.[2]
In 1978, Nant won two stages of the Herald Sun Tour of Victoria in Australia.[3] The following year, he won the sprint ace title in the Tour of Southland.[4]
At the 2005 New Zealand national championships, Nant placed fourth in the veteran 4 / athletes with disabilities men's 70 km road race.[5] In 2009, he won the men's 55–59 division of the Yarrows Cycle Challenge in New Plymouth.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Russell Nant at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- ^ "Cycling track 4000m individual pursuit – men Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Russell Nant". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Tour history". Tour of Southland. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand national championships". CyclingNews.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Yarrows Cycle Challenge 2009" (PDF). Events Taranaki. 24 January 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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