Gary Dighton
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gary John Dighton |
| Born | 18 May 1968 Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Died | 9 January 2015 (aged 46) Poole, England |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Team information | |
| Rider type | Time Trialist |
| Professional teams | |
| 1990–199? | Manchester Wheelers Trumans Steel |
| 199?–1999 | Leo Road Club Shorter Rochford |
Gary John Dighton (18 May 1968 – 9 January 2015) was a British cyclist. He competed in the team time trial at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1] Dighton won the British Best All-Rounder championship in 1990[2] and broke the competition record for the 25-mile time trial in 1991 with a time of 48.07. The same year he rode to victory in the National 100 mile TT championship.[3]
Death
[edit]Gary Dighton was living near Wareham, Dorset, when he took his own life in early January 2015, at the age of 46. He is said to have been suffering from bouts of depression for some years.[4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gary Dighton Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Cycling Time Trials: BBAR - Men - Individual". www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Cycling Time Trials: Championships - Men - Individual 100 mile TT". www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Road.cc site on 16 January 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "British Olympian time trialist Gary Dighton dies, aged 46". Cycling Weekly. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Tributes paid to Olympic TT rider Gary Dighton, who has died at age of 46". Road.cc. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
External links
[edit]- Gary Dighton at Cycling Archives
- Gary Dighton at Olympedia
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