Teddy Billington
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| Born | July 14, 1882 Southampton, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | August 8, 1966 (aged 84) Pine Brook, New Jersey, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edwin "Teddy" Billington (July 14, 1882, Southampton – August 8, 1966, Pine Brook, New Jersey)[1] was an American racing cyclist who competed in the early twentieth century. An all round cycling talent he competed in Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the ½ mile and three bronze medals in the ¼ mile, ⅓ and the mile race.[2] His fiercest competitors were fellow Americans Marcus Hurley and Burton Downing who mostly won gold and silver respectively.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Edwin Billington".
- ^ "Teddy Billington Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
- ^ "Teddy Billington". Olympedia. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Bio on skynet.be
- Teddy Billington at Cycling Archives
- Teddy Billington at Olympedia
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