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William Holmes (cyclist)

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William Holmes
Personal information
NicknameBill, Billy
Born (1936-01-14) 14 January 1936 (age 88)
Kingston upon Hull, England
Medal record
Men's cycling
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne Team road race

William Holmes (born 14 January 1936), known as Bill Holmes or Billy Holmes, is a former British cyclist.

Cycling career

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He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal at the 1956 Olympics in the team road race event.[1]

He represented England in the road race at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Holmes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
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