Ian Alsop
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| Full name | Ian Clunies Alsop | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 June 1943 Wembley, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 May 2020 (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
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Ian Clunies Alsop (14 June 1943 – 2 May 2020) was a former British competitive track cyclist.[1]
Cycling career
[edit]He represented England in the 1966 Commonwealth Games, and he won the gold medal in the 10 mile scratch race.[2] He also competed in the 1 km time trial.[3][4]
He also represented Great Britain at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico.[5][6]
Palmarès
[edit]- 1959
- Junior Men 500m Sprint, Herne Hill, silver
- 1960
- Junior Men 500m Sprint, Coventry, bronze
- 1962
- 1st Tandem Sprint, British National Tandem Sprint Championships, Amateur, with Roger Whitfield
- 1963
- Amateur 1000m Sprint, Herne Hill, silver
- Amateur 4000m Team Pursuit, Fallowfield, gold (Polytechnic CC team)
- 1964
- 2nd Tandem Sprint, British National Tandem Sprint Championships, Amateur, with Brian Dacey
- Amateur 4000m Team Pursuit, Wolverhampton, bronze (Polytechnic CC team)
- 1965
- 2nd Tandem Sprint, British National Tandem Sprint Championships, Amateur, with Tony Gowland
- Amateur 1000m Sprint, Salford Park, silver
- Amateur Division 4000m Team Pursuit, Kirkby, gold (North London team)
- 1966
- Amateur Sprint, Kirkby, silver
- Amateur Kilometre Time Trial, Welwyn, silver
- Amateur 4000m Team Pursuit, Wolverhampton, silver (Polytechnic CC)
- Amateur Division 4000m Team Pursuit, Herne Hill, silver (North London)
- Amateur 10 mile Scratch, Nottingham, gold
- Amateur 50 mile Madison, Salford Park, gold (w/Tony Gowland)
- 1967
- 2nd Tandem Sprint, British National Tandem Sprint Championships, Amateur, with Tony Gowland
- Amateur 10 mile Scratch, Halesowen, gold
- Amateur Division 4000m Team Pursuit, Salford Park, silver (North London)
- Amateur 50 mile Madison, Herne Hill, bronze (w/Tony Gowland)
- 1968
- 1st Tandem Sprint, British National Tandem Sprint Championships, Amateur, with Geoff Cooke
- Amateur Kilometre Time Trial, Herne Hill, tied for bronze
- Amateur 4000m Team Pursuit, Scunthorpe, gold (Polytechnic CC)
World's Championship and Olympic performances
[edit]- 1963
- Rocourt, Belgium, Amateur Sprint, competed
- Rocourt, Belgium, Amateur Team Pursuit, 13th place (GB team)
- 1965
- San Sebastian, Spain, Amateur Sprint, competed
- San Sebastian, Spain, Amateur Team Pursuit, 8th place (GB team)
- 1966
- Frankfurt, Germany, Amateur Team Pursuit, 7th place (GB team)
- 1967
- Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Amateur Team Pursuit, 8th place (GB team)
- 1968
- Mexico Olympics, 4000m Team Pursuit, 12th place (GB team)
References
[edit]- ^ "Scottish Sports Hall of Fame".[dead link]
- ^ "The CGF - Athlete search". Archived from the original on 10 August 2002.
- ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes: Ian Clunies Alsop". British Olympic Association.
- ^ "Ian Alsop Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
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