Henry George (cyclist)

Henry George
George (right) being congratulated after winning gold at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born(1891-02-18)18 February 1891
Charleroi, Belgium
Died6 January 1976(1976-01-06) (aged 84)
Uccle, Belgium
Team information
DisciplineTrack cycling
RoleRider
Professional team
1920Belgian Olympic Cycling Team
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1920 Antwerp50 kilometres

Henry George (18 February 1891 – 6 January 1976) was a Belgian track cycling racer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1]

During the First World War, George served in the Belgian Army. He was part of the Belgian Expeditionary Corps in Russia, fighting on the Eastern Front along with Imperial Russian forces against the advancing forces of the Central Powers.[2]

In 1920, at the Antwerp Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal in the 50 kilometres cycling competition.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Henry George". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. ↑ August Thiry & Dirk Van Cleemput (2015), King Albert's Heroes – Hoe 400 jonge Belgen vochten in Rusland en de VS veroverden, Antwerpen, Houtekiet, 428 p & 100 p photos
  3. ↑ "Henry George Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.


This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.