William Holmes (cyclist)
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| Nickname | Bill, Billy | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 January 1936 Kingston upon Hull, England | ||||||||||||||
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William Holmes (born 14 January 1936), known as Bill Holmes or Billy Holmes, is a former British cyclist.
Biography
Holmes 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 the England team[2] in the road race event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Empire Games Road Team". Leicester Daily Mercury. 13 May 1958. p. 20. Retrieved 9 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ↑ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
External links
- William Holmes at ProCyclingStats
- William Holmes at Olympics.com
- William Holmes at Team GB
- William Holmes at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1936 births
- Living people
- English male cyclists
- British male cyclists
- Olympic cyclists for Great Britain
- Cyclists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Kingston upon Hull
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic medalists in cycling
- Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games cyclists for England
- Cyclists from Yorkshire
- British cycling biography stubs
- British Olympic medallist stubs