Burton Downing
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Medal record | |||
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Competitor for the United States | |||
Track cycling | |||
Olympic Games | |||
Gold | 1904 St. Louis | 25 mile | |
Gold | 1904 St. Louis | 2 mile | |
Silver | 1904 St. Louis | ¼ mile | |
Silver | 1904 St. Louis | ⅓ mile | |
Silver | 1904 St. Louis | 1 mile | |
Bronze | 1904 St. Louis | ½ mile |
Burton Cecil Downing (February 5, 1885 - January 1, 1929) 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 two gold medal in the 25 mile and the 2 mile, three silver medals in the ¼ mile, ⅓ mile and mile and a bronze medal in the ½ mile race.
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