Eric Thompson (cyclist)

Medal record
Men's cycling
Competitor for  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold 1954 Vancouver Road Race

Eric Gordon Thompson (born July 9, 1927 in Derby, Derbyshire, England) was a British Olympic cyclist. He died after cycling across Spain with friends in May 1996. He had been president of the Derby Mercury cycling club and took part in the first running of the Dovedale Dash.

He won the gold medal in the men's road race at the 1954 British Empire Games in Vancouver.

Achievements

Date Location Race
1954 Vancouver Road
1956 Melbourne Tandem
1960 Rome Tandem

References