Wilfred Waters
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| Full name | Wilfred Waters | ||||||||||||
| Born |
4 January 1923 Wandsworth, London, England | ||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||
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South London RC[1] |
1947–1950 | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Infobox last updated on 6 April 2009 | |||||||||||||
Wilfred Waters (born 4 January 1923) was a British racing cyclist, one of the top British riders in the 1940s. A member of the South London RC, he competed at many national track events including the Grand Prix of the City of Manchester, where he rode against Reg Harris amongst others. There he also paired up with R Waters to finish third in the madison. Based on his successes, Waters was selected to compete at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Waters won the bronze medal as a member of the British team pursuit squad at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Other team pursuit squad members were Robert Geldard, Tommy Godwin and David Ricketts.[2]
In 1950, Waters became the 880 yards Scottish Grass Track Champion.[3]
Palmarès
- 1948
- 3rd Team pursuit, 1948 Summer Olympics
- 1950
- 1st 880 yards, Scottish National Grass Track Championships
References
- ↑ "A History of Manchester Wheelers’ Club 1883 - 1983 : Chapter 4" (PDF).
- ↑ "Wilfred Waters - Olympic Record". British Olympic Association.
- ↑ "National Track Championships and Records". Scottish Cycling Union.
External links
- Wilfred Waters profile at Cycling Archives