Charlie McCoy (cyclist)

Charly McCoy

Personal information
Born	(1937-12-14) 14 December 1937 (age 87) Liverpool, England
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road racing Track racing
Rider type	Time trialist Individual pursuit Team pursuit
Amateur team
Melling Wheelers (Liverpool)

Charles McCoy (born 14 December 1937) is a former British cycling record holder and Olympian.

Cycling career

McCoy competed in the team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

McCoy represented the 1962 English Team ^[2] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia, participating in the 4,000 metres pursuit event. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

He rode for his local Amateur team, Melling Wheelers and was coached by Eddie Soens. He broke the British 25 mile Time Trial record in 1961, finishing with a time of 55m 01s. ^[9]

References

1. "Charlie McCoy Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
2. "England Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
3. "Cycling Individual pursuit - Men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
4. "Cycling Road Road Race - Men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
5. "Cycling" . Birmingham Daily Post. 29 November 1962. p. 12. Retrieved 30 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Cycling" . Liverpool Daily Post. 30 November 1962. p. 23. Retrieved 30 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
8. "1962 Athletes". Team England.
9. "Mens 25 Miles Records | Time Trial". www.ttlegends.org. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

External links

• Charlie McCoy at Cycling Archives
• Charlie McCoy at Olympedia