Clyde Sefton

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Clyde Sefton
Personal information
Born (1951-01-20) 20 January 1951 (age 72)
South Purrumbete, Victoria
Medal record
Men's cycling
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1972 Munich Road Race
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1974 Christchurch Road Race

Kevin "Clyde" Sefton (born 20 January 1951) is a former road racing cyclist from Australia, who was a professional rider from 1972 to 1983. He represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, where he won the silver medal in the men's individual road race, behind the Netherlands' Hennie Kuiper. He also competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1]

Contents

He won the Australian national road race title in 1981. [2]

Major results

1972
2nd Silver medal olympic.svg Road race, Olympic Games
1974
Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
1st Stages 6 & 10b
1978
Herald Sun Tour
1st Stages 3a & 7a
2nd Gran Piemonte
2nd Giro di Romagna
10th Milan-San Remo
1979
1st Stage 6 Herald Sun Tour
6th Giro dell'Emilia
1981
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Herald Sun Tour
1st Stages 10, 12 & 21
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
1982
2nd Overall Herald Sun Tour
1st Stages 4a & 8
1983
Herald Sun Tour
1st Stages 1, 7 & 17

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References

  1. "Clyde Sefton Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  2. "Clyde Sefton". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 9 May 2014.