David Gillow

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David Gillow
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Born (1958-04-16) 16 April 1958 (age 67)
Folkestone, Kent, England [1]

David Gillow (born 16 April 1958) is a Zimbabwean former cyclist. [2] He was born in Folkestone, Kent, and moved to Rhodesia at the age of 13 [1] where he fought in the Rhodesian Civil War as a helicopter gunner. [3]

Gillow was a competive cyclist in Zimbabwe, and in 1980 was one was of the first Zimbabwean cyclists to appear at the Olympic Games, together with Michael McBeath and John Musa. [1] [4] He competed in the individual road race event at the 1980 Summer Olympics, [5] [6] [7] being granted two weeks of leave from his army job. [8] His daughter Shara Gillow competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics for Australia. [6] [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "A Pleasure for Gillow". The Herald . Harare, Zimbabwe. 26 June 1980. p. 14.
  2. ↑ "Galloping Gillow". GallopingGillow.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 October 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2025– via Wayback Machine.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ Watt, Kathryn (1 March 2011). "2011 MARS Australian Open Road Championships". Bicycling Australia (168). Sydney, New South Wales: 144–149. ISSN   1034-8085. EBSCOhost   66653501.
  4. ↑ "Two Wheels, One Journey: Zimbabwe's Cycling Tapestry". Cyclling. Zimbabwe: Everything Cycling. 7 January 2024. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2025. ... fueled by the dedication of trailblazers like Michael McBeath, John Musa, and David Gillow. This trio, defying limitations, became the first Zimbabwean cyclists to grace the Olympic stage in Moscow 1980
  5. ↑ "David Gillow Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Games Dream a Reality for Gillow". Sunshine Coast Daily . Maroochydore, Queensland. 26 June 2012. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  7. ↑ Games of the XXII Olympiad: Official Report of the Organizing Committee of the Games of the XXII Olympiad, Moscow, 1980. Vol. 3. Moscow: Fizkultura i Sport. 1981. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  8. ↑ Schlink, Leo (1 August 2012). "Expectations high for Australian cyclist Shara Gillow ahead of London Olympics time trial". news.com.au . Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "London 2012 – Shara Gillow". Australia: Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
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