Ernie Crutchlow

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Ernie Edward Crutchlow
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Personal information
Born (1948-11-06) 6 November 1948 (age 74)
Nuneaton, England
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Medal record
Cycling
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
British Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1974 Christchurch tandem

Ernest Crutchlow (born 6 November 1948) is a British former international cyclist.

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Career

He competed in the sprint event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]

He represented England in the 1,000 metres match sprint, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [2] [3] Four years later he competed in the match sprint once again and the tandem (in which he won a gold medal) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand. [4] [5]

He was the British National sprint champion in 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973 (amateurs) and 1980 (profs).And he was also the British National tandem sprint champion in 1973 and 1974 (amateurs). [6] Crutchlow also won the City of Manchester Grand Prix in 1973. [7]

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References

  1. "Ernie Crutchlow Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "1974 Games". Team England.
  6. "National Championship, Track, Sprint, Elite, Great Britain" . Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  7. "City of Manchester Grand Prix" . Retrieved 8 December 2018.