Ernie Crutchlow

Ernie Crutchlow

Personal information
Born	(1948-11-06) 6 November 1948 (age 77) Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Amateur team
Coventry C.C.
Medal record Cycling Representing   England British Commonwealth Games 1974 Christchurch tandem

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

Biography

Crutchlow 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] [4] [5]} 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. ^{[6] [7]}

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). ^[8] Crutchlow also won the City of Manchester Grand Prix in 1973. ^[9]

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. "Rollinson and Moore to ride in Games team" . Liverpool Echo. 10 June 1970. p. 22. Retrieved 27 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Ian Hallam picked in Games team" . Nottingham Evening Post. 10 June 1970. p. 22. Retrieved 25 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
7. "1974 Games". Team England.
8. "National Championship, Track, Sprint, Elite, Great Britain" . Retrieved 8 December 2018.
9. "City of Manchester Grand Prix" . Retrieved 8 December 2018.

External links

• Ernie Crutchlow at Cycling Archives
• Ernie Crutchlow at Team GB
• Ernie Crutchlow at Olympedia
• Ernie Crutchlow at InterSportStats