Jack Swart

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Jack Swart
Swart Lane opens (1987).jpg
Swart at opening of Swart Lane (1987)
Born(1954-11-27)27 November 1954
Tuakau, New Zealand
Known forNZ road cyclist
Jack Swart
Medal record
Men's cycling
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
British Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1978 Edmonton Team Pursuit
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1982 Brisbane Team Time Trial

Jack Swart (born 1954) is a former New Zealand road cyclist.

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In the 1978 Commonwealth Games he competed in the 4000m team pursuit, coming 2nd for silver; and the 4000m individual pursuit. .

In the 1982 Commonwealth Games he competed in the Team time trial, coming 3rd for bronze; and the Road Race, coming 15th.

He was not chosen for the 1984 Summer Olympics despite a world-class performance in the Coors International in Colorado, the selectors apparently regarded him as a tour rider not an individual racer despite having won two New Zealand road championships. [1]

He was described as "the blond-haired giant of New Zealand cycling for the best part of a decade through to 1986". Swart and Blair Stockwell were the only two riders to win the "Dulux North Island Tour" three times. [2]

He was born in Tuakau to a dairy farmer from the Netherlands; his younger brother Stephen Swart was also a champion road cyclist.

Honorific eponym

Swart Lane, in the Hamilton suburb of Chartwell, is named in Jack Swart's honour. [3]

References

  1. Williams p256-7
  2. Williams p252
  3. "Honouring sportspeople". Waikato Times. 2 November 2012. p. 9.