Jack Swart | |
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Born | Tuakau, New Zealand | 27 November 1954
Known for | NZ road cyclist |
Medal record | ||
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Men's cycling | ||
Representing New Zealand | ||
British Commonwealth Games | ||
1978 Edmonton | Team Pursuit | |
1982 Brisbane | Team Time Trial |
Jack Swart (born 1954) is a former New Zealand road cyclist.
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.
Swart Lane, in the Hamilton suburb of Chartwell, is named in Jack Swart's honour. [3]
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Jack & Stephen Swart: Serious Tour riders