John Entwistle (cyclist)

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John Entwistle
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born16 July 1932
Burnley, Lancashire, England
Died23 March 2013 (aged 80)
Burnley, Lancashire, England
Sport
SportCycling
ClubFallowfield CC

John Entwistle (16 July 1932 - 23 March 2013), was a male cyclist who competed for England.

Biography

Entwistle represented the England team [1] in the 1 Km time trial at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. [2] [3]

He was a telephone engineer and council leader.[ when? ] [4]

References

  1. "Empire Games Road Team" . Leicester Daily Mercury. 13 May 1958. p. 20. Retrieved 9 October 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "Priest hails courage of former Burnley council leader John Entwistle". Lancashire Press.