Laddie Lewis

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Laddie Lewis
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Full nameLionel F. Lewis
Born1915 (1915)
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Discipline Road cycling
Track cycling

Lionel F. "Laddie" Lewis (born 1915, date of death unknown) [1] [2] was a Guyanese track and road cyclist. He competed in both disciplines in a total of three events at the 1948 Summer Olympics. [3] He finished among others 21st in the track cycling time trial. [2] He was the stepfather of Guyanese politician Lindley GeBorde. He was Guyana's longest-reigning champion and was described by GeBorde as "the hero of the whole country." [4]

References

  1. ↑ Laddie Lewis at Olympedia
  2. 1 2 Paul Tchir (12 January 2022). "Laddie Lewis – Guyana's lone cyclist at the 1948 London Olympics". OlympStats.
  3. ↑ "Laddie Lewis Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Arnold, Laurence (16 May 1991). "Following a dream". The Courier-News . pp. 1, 4 . Retrieved 12 October 2025– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
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