William Moore (cyclist)

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Willi Moore
Personal information
Born (1947-04-02) 2 April 1947 (age 78)
Liverpool, England
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
ClubMerseyside Wheelers
Medal record
Men's cycling
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1972 Munich Team Pursuit
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
British Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1974 Christchurch Team Pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1974 Christchurch Individual Pursuit

William 'Willi' Moore (born 2 April 1947) is a former British international cyclist who represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games. [1] [2]

Biography

Moore represented the England team [3] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, [4] [5] where he participated in the individual pursuit. [6] [7]

At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Moore won the bronze medal in team pursuit with Michael Bennett, Ian Hallam and Ron Keeble. [8]

Two years later he participated in the pursuit disciplines at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand and won a gold medal in the 4,000 metres team pursuit and a silver medal in the 4,000 metres individual pursuit. [9] [10] [11]

References

  1. "William Moore". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  2. "William Moore". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  3. "England Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  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. "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  7. "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  8. "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  9. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  10. "1974 Games". Team England.
  11. "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.