Eddie Alexander

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Eddie Alexander
Personal information
Full nameEdward Alexander
Born (1964-08-10) 10 August 1964 (age 59)
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Amateur team
City of Edinburgh RC
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1986 Edinburgh Sprint

Eddie Alexander (born 10 August 1964) [1] is a Scottish former cyclist and a multiple national champion on the track in the tandem sprint.

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Early life

He worked at the CEGB in Barnwood in Gloucestershire, and lived Abbeymead. [2]

Cycling career

He won a bronze medal in the sprint at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. He was fourth in the sprint at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. [3]

Alexander is a six times British track champion, winning the British National Individual Sprint Championships in 1987 and 1988, the British National Individual Time Trial Championships in 1985 and 1987 and the British National Tandem Sprint Championships in 1987 and 1988. [4]

Palmarès

1985
1st Kilo, British National Individual Time Trial Championships
1986
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Sprint, Commonwealth Games
1987
1st British National Tandem Sprint Championships
1st British National Individual Sprint Championships
1st Kilo, British National Individual Time Trial Championships
1988
1st British National Tandem Sprint Championships
1st British National Individual Sprint Championships
4th Sprint, Olympic Games

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References

  1. "Olympic Profile". Archived from the original on 25 February 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2008.
  2. Gloucester News Thursday 15 September 1988, page 27
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eddie Alexander Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  4. "Profile and record". Cycling Archives.