Ronald Charles "Ron" Stretton (13 February 1930 – 12 November 2012)[1] was a track cyclist from Great Britain, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 4,000 metres team pursuit, alongside Donald Burgess, George Newberry, and Alan Newton. He was born in Epsom, Surrey and died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[2]
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| Full name | Ronald Charles Stretton | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 February 1930 Epsom, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 November 2012 (aged 82) Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "Ronald Charles Stretton". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ron Stretton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
External links
edit- Ronald Charles Stretton at the British Olympic Committee at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 August 2007)
- Ronald Stretton at Olympics.com
- Ronald Charles Stretton at Cycling Archives (archived)
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