Ernie Crutchlow

Ernie Crutchlow
Personal information
Born (1948-11-06) 6 November 1948
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Amateur team
Coventry C.C.
Medal record
Cycling
Representing  England
British Commonwealth Games
1974 Christchurch tandem

Ernest Edward Crutchlow (born 6 November 1948) is a British former international cyclist.

Biography

Crutchlow competed in the sprint event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

He represented England in the 1,000 metres match sprint, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3][4][5] Four years later he competed in the match sprint once again and the tandem (in which he won a gold medal) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[6][7]

He was the British National sprint champion in 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973 (amateurs) and 1980 (profs).And he was also the British National tandem sprint champion in 1973 and 1974 (amateurs). [8] Crutchlow also won the City of Manchester Grand Prix in 1973.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Ernie Crutchlow Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  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. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  7. ^ "1974 Games". Team England.
  8. ^ "National Championship, Track, Sprint, Elite, Great Britain". Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  9. ^ "City of Manchester Grand Prix". Retrieved 8 December 2018.