Fred Booker (cyclist)
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 July 1944 Erdington, Birmingham, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 2006 (aged 62) Devon, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cycling | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | sprint, time trial | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Rover Racing CC, Birmingham | ||||||||||||||
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Frederick James Booker (12 July 1944 – 2006), was a male cyclist who competed for England.
Biography
Booker represented the England team[1] and won a silver medal in the 1,000 metres match sprint, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. He also competed and finished fourth in the 1 Km time trial event.[2][3][4]
He was a four times national champion and rode for the Birmingham Rover Racing Cycling Club.[5]
References
- ^ "Midland cyclists in Games team". Birmingham Daily Post. 19 May 1966. p. 28. Retrieved 11 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Booker earns Spanish trip". Birmingham Daily Post. 23 August 1965. p. 11. Retrieved 11 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.