Hector Sutherland (cyclist)

Hector Sutherland
Personal information
Born(1930-03-06)6 March 1930
Died26 April 2011(2011-04-26) (aged 81)
Hastings, Victoria, Australia
Team information
RoleRider
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  Australia
British Empire Games
1950 Auckland Road race

Hector John Sutherland (6 March 1930 – 26 April 2011)[1] was an Australian racing cyclist. He finished in second place in the Australian National Road Race Championships in 1953 and 1954.[2] He won a gold medal in men's road race event at the 1950 Commonwealth Games.[3]

Sutherland won the 1954 Herald Sun Tour[4] and in 1955 won the Wangaratta Wheelrace at the Wangaratta Showgrounds.

References

  1. ^ "Hector John Sutherland". Greyscale Territory. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Hector Sutherland". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 11 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ "1950 Commonwealth Games". All Down Under. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  4. ^ "1954 - CYCLISTS WON £3119 IN 1954 SUN TOUR". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954; 1956). 15 November 1954. p. 37. Retrieved 7 January 2026.