William Holmes (cyclist)

William Holmes
Personal information
NicknameBill, Billy
Born (1936-01-14) 14 January 1936
Kingston upon Hull, England
Amateur team
Hull Thursday RC
Medal record
Men's cycling
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
1956 Melbourne Team road race

William Holmes (born 14 January 1936), known as Bill Holmes or Billy Holmes, is a former British cyclist.

Biography

Holmes competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal at the 1956 Olympics in the team road race event.[1]

He the England team[2] in the road race event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Holmes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Empire Games Road Team". Leicester Daily Mercury. 13 May 1958. p. 20. Retrieved 9 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
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