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| Full name | Peter Buckley | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1944-08-02)2 August 1944 Douglas, Isle of Man | ||||||||||||||
| Died | (1969-07-04)4 July 1969 Leeds | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
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| Manx Road Club | |||||||||||||||
| Oldham Century Road Club | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Peter Buckley (2 August 1944 – 4 July 1969) was a Manx and British racing cyclist. He was a gold medalist in the road race at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.
On 2 July 1969 Buckley was seriously injured in an accident in Hebden Bridge whilst training, when he hit a loose dog. He died two days later in Chapel Allerton Hospital in Leeds because of severe head injuries. The Peter Buckley Trophy was named in his honour, and is presented annually to the winner of the British junior national road race series winner.
Palmarès
- 1966
- 1st Road race, British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- 1967
- 1st Premier Calendar series
- 3rd Stage 2b, Milk Race, Malvern (GBR)
- 2nd Stage 6b, Milk Race, New Brighton (GBR)
- 3rd Stage 1 Tour de Namur, Floreffe (BEL)
- 2nd Tour de Namur, Meux (BEL)
- 2nd British National Road Race Championships, Amateur
- 1968
- 1st Circuit de Saône-et-Loire (FRA)
- 2nd Tour de la Yonne (FRA)
- 1969
- 3rd Milk Race
- 1st Stage 6b, Milk Race, Caernarfon
- 2nd Stage 9, Milk Race, Nottingham
References
- "History". Manx Road Club. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
- Gold medal cyclist dies, The Guardian, 5 July 1969 (p.2).
- England & Wales Death Register Index; Jul-Aug-Sep Quarter 1969; Peter Buckley; DOB: 2 Aug 1944; District registered: Leeds; Volume: 2c; Page: 940
- "Junior National Series Winners". Bikesy. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
External links
- Peter Buckley at Cycling Archives (archived)
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- Cyclists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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- Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
- Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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