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| Nickname | Bill, Billy | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1936-01-14) 14 January 1936 (age 88) Kingston upon Hull, England | ||||||||||||||
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William Holmes (born 14 January 1936), known as Bill Holmes or Billy Holmes, is a former British cyclist.
Cycling career
He 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.
He represented England in the road race at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.
References
- 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.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "1958 Athletes". Team England.
External links
- William Holmes at Cycling Archives (archived)
- William Holmes at ProCyclingStats
- William Holmes at Olympics.com
- William Holmes at Olympedia
- William Holmes at Team GB
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- Cyclists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Kingston upon Hull
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic medalists in cycling
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- Cyclists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Cyclists from Yorkshire
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