 Harry Ryan and Thomas Lance (right) at the 1920 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Thomas Glasson Lance | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Tommy | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1891-06-14)14 June 1891 Paddington, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 February 1976(1976-02-29) (aged 84) Brighton, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Tandem and sprint | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thomas Glasson Lance (14 June 1891 – 29 February 1976) was a British track cycling racer. He won the tandem competition with Harry Ryan at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the sprint event but was eliminated in the repechage.
Shortly before the Olympics, in June 1920, Ryan and Lance set a British quarter-mile record. After retiring from cycling Lance worked as a bookmaker in Brighton.
References
- "Thomas Lance". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Thomas Lance Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
External links
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