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| Full name | William Robert Hammond | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1886-07-02)2 July 1886 Eastbourne, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 January 1960(1960-01-13) (aged 73) Coventry, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
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William Robert Hammond (2 July 1886 – 13 January 1960) was a British road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Eastbourne, Sussex England, and was part of the team which won the silver medal in the Team road race. In the individual road race he finished 22nd.
Hammond was the son of David Hammond, a painter, and Emily, a laundress. At 15, he was a compass maker in Bexleyheath, Kent.
References
- "William Hammond". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ 1901 Census - 22 Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent
- England & Wales Birth Indexes, Jul-Sep Quarter 1886, William Robert Hammond, Eastbourne Registration District, Volume 2b Page 81
- "William Hammond Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
External links
- William Hammond's profile at databaseOlympics
- William Hammond at Cycling Archives (archived)
- William Hammond at Olympedia
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