Paul Medhurst (cyclist)
British-New Zealand racing cyclist (1953–2009)
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Born | (1953-12-12)12 December 1953 Scunthorpe, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 29 September 2009(2009-09-29) (aged 55) Ghent, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
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Paul Medhurst (12 December 1953 – 26 September 2009) born in Scunthorpe, was a track cyclist with dual British-New Zealand nationality.[1]
Cycling career
He won the bronze medal in the men's tandem sprint at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games partnering Philip Harland representing New Zealand.[2] He competed for Great Britain in the 1000m time trial event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]
Medhurst was a three times British track champion, winning the British National Individual Sprint Championships in 1975, [3] a tandem title (1976) and a madison title (1975).[4][5][6]
He died in Ghent, Belgium.
References
- ^ a b "Paul Medhurst Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
- ^ ""Cycling." Times, 28 July 1975, p. 5". The Times. 28 July 1975. p. 5.
- ^ "Profile and record". Cycling Archives.
- ^ ""Olympic reserve wins third British title." Times, 16 Aug. 1976, p. 6". The Times. 16 August 1976. p. 6.
- ^ Fox, Norman (4 August 1975). "Fox, Norman. "Cycling." Times, 4 Aug. 1975, p. 8". The Times. p. 8.
External links
- Paul Medhurst at Cycling Archives
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1974 New Zealand British Commonwealth Games team
- Grant Anderson
- Wendy Brown
- Susan Burnside
- Murray Cheater
- Trevor Cochrane
- Tuariki Delamere
- Rod Dixon
- Richard Endean
- Jack Foster
- Anne Garrett
- Alan Gilmour
- Sue Gukilau
- Sue Haden
- Howard Healey
- Nathan Healey
- Pamela Hendren
- Kerry Hill
- Penny Hunt
- Roger Johnson
- Philip Kear
- Jan Lothian
- Roger Main
- Terry Manners
- Brenda Matthews
- Sandra McGookin
- Rendell McIntosh
- Stuart Melville
- Mene Mene
- Sally Mene
- Michelle Miles
- Colleen Mills
- Donna Mills
- Phillip Mills
- Lorraine Moller
- Warwick Nicholl
- Dave Norris
- Kathy Otto
- Tony Polhill
- Sylvia Potts
- Barbara Poulsen
- Ross Pownall
- Euan Robertson
- Kim Robertson
- John Robinson
- Bryan Rose
- Kevin Ryan
- Bevan Smith
- Shirley Somervell
- Les Stevenson
- Robin Tait
- Dick Tayler
- Kevin Taylor
- Lorraine Tong
- Peter Tracy
- John Walker
- Philip Watson
- Geoffrey Wood
- Gail Wooten
- Valerie Young
- Alison Branfield
- Robin Denton
- Frances Erceg
- Warren Johns
- Ross Livingston
- Bryan Purser
- Richard Purser
- Glenys Waller
- Gaynor Weatherley
- Fisi Brown
- William Byrne
- Robert Colley
- David Jackson
- Ronald Jackson
- Warren Karaitiana
- Les Rackley
- Lance Revill
- Derek Wilson
- Garry Bell
- Paul Brydon
- John Dean
- Vern Hanaray
- Philip Harland
- René Heyde
- Paul Medhurst
- Russell Nant
- Bryce Preston
- Jacob Schriek
- Blair Stockwell
- Cyril Buscke
- Karen Conway
- Rebecca Ewert
- Margaret Lay
- David Baldwin
- Kerry Clark
- Gordon Jolly
- Percy Jones
- Bob McDonald
- Phil Skoglund
- Jack Somerville
- Bruce Anderson
- Ian Ballinger
- Frank Godfrey
- Maurie Gordon
- John Howat
- James Irvine
- Bruce Lassen
- James McKenzie
- Bruce McMillan
- Jack Scott
- Karol Albury
- Allison Calder
- John Coutts
- Ashley Fogel
- Susan Hunter
- Michael Johnston
- Suzanne Kennedy
- Debbie Ledgerwood
- Brent Lewis
- Jane Lowe
- Brett Naylor
- Jaynie Parkhouse
- Monique Rodahl
- Philip Thorogood
- Michael Toomey
- Mark Treffers
- Rory Barrett
- John Bolton
- Peter Brosnan
- Bruce Cameron
- Brian Duffy
- Tony Ebert
- Brian Marsden
- Graham May
- Phillip Sue
- David Aspin
- Paul Dalley
- James Downey
- Gary Knight
- Gordon Mackay
- Bruce McMahon
- Barry Oldridge
- Andy Roche
Team manager: Bill Holley