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Percy Wyld
British cyclist

Percy Wyld

Percy Wyld
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Quick Facts

Intro British cyclist
Was Athlete Sport cyclist
From United Kingdom
Field Sports
Gender male
Birth 7 June 1907, Mansfield, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire
Death 1 January 1972, Derby, Derby, Derbyshire, East Midlands (aged 64 years)
Star sign Gemini
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Percy Wyld (7 June 1907 – 1972) was a British track cyclist, born in Nottinghamshire, who won a bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

On 5 August 1928 in Amsterdam, with Frank Southall, Harry Wyld and Lew Wyld, he broke the team pursuit Olympic record in 5:01.6, beating the previous record by 9.2 seconds. They were the third team to hold the record since it began on 10 August 1920. It was broken by 10.2 seconds the next day before standing for nearly eight years. It's likely the record was broken in the quarter or semi-final, as the team won a bronze medal; it would have proceeded to the finals had the record been broken in qualifying rounds.

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