Burton Downing

Burton Downing
To person
Full name	Burton Cecil Downing
Date of birth	February 5, 1885
date of death	January 1, 1929
nation	United States
discipline	train
Most important successes
	Olympic games Olympic champion 2 miles 1904 Olympic champion 25 miles 1904 Olympic second ¼ mile in 1904 Olympic second ⅓ mile 1904 Olympic second 1 mile 1904 Olympic knight ½ mile 1904

Burton Cecil Downing (born February 5, 1885 in San José , California , † January 1, 1929 in Red Bank ) was an American cyclist who participated very successfully in the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis.

Downing took part in all seven Olympic cycling competitions, which were held on a cinder track. He won medals in six disciplines: over ¼ mile (402.33 m) , ⅓ mile (536.45 m) and 1 mile (1609.34 m) silver, over ½ mile (804.67 m) he reached third place . He won the races over 2 miles (3218.68 m) and 25 miles (40.225 km) .

Downing cycled until 1907, in 1902 he finished second in the six-day race in New York City. After his sports career, he moved to New York and became a successful building contractor. In 1998 he was inducted into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame for American cycling.

Web links

Burton Downing in the Radsportseiten.net database

Short biography of the United States Bicycle Hall of Fame

Burton Downing in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

personal data
SURNAME	Downing, Burton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Downing, Burton Cecil (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	February 5, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH	San Jose , California
DATE OF DEATH	January 1, 1929
Place of death	Red Bank , New Jersey