Clarence Kingsbury

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Cyclist

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Olympic Summer Games
gold 1908 London 20 km
gold 1908 London Team pursuit

Clarence Brickwood Kingsbury (born November 3, 1882 in Portsmouth , †  March 4, 1949 ibid) was a British cyclist and two-time Olympic champion .

At the Summer Olympics in London in 1908 , he won the gold medal over 20 km and beat his compatriot Benjamin Jones by just inches. With the British team, he also won the team pursuit.

He finished the 5K race in fifth place and was eliminated over 660 yards in the semifinals. In the sprint race over 1,000 m, he qualified for the finals. However, the time limit of 105 seconds was exceeded there. The race was therefore not counted and no medals were awarded.

His two daughters, Leoni and Thelma , became Britain's two leading badminton players in the 1930s. Between 1932 and 1938 they both won two All-England singles titles and a total of five double titles. However, they each played with different partners because they didn't like playing together.

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SURNAME Kingsbury, Clarence
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kingsbury, Clarence Brickwood (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH November 3, 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH Portsmouth
DATE OF DEATH March 4, 1949
Place of death Portsmouth