Graeme French

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Graeme French (1956)

Graeme French (born April 15, 1927 in Ulverstone , † March 9, 2012 on the Gold Coast ) was an Australian track cyclist .

In 1955 and 1956, Graeme French was third in the European Standing Championships for professionals . Also in 1956 he won the world championship title of the stayers at the track world championships in Ordrup , behind the pacemaker Georges Grolimund . In 1957 he was third at the World Track Championships in Rocourt , again behind Grolimund. At the six days in Melbourne , the only one where he started, he finished second with Ronald Murray in 1959 .

In 1995 Graeme French was inducted into the "Sport Australia Hall of Fame" and in 1998 into the "Tasmanian Sporting Hall of Fame".

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Passing of a legend on theadvocate.com (English)
  2. ↑ The European championships before the founding of the " European Cycling Union " (UEC) in 1995 are considered unofficial, since up to that point they were usually invitation races in which non-European riders could also take part.
  3. ↑ Graeme French at sahof.org.au
  4. ↑ Tasmanian Sporting Hall of Fame ( Memento of the original from October 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sportandrecreation.tas.gov.au

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personal data
SURNAME French, Graeme
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian track cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH April 15, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Ulverstone
DATE OF DEATH March 9, 2012
Place of death Gold coast