Jack Disney
Jack Wayne Disney (born June 15, 1930 in Topeka , Kansas ) is a retired American track cyclist .
Jack Disney started three times at the Olympic Games : 1956 in Melbourne in the sprint and 1964 in Tokyo and 1968 in Mexico City in the tandem race , but could not place in the top ranks once. At the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago , he won the silver medal in the sprint. In 1966 and 1968, Disney was American sprint champion, and vice-champion in 1973.
His brother is the speed skater and Olympian Bill Disney .
In 1988 Jack Disney was inducted into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame .
Web links
- Jack Disney in the database of Radsportseiten.net
- Jack Disney in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Jack Disney on usbhof.org
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SURNAME | Disney, Jack |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Disney, Jack Wayne (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 15, 1930 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Topeka , Kansas |