Jimmy Swift
Alfred James "Jimmy" Swift (born June 25, 1931 in Durban , † April 13, 2009 in Johannesburg ) was a South African racing cyclist .
At the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 , Jimmy Swift started in three disciplines, in the individual road race, in the team time trial and in the team pursuit . With the South African track four ( Tommy Shardelow , Robert Fowler , George Estman ) he won silver. Four years later, at the games in Melbourne , he drove four competitions and he won bronze in the 1,000-meter time trial . In the team pursuit, the South African team (Robert Fowler, Abe Jonker , Jan Hettema ) came in fourth.
In 1954 and 1958 Swift also started in the Commonwealth Games . In 1954 in Vancouver he won the gold medal in the time trial, at the same time as the Australian Dick Ploog , who also received a gold medal.
Web links
- Jimmy Swift in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Jimmy Swift in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Swift, Jimmy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Swift, Alfred James (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African racing cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 25, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Durban |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 13, 2009 |
| Place of death | Johannesburg |