Tommy Godwin

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Thomas Charles "Tommy" Godwin (born November 5, 1920 in the state of Connecticut , United States , † November 3, 2012 in Solihull ) was a British track cyclist , cycling trainer and official.

Life

Tommy Godwin grew up in Bridgeport , Connecticut , until he was eleven . In 1932 the family moved back to their British homeland.

Tommy Godwin was from 1944 on several times British champion in various disciplines of track cycling. In 1948 he took part in the Olympic Games in London and won two bronze medals, in the 1000 meter time trial and in the team pursuit , together with Alan Geldard , Wilf Walters and David Ricketts . He won another bronze medal in the time trial at the British Empire Games in Auckland in 1950 .

From 1936 to 1950 Godwin worked as an electrician for the Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA), which produced, among other things, bicycles and motorcycles. He then opened a bicycle shop in Birmingham , which he ran until 1986.

Godwin was sports director of the British national team at the Olympic Games in 1964 in Tokyo and later became president of the British Cycling Federation . He was the first paid national coach in British cycling, initiated the first training camp for the British national teams on Mallorca , the first course for British track cyclists, founded a cycling club and trained numerous successful British racing drivers.

Tommy Godwin was the 2012 Summer Olympics Ambassador in London.

Works

  • It Wasn't That Easy: The Tommy Godwin Story , 2007

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary: Tommy Godwin 1920-2012
  2. ↑ 1948 Olympic cyclist sees 2012 velodrome on bbc.co.uk (English)
personal data
SURNAME Godwin, Tommy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Godwin, Thomas Charles (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British track cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH 5th November 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Connecticut , United States
DATE OF DEATH November 3, 2012
Place of death Solihull , England, UK