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Albert "Lal" White (19 February 1890 1 March 1965) was a British cyclist.[1] He competed in two events at the 1920 Summer Olympics winning a silver medal in the men's team pursuit.[2]

Albert White
Personal information
Born(1890-02-19)19 February 1890
Brigg, Lincolnshire, England
Died1 March 1965(1965-03-01) (aged 75)
Scunthorpe, England
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Men's track cycling
1920 Antwerp Team pursuit

White was the subject of a 2012 Cultural Olympiad community opera called Cycle Song. It was composed by Tim Sutton and the librettist was Ian McMillan. The Scunthorpe Co-operative Junior Choir, Proper Job Theatre Company and over a thousand locals participated.[3][4]


References


  1. "Albert White". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. "Albert White Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  3. Lidz, Franz. "An Opera for an English Olympic Hero". Smithsonian. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  4. "Cycling steel man inspires opera". BBC News. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2018.



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Albert White (né le 19 février 1890 à Brigg et mort le 1er mars 1965 à Scunthorpe) est un coureur cycliste britannique.

[it] Albert White (ciclista)

Albert White (Brigg, 19 febbraio 1890 – Scunthorpe, 1º marzo 1965) è stato un pistard britannico.



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