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Wilfred Waters (4 January 1923 – 2006), or sometimes referred to as Wilfrid Waters,[2][3] was a British racing cyclist, one of the top British riders in the 1940s. A member of the South London RC, he competed at many national track events including the Grand Prix of the City of Manchester, where he rode against Reg Harris amongst others. There he also paired up with R Waters to finish third in the madison. Based on his successes, Waters was selected to compete at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Wilfred Waters

Personal information
Full name	Wilfred Waters
Born	(1923-01-04)4 January 1923 Wandsworth, Surrey, England
Died	2006 (aged 83) Surrey, England
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Amateur team
South London RC[1]	1947–1950
Medal record Representing  Great Britain Men's track cycling Summer Olympics 1948 London Team pursuit

Waters won the bronze medal as a member of the British team pursuit squad at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Other team pursuit squad members were Robert Geldard, Tommy Godwin and David Ricketts.[4]

In 1950, Waters became the 880 yards Scottish Grass Track Champion.[5]

Waters died in early 2006 at the age of 83 in Surrey, England.[6]

Palmarès

References

External links

• Wilfred Waters at Cycling Archives

На других языках

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- [en] Wilfred Waters

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[es] Wilfred Waters

Wilfred Waters –conocido como Wilf Waters– (Wandsworth, 4 de enero de 1923-Surrey, 2006) fue un deportista británico que compitió en ciclismo en la modalidad de pista, especialista en la prueba de persecución por equipos.[1]

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[fr] Wilfred Waters

Wilfred Waters (né le 4 janvier 1923 à Wandsworth et mort en 2006) est un coureur cycliste britannique.

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[it] Wilfred Waters

Wilfred Waters (Wandsworth, 4 gennaio 1923 – 2006[1]) è stato un pistard britannico.

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