Thomas Lance
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| File:Harry Ryan and Thomas Lance 1920.jpg Harry Ryan and Thomas Lance (right) at the 1920 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Glasson Lance |
| Nickname | Tommy |
| Born | 14 June 1891 Paddington, London, England |
| Died | 29 February 1976 (aged 84) Brighton, England |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Tandem and sprint |
Medal record | |
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Thomas Glasson Lance (14 June 1891 – 29 February 1976) was a British track cycling racer.[1] He won the tandem competition with Harry Ryan at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the sprint event but was eliminated in the repechage.[2]
Shortly before the Olympics, in June 1920, Ryan and Lance set a British quarter-mile record. After retiring from cycling Lance worked as a bookmaker in Brighton.[2]
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- 1891 births
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- Olympic cyclists for Great Britain
- Cyclists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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- Olympic medalists in cycling
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- People from Paddington
- Cyclists from the City of Westminster
- 20th-century English sportsmen
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