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Thomas Shardelow

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Tommy Shardelow
Personal information
Full nameThomas Frederick Shardelow
Born(1931-11-11)11 November 1931
Durban, South Africa
Died3 July 2019(2019-07-03) (aged 87)[1]
Cape Town, South Africa
Medal record
Men's cycling
Representing South Africa
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki 4,000 m team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki 2,000 m tandem
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Vancouver 1000 m match sprint

Thomas Frederick Shardelow (11 November 1931 – 3 July 2019) was a South African cyclist. He competed at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics. At the 1952 Olympics, he won silver medals in the 4,000 metres team pursuit and 2,000 metres tandem events.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Glowing tributes for cycling legend Thomas Shardelow". Weekend Witness. Naspers. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tommy Shardelow". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
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