Nick Carter (cyclist)

Nick Carter
Personal information
Full nameThomas Russell Carter
Born(1924-09-05)5 September 1924
Nelson, New Zealand
Died23 November 2003(2003-11-23) (aged 79)
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (1945, 1946, 1947, 1949)
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  New Zealand
British Empire Games
Silver medal – second place 1950 Auckland Road race

Thomas Russell "Nick" Carter (5 September 1924 – 23 November 2003) was a racing cyclist from Nelson, New Zealand, who won a silver medal in the men's road race at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland.[1] He also competed in the road race at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.[2]

Carter was educated at Nelson College from 1937 to 1939.[3] He died in 2003 and his ashes were buried in Marsden Valley Cemetery, Stoke.[4]

Major results

Source:[5]

1945
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1946
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1947
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1949
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1950
2nd Road race, British Empire Games

References

  1. ^ "Nick Carter". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Nick Cater". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Full school list of Nelson College, 1856–2005". Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006 (CD-ROM) (6th ed.). 2006.
  4. ^ "Cemeteries database". Nelson City Council. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Nick Carter". Procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2 September 2020.


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