George Newberry

George Newberry
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Albert Newberry
Born(1917-03-06)6 March 1917
Burton on Trent, United Kingdom
Died29 December 1978(1978-12-29) (aged 61)
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Helsinki Team pursuit

George Albert Newberry (6 March 1917 – 29 December 1978) was a track cyclist from Great Britain.

Newberry was born in the Burton on Trent area of Staffordshire. He represented his country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he won the bronze medal in the 4.000m team pursuit, alongside Donald Burgess, Alan Newton, and Ronald Stretton.[1]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Newberry". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-28.


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