Thomas Shardelow

Thomas Shardelow
Personal information
Born(1931-11-11)11 November 1931
Durban, South Africa
Died3 July 2019(2019-07-03) (aged 87)[1]
Medal record
Men's cycling
Representing  South Africa
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki 4,000m Team Pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki 2,000m Tandem

Thomas 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

  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. "Thomas Shardelow". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2012.


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