Trevor Gadd

Trevor Gadd

Personal information
Born	(1952-04-16) 16 April 1952 (age 72) Wolverhampton, England
Sport
Sport	Cycling
Medal record Cycling Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1978 Edmonton tandem 1978 Edmonton match sprint

Trevor John Gadd (born 1952) is a retired English track cycling champion who represented Great Britain and England.

Cycling career

Olympic Games

Gadd represented Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Olympics where he finished in 12th place in the men's sprint.[1]

Commonwealth Games

He represented England and won two silver medals in the tandem and the 1,000 metres match sprint, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[2][3]

World Championships

He competed in the 1977 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Venezuela.

National Championships

Gadd won six British National Track Championships; three in 1977 and three in 1978.[4]

Other

• 1977 British White Hope winner, Herne Hill, London, 5th in the 1Km time trial.
• 1978 European Indoor Championships East Berlin, 2nd in sprint.
• 1978 Winner, Champion of Champions Sprint event in Herne Hill, London (first British rider to win in 20 years).
• 1987 Canadian National Championships; sprint silver and 1.000 metres time trial.

References

1. "Olympic profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
2. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
4. "Profile". Cycling Archive.

External links

• http://www.gbrathletics.com/commonwealth/cycling.htm
• http://www.londonfgss.com/thread16620.html