William Arthur Francis Candy (19 June 1934 – 25 June 2019) was a New Zealand cyclist who represented his country at the

1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. Athletic events were held at Perry Lakes Stadium in the suburb of Floreat and swimming events at Beatty Park in North Perth. The ...

and 1964 Olympic Games. At the

in Perth, Western Australia, Candy competed on the track in the 10-mile scratch race and 4000 m individual pursuit. He was unplaced in the scratch race, while in the individual pursuit he was eliminated in the quarter-finals, defeated by Charlie McCoy from England. Candy competed on the road for New Zealand at the

1964 Olympics 1964 Olympics refers to both: *The 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label=Austro-Ba ...

in Tokyo. Alongside Laurie Byers,

Richard Johnstone Richard Davis Johnstone (23 June 1936 – 18 November 2022) was a New Zealand Track cycling, track and road bicycle racing, road cyclist who participated in the New Zealand at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964 Summer Olympic games, the New Zealan ...

and Max Grace, he rode in the

team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...

, finishing in 18th place. Candy died in

Rotorua Rotorua () is a city in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. The city lies on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua, from which it takes its name. It is the seat of the Rotorua Lakes District, a territorial authority encompass ...

on 25 June 2019.

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* 1934 births 2019 deaths New Zealand male cyclists Olympic cyclists for New Zealand Cyclists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Palmerston North Cyclists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand {{NewZealand-cycling-bio-stub