Bob McLeod (cyclist)
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Bob McLeod (5 May 1913 – 3 July 1958) was a Canadian cyclist. He competed in the 1000m time trial and the team pursuit events at the
1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...
. In 1934, McLeod won a gold medal in the 10 mile cycling event at the
1934 British Empire Games The 1934 British Empire Games were the second edition of what is now known as the Commonwealth Games, held in England, from 4–11 August 1934. The host city was London, with the main venue at Wembley Park, although the track cycling events wer ...
with a silver medal in the time trial event. He was married to Mary, with whom he had 3 children. Wesley, Robert and Lynda. In 2015, McLeod was posthumously inducted into the
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (french: Panthéon des sports canadiens; sometimes referred to as the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame) is a Canadian sports hall of fame and museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Dedicated to the history of sports in Canad ...
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* 1913 births 1958 deaths Canadian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Canada Cyclists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Toronto Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Cyclists at the 1934 British Empire Games Medallists at the 1934 British Empire Games {{Canada-cycling-bio-stub