Brendan McKeown (born 18 March 1944) is a former British

cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

Cycling career

He competed in the 1000m time trial at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

. British Amateur Individual Pursuit Champion 1967 and 1968. He represented

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in the 4,000 metres individual pursuit, at the

1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 13 August 1966. This was the first time that the Games had been held outside the so-called White Dominions. They were followed by the 1966 Commonwealth P ...

in Kingston,

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References

1944 births Living people British male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Great Britain Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Welwyn Garden City Cyclists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England {{UK-cycling-bio-stub