Desmond "Des" Ronald Thomson (born 22 August 1942) is a former

racing cyclist Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing ...

from New Zealand. He won the silver medal in the men's road race 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 ...

. He went to two Olympics in

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and

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competing in the men's road race and team time trial. In the men's road race, he finished 61st in 1964 and 52nd in 1968.Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
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Richie Thomson Richard Douglas Thomson (16 August 1940 – 3 May 2012) was a New Zealand cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and the team time trial events at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Veran ...

was also a New Zealand representative cyclist competing at two Commonwealth Games and the 1968 Olympic Games. Des Thomson also won the Australian Road title. He rode for Queensland having moved to the Gold Coast and joining Nerang – Gold Coast cycling club.

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1942 births Living people New Zealand male cyclists Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Cyclists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for New Zealand Sportspeople from Oamaru Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{NewZealand-cycling-bio-stub