Frederick Henry "Harry" Wyld (born 5 June 1900,

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, England, 5 April 1976) was a

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. He won bronze medals at the

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and the

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. On 5 August 1928 in

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, Harry Wyld, with

Frank Southall William Frank Southall (2 July 1904 – 1 March 1964) was an English racing cyclist who won silver medals for Great Britain in the individual road bicycle racing, road race (run as an individual time trial) at the 1928 Summer Olympics and a ...

Percy Wyld Percy Wyld (7 June 1907 – 3 November 1972) was a British track cyclist, born in Nottinghamshire, who won a bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics. On 5 August 1928 in Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amste ...

and his brother

Leonard Wyld Lewis Arthur Wyld (15 July 1905 – 16 February 1974) was a British track cyclist who was born in Tibshelf, Derbyshire, he won a bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics. On 5 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Lew Wyld, along with Frank Southa ...

, broke the Olympic team pursuit record by 9.2 seconds, in 5:01.6. They were the third team to hold the record since it began on 10 August 1920. It was broken by 10.2 seconds next day before standing for nearly eight years.Olympic.org Records, Cycling - Track
/ref> It is likely the record was broken in the quarter or semi-final as they won a bronze medal; they would have proceeded to the final had the record been broken in qualifying rounds.

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