John Henry Lake (born July 27, 1877, date of death unknown) was an American

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who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He was born in

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. He participated in

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and won the equivalent of the modern

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in the men's 2 km sprint. (The current gold-silver-bronze medal format was introduced in 1904.) He also competed in the 25 km race, but did not finish. In 1900 Lake invented a machine that allowed him to ride his bike on a stand that, with the help of a partner, would grind the blades of skates.Makes Training Pay, ''Greensburg Daily Review'', February 23, 1900

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* 1877 births Year of death missing American male cyclists Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in cycling Cyclists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Staten Island Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Place of death missing Cyclists from New York (state) {{US-Olympic-medalist-stub