Raymond Hicks (3 March 1917 – 12 January 1974) was a British

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. He competed in the

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and 1km track time trial events at the

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Cycling career

Hicks' first race of his cycling career took place at

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, on March 1934, where he won a 1-mile handicapped race. Throughout the year, he earned victories in both one and half-mile events. The following year, Hicks earned the

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London Centre and Southern Counties 1,000-metre

titles. In 1936, he was beaten by Dennis Horn during the NCU One Mile Grass Track Championship. Hicks was selected for the sprint and 1km

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at the 1936 Summer Olympics, finishing 7th in the latter. He competed in the sprint in the 1937 World Championships in

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, the following year but was eliminated after a training accident the day before the event. He lost three nails off his heavily bandaged right hand and skin from one of his thighs and received ankle injuries. Hicks also competed in the

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, and won second place behind William Maxfield in the 10-mile track scratch event.

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* 1917 births 1974 deaths British male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Great Britain Cyclists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Cyclists at the 1938 British Empire Games Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games {{UK-cycling-bio-stub