Trevor John Gadd (born 1952) is a retired English track cycling champion who represented Great Britain and England.

Cycling career

Olympic Games

Gadd represented Great Britain at the

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where he finished in 12th place in the men's sprint.

Commonwealth Games

He represented

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

and won two

silver medal A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc ...

s in the tandem and the 1,000 metres match sprint, at the

1978 Commonwealth Games The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta from 3 to 12 August 1978, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montreal, Quebec. They were boycotted by Nigeria, in protest at New Zealand's sporting contacts with apar ...

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Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...

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World Championships

He competed in the 1977 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Venezuela.

National Championships

Gadd won six

British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are various track cycling disciplines for elite athletes to determine the British national cha ...

; three in

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and three in

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Other

* 1977 British White Hope winner, Herne Hill, London, 5th in the 1Km time trial. * 1978 European Indoor Championships East Berlin, 2nd in sprint. * 1978 Winner, Champion of Champions Sprint event in Herne Hill, London (first British rider to win in 20 years). * 1987 Canadian National Championships; sprint silver and 1.000 metres time trial.

References

External links

* http://www.gbrathletics.com/commonwealth/cycling.htm * http://www.londonfgss.com/thread16620.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Gadd, Trevor 1952 births Living people English male cyclists People from Wolverhampton Olympic cyclists of Great Britain Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Cyclists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games