Wilfred Waters (4 January 1923 – 2006), or sometimes referred to as Wilfrid Waters, was a British

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 ...

, one of the top British riders in the 1940s. A member of the South London RC, he competed at many national track events including the Grand Prix of the City of Manchester, where he rode against

Reg Harris Reginald Hargreaves Harris OBE (1 March 1920 – 22 June 1992) was a British track racing cyclist in the 1940s and 1950s. He won the world amateur sprint title in 1947, two Olympic silver medals in 1948, and the professional title in 19 ...

amongst others. There he also paired up with R Waters to finish third in the madison. Based on his successes, Waters was selected to compete at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

. Waters won the bronze medal as a member of the British team pursuit squad at the

. Other team pursuit squad members were

Robert Geldard Robert Alan Geldard (16 April 1927 – 26 February 2018) was a British cyclist. Early life He was born in Rochdale, Lancashire. He left school at 14 and began to train as a commercial artist. As the Second World War was underway, at 17 he was r ...

, Tommy Godwin and David Ricketts. In 1950, Waters became the 880 yards Scottish Grass Track Champion. Waters died in early 2006 at the age of 83 in Surrey, England.Wilfrid Waters in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
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Palmarès

;1948 :3rd Team pursuit,

;1950 :1st 880 yards,

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* 1923 births 2006 deaths Cyclists at the 1948 Summer Olympics English male cyclists Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic cyclists of Great Britain Olympic medalists in cycling People from Wandsworth Cyclists from Greater London {{UK-Olympic-medalist-stub