Iver Georg Lawson (July 1, 1879 – November 9, 1960) was an American professional

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. He won the

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at the 1904 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

Biography

Iver Lawson was born on July 1, 1879, in

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to Lars Gustaf Larsson and Emma Sofia Sundberg. He had two brothers, Gus Lawson and John Lawson. In 1901 Lawson won the ten-mile championship in

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. In 1902 he lost to

Frank Louis Kramer Frank Louis Kramer (1880-1958) was an American gold medal cyclist. He won 16 consecutive national championships from 1901 to 1916. He was inducted into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame in 1988. Biography He was born on September 15, 1880 ...

. In 1905 Lawson also won the National Cycle Association's quarter-mile championship race at Vailsburg in

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(an African American cyclist) was seriously injured on the final turn of a race when fellow competitor Lawson deliberately veered his bicycle toward Taylor and collided with his front wheel. Taylor crashed and lay unconscious on the track before he was taken to a local hospital and later made a full recovery. Lawson was suspended from racing anywhere in the world for a year as a result of his actions. Lawson died on November 9, 1960, in

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, after falling from a window.

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