Ernest Payne
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Ernest Payne (23 December 1884 – 10 September 1961) was an English track cycling racer. Born in Worcester, he won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London for Great Britain and went on to play football, including two games as an amateur for Manchester United.[1]
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Nickname | Ernie, "The Worcester Wonder" | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1884-12-23)23 December 1884 Worcester, England, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
Died | 10 September 1961(1961-09-10) (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
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1902–1910 | 1903 – St Johns Club | ||||||||||||||
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1908 – Olympic Team Pursuit, Gold 1908 – Olympics, Men's 660 yards, won heat 1908 – Olympics, Men's sprint, won heat 1902 – Stourbridge, half-mile handicap 1904 – 'Bath' Challenge Cup 1902–1910 More than 150 victories including Regional, National, British Empire and Olympic | |||||||||||||||
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