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Gordon Thomas

1921 - 2013

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Gordon W. "Tiny" Thomas (18 August 1921 – 10 April 2013) was a British cyclist who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. There he won a silver medal in the team road race alongside Bob Maitland and Ian Scott. He also competed in the individual event, finishing 8th in a field of 101 participants. Born in Shipley, West Riding of Yorkshire, he served during World War II with the Royal Artillery in Africa and Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Gordon Thomas is the 287th most popular cyclist (up from 312th in 2024), the 4,694th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,011th in 2019) and the 12th most popular British Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Gordon Thomas ranks 287 out of 1,613. Before him are Cadel Evans, Ludo Dierckxsens, Piotr Ugrumov, Dunc Gray, Erika Salumäe, and Michael Rasmussen. After him are Pascal Hervé, Richard Virenque, Dag Otto Lauritzen, Gunnar Asmussen, Jan Pijnenburg, and Wout van Aert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Gordon Thomas ranks 393. Before him are William Alston, Alexis Smith, Cliff Bourland, Seymour Benzer, Roman Abelevich Kachanov, and Julia Hartwig. After him are Muhibbe Darga, Stan Mortensen, John Russell, Herb Ellis, Róbert Antal, and Prvoslav Mihajlović. Among people deceased in 2013, Gordon Thomas ranks 405. Before him are Bill Hoskyns, Eeva Ruoppa, Kate Barry, Paul Bearer, Jeanne Cooper, and Masae Kasai. After him are Regina Resnik, Cory Monteith, Diomedes Díaz, George E. P. Box, Nigel Davenport, and Abdul Quader Molla.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gordon Thomas ranks 4,695 out of 8,785. Before him are Yasmin Le Bon (1964), Rebecca Hall (1982), Barry Foster (1931), Ray Park (1974), William Adam (1689), and Matthew Webb (1848). After him are David O'Leary (1958), Patricia Bredin (1935), Linus Roache (1964), Dukinfield Henry Scott (1854), Roy Kinnear (1934), and Jimmy Gallagher (1901).

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Among CYCLISTS In United Kingdom

Among cyclists born in United Kingdom, Gordon Thomas ranks 12. Before him are Phil Anderson (1958), Lloyd Hildebrand (1870), Charles Henry Bartlett (1885), Philippa York (1958), Harry Ryan (1893), and Alan Newton (1931). After him are Simon Yates (1992), Clarence Kingsbury (1882), George Newberry (1917), Victor Johnson (1883), Adam Yates (1992), and Ronald Stretton (1930).

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