David Ricketts
Personal information
Full nameDavid Edward Joseph Ricketts
Born(1920-10-07)7 October 1920
London, England
Died11 August 1996(1996-08-11) (aged 75)
Wales
Amateur team
Polytechnic CC
Medal record
Men's cycling
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1948 LondonTeam pursuit

David Edward Joseph Ricketts (7 October 1920 11 August 1996) was a British cyclist. He was born in London. He won a bronze medal in the team pursuit at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, together with Alan Geldard, Tommy Godvin and Wilfred Waters.[1]

In 1939, he finished runner up behind Bill Maxfield at the British National Individual Sprint Championships at Herne Hill.[2]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Ricketts". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  2. "Sport Notes". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 17 July 1939. Retrieved 14 November 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.


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