Harry Ryan and Thomas Lance (right) at the 1920 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Thomas Glasson Lance | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Tommy | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1891-06-14)14 June 1891 Paddington, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 February 1976(1976-02-29) (aged 84) Brighton, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Tandem and sprint | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thomas Glasson Lance (14 June 1891 – 29 February 1976) was a Britishtrack cycling racer.[1] He won the tandem competition withHarry Ryan at the1920 Summer Olympics. He also competed in thesprint event but was eliminated in therepechage.[2]
Shortly before the Olympics, in June 1920, Ryan and Lance set a British quarter-mile record. After retiring from cycling Lance worked as abookmaker inBrighton.[2]
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