Albert White (cyclist)
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Born | Brigg, Lincolnshire, England | 19 February 1890|||||||||||||
Died | 1 March 1965 Scunthorpe, England | (aged 75)|||||||||||||
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Albert "Lal" White (19 February 1890 – 1 March 1965) was a British cyclist.[1] He competed in two events at the 1920 Summer Olympics winning a silver medal in the men's team pursuit.[2]
White was the subject of a 2012 Cultural Olympiad community opera called . It was composed by and the librettist was Ian McMillan. The Scunthorpe Co-operative Junior Choir, Proper Job Theatre Company and over a thousand locals participated.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ "Albert White". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Albert White Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ Lidz, Franz. "An Opera for an English Olympic Hero". Smithsonian. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Cycling steel man inspires opera". BBC News. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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