Albert White (cyclist)

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Albert White
Personal information
Born(1890-02-19)19 February 1890
Brigg, Lincolnshire, England
Died1 March 1965(1965-03-01) (aged 75)
Scunthorpe, England

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[]

  1. ^ "Albert White". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Albert White Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  3. ^ Lidz, Franz. "An Opera for an English Olympic Hero". Smithsonian. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Cycling steel man inspires opera". BBC News. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2018.


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