Joseph Truman
Personal information | |
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Born | Petersfield, England | 14 February 1997
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Team Inspired |
Discipline | Track cycling |
Role | Sprinter |
Medal record |
Joseph Truman (born 14 February 1997)[1] is a British male track cyclist, representing Great Britain at international competitions. He won the silver medal at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in the team sprint.[2]
At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Truman won Silver in the team sprint event alongside Ryan Owens and Philip Hindes.[3]
Truman participated in two seasons (2018/19 and 2019/20) of the ‘JKA’ Japanese Keirin racing series, a hugely popular, multi million dollar gambling sport. A BBC documentary, ‘The Secret World of Japanese Bicycle Racing: with Sir Chris Hoy’ aired detailing the sport and following Truman’s experiences while competing there.
Truman became British champion when winning the Keirin Championship at the 2020 British National Track Championships. He had finished second in 2019.[4]
Major results[]
References[]
- ^ "Joseph Truman". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "European Track Championships 2016 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines" (PDF). europeantrack2016.veloresults.com. 1 October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ Qualifying results
- ^ "Results" (PDF). British Cycling.
- 1997 births
- Living people
- British male cyclists
- British track cyclists
- Sportspeople from Portsmouth
- Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Cyclists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Cyclists at the 2019 European Games
- European Games medalists in cycling
- European Games bronze medalists for Great Britain
- British cycling biography stubs