Rudolph Lewis (cyclist)
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Rudolph Ludewyk "Okey" Lewis (12 July 1887 – 29 October 1933) was a South African road racing cyclist who won the gold medal in the time trial at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
Lewis was born on a farm near Pretoria and grew up in Germiston. He worked full-time underground at a gold mine and, in his spare time, trained in cycling, boxing and skating. After the 1912 Olympics, he raced professionally in Germany in 1913–14 and won the classic race Rund um Dresden in 1914.[2] During World War I, he served in the German Army and was awarded the Iron Cross. His health deteriorated as a result of war injuries and time spent in a prison camp, which resulted in his early death at age 46.[3]
Major results
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- 1912
- Summer Olympics Time Trial – gold medal
- 1913
- Rund um Dresden, – 2nd place[4]
- 1914
- Rund um Dresden – 1st place
- Großer Sachsenpreis – 2nd place[4]
References
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- ↑ a b Rudolph Ludewyk Lewis' Results
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External links
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- 1887 births
- 1933 deaths
- Cyclists from Pretoria
- South African Republic people
- South African male cyclists
- Cyclists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Olympic cyclists for South Africa
- Olympic gold medalists for South Africa
- Olympic medalists in cycling
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914)