| 词条 | Tommy Hall (cyclist) | |
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| name = Tommy Hall | image = | fullname = William Thomas Hall | nickname = Tommy | birth_date = October–December 1887 | death_date = {{death date|df=yes|1949|4|26}} | birth_place = {{ENG}} {{GBR}} | height = | weight = | currentteam = | discipline = Track | role = Rider | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1 = | proyears1 = 1900-1914 | proteam1 = - | majorwins = World Motor-paced Hour Record Holder }} William Thomas Hall, better known as Tommy Hall, (born October–December 1887[1] – 26 April 1949) was an English professional track racing cyclist. BiographyBorn in Croydon, London, Hall was a professional cyclist between 1900 and 1914. Hall broke the world motor-paced hour record in 1903, completing 54.34 miles (87.391 kilometres). He won the first London Six Day race, partnered with fellow Brit Martin, covering 839 miles in 36 hours.[2] He also came third in the European stayer (motor-paced) championship in 1904. During the 1901 census, Hall was 24, living with his family at 104 Shepherd's Bush Road, London, his occupation was listed as cycle maker. His father, Nathaniel Hall, was a furniture retailer.[3] Hall died aged 72 in 1949, his grave lies in Abney Park Cemetery in Stoke Newington, London, a few feet away from the statue of Dr Isaac Watts. The headstone inscription reads:
References1. ^England & Wales Birth Register Index, October/November/December Quarter 1887 2. ^http://www.sixday.org.uk/html/1903_london.html 3. ^1901 Census, 104 Shepperds Bush Road, London External links
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