Bob McLeod (cyclist)

{{short description|Canadian cyclist}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1913|5|5|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|1958|7|3|1913|5|5|df=yes}}

| death_place = Toronto, Canada

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{{MedalSport | Men's cycling}}

{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|British Empire Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1934 London | 10 mile Scratch}}

{{MedalSilver| 1934 London | Time Trial}}

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Bob McLeod (5 May 1913 – 3 July 1958) was a Canadian cyclist. He competed in the 1000m time trial and the team pursuit events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/bob-mcleod-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418003844/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/bob-mcleod-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Bob McLeod Olympic Results |accessdate=13 July 2014 |work=sports-reference.com}} In 1934, McLeod won a gold medal in the 10 mile cycling event at the 1934 British Empire Games with a silver medal in the time trial event.{{cite web|title=Canada's Sports Hall of Fame|url=http://www.sportshall.ca/stories.html?proID=572|website=Canada's Sports Hall of Fame|accessdate=10 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111094606/http://www.sportshall.ca/stories.html?proID=572|archive-date=11 November 2017|url-status=dead}}

He was married to Mary, with whom he had 3 children. Wesley, Robert and Lynda.

In 2015, McLeod was posthumously inducted into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.

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