Ernest Chambers (cyclist)

{{Short description|English track cyclist (1907–1985)}}

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| fullname = Ernest Henry Chambers

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1907|4|7|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Hackney, England, United Kingdom

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1985|1|29|1907|3|7|df=yes}}

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| discipline = Track

| role = Rider

| ridertype = Tandem

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{{MedalSport | Men's track cycling}}

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{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver| 1928 Amsterdam | Tandem}}

{{MedalSilver| 1932 Los Angeles | Tandem}}

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Ernest Henry Chambers (7 April 1907 – 29 January 1985)England & Wales Birth Register Index, Ernest Henry Chambers; Apr-May-Jun 1907; Registration District: Hackney; Volume: 1b; Page: 401 was an English track cyclist who won a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1932 Summer Olympics.{{cite web| url=http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=768| title=Ernest Henry Chambers - Olympic Record| publisher=British Olympic Association| access-date=10 September 2008| archive-date=25 February 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225003124/http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=768| url-status=dead}} He also competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

He was born in the London borough of Hackney, and was the brother of Stanley Chambers. The two brothers rode together to win the silver medal in the tandem sprint event.{{cite web| url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/stanley-chambers-1.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042628/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/stanley-chambers-1.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=18 April 2020| title=Stanley Chambers| publisher=sports-reference.com| accessdate=8 August 2012}}

For some years Ernie Chambers owned a cycle shop in London Road Mitcham near Figges Marsh, adjacent to the Gardeners Arms public house.