Frank Grose
{{short description|New Zealand racing cyclist}}
{{distinguish|Frank Gross}}
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| fullname = Frank John Grose
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1909|11|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Christchurch, New Zealand
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1952|08|11|1909|11|16|df=y}}
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| spouse = {{marriage|Elvira May Loose|1935}}
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| country = New Zealand
| sport = Cycling
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Frank John Grose (16 November 1909 – 11 August 1952) was a New Zealand road and track cyclist who represented his country at the 1934 and 1938 British Empire Games.
Early life and family
Born in Christchurch on 16 November 1909, Grose was the son of Theodore Aldolphus Grose and Evelyn Maria Grose (née Hill).{{cite web |url=https://olympic.org.nz/athletes/frank-grose |title=Frank Grose |year=2016 |publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee |access-date=20 June 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dbirths |title=Birth search: registration number 1910/5204 |website=Births, deaths & marriages online |publisher=Department of Internal Affairs |access-date=20 June 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dmarriages |title=Marriage search: registration number 1909/2175 |website=Births, deaths & marriages online |publisher=Department of Internal Affairs |access-date=20 June 2017}} On 7 September 1935, he married Elvira May Loose at St Luke's Anglican Church, Christchurch.{{cite news | url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19350909.2.4 | title=Weddings: Grose–Loose | date=9 September 1935 | work=The Press | access-date=20 June 2017 | page=2}}
Cycling
He won the Round-the-Gorges race nine times, and was a champion over almost every distance from half a mile to 100 miles. In 1928 while in a training race with three other cyclists, they all crashed and Grose was seriously injured, breaking his pelvic bone and chipping his hip bone. While he overcame medical advice that his cycling career was ended, he was out of consideration for the 1928 Olympics.{{cite book |author= Des Williams |title= Born to Thunder: Champions of New Zealand Cycling |year=2006 |publisher= Last Side Publishing, Hamilton |page=8,9 |isbn= 0-473-10929-8 }}
At the 1934 British Empire Games in London, Grose competed in the 10 mile scratch race, 1 km time trial and 1000 yard championship; finishing fourth in each event. Four years later at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, he competed in the 100 km road race but was forced to withdraw because of equipment failure,{{cite news | url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19380214.2.54 | title=Empire Games ended | date=14 February 1938 | work=The Press| access-date=20 June 2017 | page=9}} and was captain of the cycling team.{{cite news | url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19380113.2.197.1 | title=Team of cyclists | date=13 January 1938 | work=Evening Post | access-date=20 June 2017 | page=24}}
Death
Grose died on 11 August 1952, and was buried at the Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch.{{cite web |url=http://heritage.christchurchcitylibraries.com/Cemeteries/interment.asp?id=59964 |title=Cemeteries database |publisher=Christchurch City Council |access-date=20 June 2017}}
References
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{{1934 New Zealand British Empire Games team}}
{{1938 New Zealand British Empire Games team}}
{{New Zealand National Road Race Championships (men)}}
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Category:Cyclists from Christchurch
Category:New Zealand male cyclists
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand
Category:Cyclists at the 1934 British Empire Games
Category:Cyclists at the 1938 British Empire Games
Category:Burials at Ruru Lawn Cemetery
Category:20th-century New Zealand sportsmen
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