Ian Alsop
{{Short description|Scottish racing cyclist (1943–2020)}}
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| fullname = Ian Clunies Alsop
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1943|6|14|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|5|2|1943|6|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Wembley, London, England
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| discipline = Track
| role = Rider
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| amateurteam1 = City of Edinburgh
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{{MedalSport | Cycling}}
{{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|British Empire & Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalGold| 1966 Kingston | 10 mile scratch race}}
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Ian Clunies Alsop (14 June 1943 – 2 May 2020) was a former British competitive track cyclist.{{cite web|url=http://www.scuonline.org/downloads.asp?fileID=430 |title=Scottish Sports Hall of Fame }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Cycling career
He represented England in the 1966 Commonwealth Games, and he won the gold medal in the 10 mile scratch race.{{cite web |url=http://www.thecgf.com/games/athlete.asp |title=The CGF - Athlete search |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20020810160403/http://www.thecgf.com/games/athlete.asp |archive-date=10 August 2002 |df=dmy-all }} He also competed in the 1 km time trial.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/kingston-1966/athletes|title=1966 Athletes|publisher=Team England}}{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/kingston-1966|title=Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team|publisher=Team England}}
He also represented Great Britain at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico.{{cite web|url=http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=3907 |title=Athletes: Ian Clunies Alsop |publisher=British Olympic Association}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/ian-alsop-1.html |title=Ian Alsop Olympic Results |access-date=20 September 2014 |work=sports-reference.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613012732/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/ian-alsop-1.html |archive-date=13 June 2015 |df=dmy-all }}
Palmarès
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;1959
:Junior Men 500m Sprint, Herne Hill, silver
;1960
:Junior Men 500m Sprint, Coventry, bronze
;1962
:1st Tandem Sprint, British National Tandem Sprint Championships, Amateur, with Roger Whitfield
;1963
:Amateur 1000m Sprint, Herne Hill, silver
:Amateur 4000m Team Pursuit, Fallowfield, gold (Polytechnic CC team)
;1964
:2nd Tandem Sprint, British National Tandem Sprint Championships, Amateur, with Brian Dacey
:Amateur 4000m Team Pursuit, Wolverhampton, bronze (Polytechnic CC team)
;1965
:2nd Tandem Sprint, British National Tandem Sprint Championships, Amateur, with Tony Gowland
:Amateur 1000m Sprint, Salford Park, silver
:Amateur Division 4000m Team Pursuit, Kirkby, gold (North London team)
;1966
:Amateur Sprint, Kirkby, silver
:Amateur Kilometre Time Trial, Welwyn, silver
:Amateur 4000m Team Pursuit, Wolverhampton, silver (Polytechnic CC)
:Amateur Division 4000m Team Pursuit, Herne Hill, silver (North London)
:Amateur 10 mile Scratch, Nottingham, gold
:Amateur 50 mile Madison, Salford Park, gold (w/Tony Gowland)
;1967
:2nd Tandem Sprint, British National Tandem Sprint Championships, Amateur, with Tony Gowland
:Amateur 10 mile Scratch, Halesowen, gold
:Amateur Division 4000m Team Pursuit, Salford Park, silver (North London)
:Amateur 50 mile Madison, Herne Hill, bronze (w/Tony Gowland)
;1968
:1st Tandem Sprint, British National Tandem Sprint Championships, Amateur, with Geoff Cooke
:Amateur Kilometre Time Trial, Herne Hill, tied for bronze
:Amateur 4000m Team Pursuit, Scunthorpe, gold (Polytechnic CC)
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World's Championship and Olympic performances
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;1963
:Rocourt, Belgium, Amateur Sprint, competed
:Rocourt, Belgium, Amateur Team Pursuit, 13th place (GB team)
;1965
:San Sebastian, Spain, Amateur Sprint, competed
:San Sebastian, Spain, Amateur Team Pursuit, 8th place (GB team)
;1966
:Frankfurt, Germany, Amateur Team Pursuit, 7th place (GB team)
;1967
:Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Amateur Team Pursuit, 8th place (GB team)
;1968
:Mexico Olympics, 4000m Team Pursuit, 12th place (GB team)
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References
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Category:Cyclists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Category:Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic cyclists for Great Britain
Category:Scottish male cyclists
Category:British male cyclists
Category:English male cyclists
Category:English track cyclists
Category:British track cyclists
Category:Cyclists from the London Borough of Brent
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
Category:Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in cycling
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