Jon Clay

{{short description|English cyclist}}

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{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Jonny Clay

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| fullname = Jonathan Clay

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|6|26|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Leeds, West Yorkshire
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| discipline = Track, Road & Cross-country

| role = Rider

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| proyears1 = 1986

| proteam1 = Raleigh - Weinmann

| proyears2 = 1987

| proteam2 = Raleigh - Banana

| proyears3 = 1988

| proteam3 = P.M.S. - Dawes

| proyears4 = 1989

| proteam4 = Raleigh - Banana

| proyears5 = 1990–1991

| proteam5 = Banana Falcon

| proyears6 = 1992

| proteam6 = Banana Met Helmets

| proyears7 = 1993–1995

| proteam7 = Orange

| proyears8 = 1998

| proteam8 = Brite Voice

| proyears9 = 1999

| proteam9 = Linda McCartney Racing Team

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| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{GBR2}} }}

{{MedalSport | Men's track cycling}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalBronze| 2000 Sydney | Team Pursuit }}

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Jonathan Clay, better known as Jonny Clay (born 26 June 1963){{cite web| url=http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=823| title=British Olympic Association profile| access-date=14 August 2008| archive-date=3 February 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203123740/http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=823| url-status=dead}} is a British former professional cross-country, track and road racing cyclist. A silver medalist in the individual pursuit at the 1998 Commonwealth Games,{{cite web|url=http://www.thecgf.com/search/athlete.asp|title=Athlete search|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Clay was also part of the team pursuit line up which took the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

After retiring from competitive cycling in 2000, he was appointed British Cycling’s Regional Talent Manager for the North East. In 2004 he took over management of the membership department before being appointed Cycle Sport and Membership Director of British Cycling in 2009.{{cite web|url= http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/about/article/bc20120119-about-bc-static-British-Cycling-Senior-Managment-Team-0|title= British Cycling Senior Management Team| publisher=British Cycling}}

A winner of several Premier Calendar events, he now helps to organise some of the races.{{cite web| url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/EventReports2008/20080626_Otley_Crits.asp| title=Otley Town Centre Races 2008| publisher=British Cycling| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704092824/http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/EventReports2008/20080626_Otley_Crits.asp| archivedate=4 July 2008| df=dmy-all}} Clay is also a committee member for the Dave Rayner fund, which assists young cyclists to race on the continent, and hopefully, turn professional.{{cite web | url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/EventReports2006/20061111_Rayner_Dinner_Pix.asp | title=Dave Rayner Fund Dinner Photos | publisher=British Cycling | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203172038/http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/EventReports2006/20061111_Rayner_Dinner_Pix.asp | archivedate=3 December 2008 | df=dmy-all }}