Herbert Crowther

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Born(1882-10-28)28 October 1882
Dewsbury, England
Died13 October 1916(1916-10-13) (aged 33)
Burley-in-Wharfedale, England
Herbert Crowther
Crowther at the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens
Personal information
Born(1882-10-28)28 October 1882
Dewsbury, England
Died13 October 1916(1916-10-13) (aged 33)
Burley-in-Wharfedale, England
Medal record
Representing  United Kingdom
Men's cycling
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second placeAthens 1906Time Trial
Silver medal – second placeAthens 19065000 Metres

Herbert Crowther (28 October 1882 13 October 1916) was a British cyclist.[1] He won two silver medals at the 1906 Intercalated Games and competed in one event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[2]

Crowther died in 1916, from a skull fracture he sustained two years earlier after crashing his motorcycle into a horse-drawn coach in Lancashire.[3]

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