Lloyd Hildebrand

Lloyd Hildebrand
Hildebrand (right) on a tandem bicycle (1894)
Personal information
Born(1870-12-25)25 December 1870
Tottenham, England
Died1 April 1924(1924-04-01) (aged 53)
Levallois-Perret, France
Team information
DisciplineRacing
RoleRider
Professional team
British Olympic Cycling Team1900
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1900 Paris Men's 25 kilometres
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1900 Paris 100 km motor-pace

Lloyd Augustin Biden Hildebrand[1] (25 December 1870, in Tottenham, United Kingdom – 1 April 1924, in Levallois-Perret, France) was a British-born racing cyclist who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Hildebrand was still a British citizen in 1900, although he lived in France for much of his life and married a Frenchwoman.[2] He participated in cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, winning the silver medal in the men's 25 kilometre race.[3][4][5][6] as well as the bronze medal 1900 Track Cycling World Championships.

Historically, his Olympic success was regarded as a British medal, but in 2024 his success was reassigned to France by the International Olympic Committee.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Called Louis Hildebrand in France.
  2. ^ Lloyd Hildebrand
  3. ^ "PARIS 1900 CYCLING TRACK 25 KILOMETRES MEN RESULTS". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. ^ IOC : Paris 1900, Cycling Track Results on olympic.org
  5. ^ "Lloyd Hildebrand Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Lloyd Hildebrand". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  7. ^ "1900 Olympics cycling medal reassigned from Great Britain to France". BBC Sport. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
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