Mike Gambrill

Mike Gambrill
Personal information
Born(1935-08-23)23 August 1935
Brighton, England
Died8 January 2011(2011-01-08) (aged 75)
Kingston-upon-Thames, England
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeEndurance
Amateur team
Clarence Wheelers
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne Team Pursuit

Michael John Gambrill (23 August 1935 – 8 January 2011) was a British track cyclist.[1]

Biography

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He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games. At the 1956 Games he won a bronze medal in the Men's Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres.

He represented the England team[2] in the 4,000 metres individual pursuit at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[3][4]

Gambrill died at the age of 75 on 8 January 2011.

References

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  1. ^ "Mike Gambrill". Sports Reference.
  2. ^ "Empire Games Road Team". Leicester Daily Mercury. 13 May 1958. p. 20. Retrieved 9 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  4. ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.