Lorne Atkinson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 June 1921 Vancouver, British Columbia,Canada |
| Died | 23 April 2010(aged 88) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Lorne Atkinson(8 June 1921 – 23 April 2010) was a Canadiancyclist.[1]He competed infour eventsat the1948 Summer Olympics.[2]Nicknamed "Ace",[3]Atkinson spent his life involved in cycling in the Vancouver area.[4]
Biography
[edit]Atkinson was born inVancouver, British Columbiain 1921.[1]Atkinson's father was a Scottish professional cyclist, with Atkinson competing in races from when he was a teenager.[5]He soon earned the nickname "Ace" after winning a race and a newspaper printing a story with the headline of "City ace triumphs in Province Cup".[5]He became a junior provincial champion in 1939, and would go on to win four senior provincial titles and two national titles.[4]In 1946, Atkinson founded his business Ace's Cycles,[6]which he ran for more than 60 years.[3]
At the1948 Summer OlympicsinLondon,Atkinson competed in four events, two on the road and two on thetrack.[1][7]On the road, Atkinson rode in both theindividual road raceand theteam road race,but did not finish in either event.[8][9]On the track, he was eliminated in the first round of theteam pursuitevent,[10]and finished in 15th place in thetrack time trial.[11]
Following the Olympics, Atkinson competed at the1950 British Empire GamesinAuckland,and the1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Gamesin his hometown.[1]He was also the captain of the Canadian team that finished in fourth place in the 10-mile scratch event at the 1954 Games.[4]He was in charge of organising cycling events in Vancouver during the 1950s and 1960s,[12]becoming the president of the Vancouver Bicycle Club in 1962.[13]Five years later, he coached the Canadian team at the1967 Pan American GamesinWinnipeg.[4]
Atkinson was inducted into theBC Sports Hall of Famein 1997,[4]was awarded with theQueen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medalin 2002,[14]and won the British Columbia Community Achievement Award in 2006.[1]Just prior to his death, he was presented with theOlympic torchas part of therelayfor the2010 Winter Olympics.[4]He died in April 2010 at the age of 88.[15]
References
[edit]- ^abcde"Lorne Atkinson".Olympedia.Retrieved14 May2022.
- ^"Lorne Atkinson Olympic Results".sports-reference.Archived fromthe originalon 18 April 2020.Retrieved17 July2014.
- ^ab"Lorne Ace Atkinson".Legacy.Retrieved14 May2022.
- ^abcdef"Lorne Atkinson kept cycling alive in postwar Vancouver".The Globe and Mail.Retrieved14 May2022.
- ^ab"Ace Cycles".Place That Matter.Retrieved14 May2022.
- ^"Ace Cycles: Owners: Jan Atkinson, George Inglis & Shay Inglis, Year Established: 1946".Kits on Broadway.Retrieved14 May2022.
- ^"Lorne Atkinson".Canadian Olympic Committee.Retrieved14 May2022.
- ^"Road Race, Individual, Men".Olympedia.Retrieved14 May2022.
- ^"Road Race, Team, Men".Olympedia.Retrieved14 May2022.
- ^"Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men".Olympedia.Retrieved14 May2022.
- ^"1,000 metres Time Trial, Men".Olympedia.Retrieved14 May2022.
- ^"Lorne 'Ace' Atkinson".British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum.Retrieved14 May2022.
- ^"The Suit Still Fits".Hero in You.Retrieved14 May2022.
- ^"Lorne Atkinson".BC Achievement Foundation.Retrieved14 May2022.
- ^"BC Cycling Legend Lorne" Ace "Atkinson Dies at 88".BC Randonneurs Cycling Club.Retrieved14 May2022.
External links
[edit]- Lorne Atkinsonat Cycling Archives (archived)
- Lorne Atkinsonat ProCyclingStats
- Lorne AtkinsonatOlympics
- Lorne AtkinsonatOlympedia
- Lorne Atkinsonat theCommonwealth Games Federation(archived)
- 1921 births
- 2010 deaths
- Canadian male cyclists
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada
- Cyclists at the 1950 British Empire Games
- Cyclists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Olympic cyclists for Canada
- Cyclists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Vancouver
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen