Charly McCoy
Personal information
Full nameCharlie McCoy
Born (1937-12-14) 14 December 1937
Liverpool, England
Team information
DisciplineRoad racing
Track racing
Rider typeTime trialist
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit
Amateur team
Melling Wheelers (Liverpool)

Charlie (Charly) McCoy (born 14 December 1937) is a former British cycling record holder and Olympian.

Cycling career

McCoy competed in the team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]

McCoy also represented England in the 4,000 metres pursuit at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia in 1962.[2][3]

He rode for his local Amateur team, Melling Wheelers and was coached by Eddie Soens. He broke the British 25 mile Time Trial record in 1961, finishing with a time of 55m 01s.[4]

References

  1. "Charlie McCoy Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "1962 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "Mens 25 Miles Records | Time Trial". www.ttlegends.org. Retrieved 24 July 2016.


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