Robert Spears (cyclist)

Australian cyclist

Robert Spears

Robert Spears in 1913

Personal information
Born| 8 August 1893
Dubbo, Australia
Died| 5 July 1950 (aged 56)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Sport
Sport| Cycling

Medal record

Representing  Australia
Track World Championships
| 1920 Antwerp | Sprint
| 1921 Copenhagen | Sprint
| 1922 Paris | Sprint

Robert "Bob" Spears (8 August 1893 – 5 July 1950) was an Australian cyclist who was active on the track between 1913 and 1928. He was born in Dubbo, New South Wales and won his first race in the city at the age of fourteen.[1] He won one gold and two silver medals in the sprint at the world championships of 1920–1922. He won six-day races in Melbourne (1913), Newark Velodrome (1915) and Chicago (1916), as well as the Grand Prix de Paris (1920, 1921, 1922) and Grand Prix of Copenhagen (1922, 1925).[2]

In 1985, he was inducted to the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Sharp, M P. "Robert Adam Spears (1893–1950)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
2. ^ "Bob Spears". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
3. ^ "Robert Spears". at Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

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UCI Track Cycling World Champions – Men's sprint

* 1895:  Robert Protin (BEL)
* 1896:  Paul Bourillon (FRA)
* 1897:  Willy Arend (GER)
* 1898:  George A. Banker (USA)
* 1899:  Marshall Taylor (USA)
* 1900:  Edmond Jacquelin (FRA)
* 1901:  Thorvald Ellegaard (DEN)
* 1902:  Thorvald Ellegaard (DEN)
* 1903:  Thorvald Ellegaard (DEN)
* 1904:  Iver Lawson (USA)
* 1905:  Gabriel Poulain (FRA)
* 1906:  Thorvald Ellegaard (DEN)
* 1907:  Émile Friol (FRA)
* 1908:  Thorvald Ellegaard (DEN)
* 1909:  Victor Dupré (FRA)
* 1910:  Émile Friol (FRA)
* 1911:  Thorvald Ellegaard (DEN)
* 1912:  Frank Louis Kramer (USA)
* 1913:  Walter Rütt (GER)
* 1920:  Bob Spears (AUS)
* 1921:  Piet Moeskops (NED)
* 1922:  Piet Moeskops (NED)
* 1923:  Piet Moeskops (NED)
* 1924:  Piet Moeskops (NED)
* 1925:  Ernst Kaufmann (SUI)
* 1926:  Piet Moeskops (NED)
* 1927:  Lucien Michard (FRA)
* 1928:  Lucien Michard (FRA)
* 1929:  Lucien Michard (FRA)
* 1930:  Lucien Michard (FRA)
* 1931:  Willy Hansen (DEN)
* 1932:  Jef Scherens (BEL)
* 1933:  Jef Scherens (BEL)
* 1934:  Jef Scherens (BEL)
* 1935:  Jef Scherens (BEL)
* 1936:  Jef Scherens (BEL)
* 1937:  Jef Scherens (BEL)
* 1938:  Arie van Vliet (NED)
* 1939: Medal not awarded
* 1946:  Jan Derksen (NED)
* 1947:  Jef Scherens (BEL)
* 1948:  Arie van Vliet (NED)
* 1949:  Reg Harris (GBR)
* 1950:  Reg Harris (GBR)
* 1951:  Reg Harris (GBR)
* 1952:  Oscar Plattner (SUI)
* 1953:  Arie van Vliet (NED)
* 1954:  Reg Harris (GBR)
* 1955:  Antonio Maspes (ITA)
* 1956:  Antonio Maspes (ITA)
* 1957:  Jan Derksen (NED)
* 1958:  Michel Rousseau (FRA)
* 1959:  Antonio Maspes (ITA)
* 1960:  Antonio Maspes (ITA)
* 1961:  Antonio Maspes (ITA)
* 1962:  Antonio Maspes (ITA)
* 1963:  Sante Gaiardoni (ITA)
* 1964:  Antonio Maspes (ITA)
* 1965:  Giuseppe Beghetto (ITA)
* 1966:  Giuseppe Beghetto (ITA)
* 1967:  Patrick Sercu (BEL)
* 1968:  Giuseppe Beghetto (ITA)
* 1969:  Patrick Sercu (BEL)
* 1970:  Gordon Johnson (AUS)
* 1971:  Leijn Loevesijn (NED)
* 1972:  Robert Van Lancker (BEL)
* 1973:  Robert Van Lancker (BEL)
* 1974:  Peder Pedersen (DEN)
* 1975:  John Nicholson (AUS)
* 1976:  John Nicholson (AUS)
* 1977:  Koichi Nakano (JAP)
* 1978:  Koichi Nakano (JAP)
* 1979:  Koichi Nakano (JAP)
* 1980:  Koichi Nakano (JAP)
* 1981:  Koichi Nakano (JAP)
* 1982:  Koichi Nakano (JAP)
* 1983:  Koichi Nakano (JAP)
* 1984:  Koichi Nakano (JAP)
* 1985:  Koichi Nakano (JAP)
* 1986:  Koichi Nakano (JAP)
* 1987:  Nobuyuki Tawara (JAP)
* 1988:  Stephen Pate (AUS)
* 1989:  Claudio Golinelli (ITA)
* 1990:  Michael Hübner (GDR)
* 1991: ~~Carey Hall~~ Medal not awarded
* 1992:  Michael Hübner (GER)
* 1993:  Gary Neiwand (AUS)
* 1994:  Marty Nothstein (USA)
* 1995:  Darryn Hill (AUS)
* 1996:  Florian Rousseau (FRA)
* 1997:  Florian Rousseau (FRA)
* 1998:  Florian Rousseau (FRA)
* 1999:  Laurent Gané (FRA)
* 2000:  Jan van Eijden (GER)
* 2001:  Arnaud Tournant (FRA)
* 2002:  Sean Eadie (AUS)
* 2003:  Laurent Gané (FRA)
* 2004:  Theo Bos (NED)
* 2005:  René Wolff (GER)
* 2006:  Theo Bos (NED)
* 2007:  Theo Bos (NED)
* 2008:  Chris Hoy (GBR)
* 2009:  Grégory Baugé (FRA)
* 2010:  Grégory Baugé (FRA)
* 2011:  Jason Kenny (GBR)
* 2012:  Grégory Baugé (FRA)
* 2013:  Stefan Bötticher (GER)
* 2014:  François Pervis (FRA)
* 2015:  Grégory Baugé (FRA)
* 2016:  Jason Kenny (GBR)
* 2017:  Denis Dmitriev (RUS)
* 2018:  Matthew Glaetzer (AUS)
* 2019:  Harrie Lavreysen (NED)
* 2020:  Harrie Lavreysen (NED)
* 2021:  Harrie Lavreysen (NED)
* 2022:  Harrie Lavreysen (NED)
* 2023:  Harrie Lavreysen (NED)
* 2024:  Harrie Lavreysen (NED)

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