Dennis Horn Explained

Dennis Horn
Birth Date:5 July 1909
Birth Place:Upwell, Norfolk, England [1]
Discipline:Track cycling
Role:Rider
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Dennis Sutton Horn (1909 – 1974) was an English male track cyclist.[1]

Cycling career

In the early 1920s Dennis and his older brother Cyril took up cycling, Cyril had represented Great Britain at two Olympic Games as a speed skater. Dennis became British champion when winning the British National Tandem Sprint Championships with John Sibbit in 1932.[2] He later won an individual title, winning the Sprint Championship at the 1938 British National Track Championships.

Dennis featured in a cigarette card published by Senior Service cigarettes (J. A. Pattreiouex Ltd) in 1935. It was no. 25 of a set of 96 entitled Sporting Events and Stars.They raced for Norwich ABC (Amateur Bicycle Club).

Notes and References

  1. Peter Underwood. The Horn Brothers – Cyril and Dennis. classiclightweights.co.uk
  2. Web site: "Cycling." Times, 13 June 1932, p. 7. Times Digital Archives.