Gary Dighton Explained

Gary Dighton
Fullname:	Gary John Dighton
Birth Date:	18 May 1968
Birth Place:	Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England
Death Place:	Poole, England
Height:	6 ft 3in
Ridertype:	Time Trialist
Proyears1:	1990–199?
Proteam1:	Manchester Wheelers Trumans Steel
Proyears2:	199?–1999
Proteam2:	Leo Road Club Shorter Rochford

Gary John Dighton (18 May 1968  - 9 January 2015) was a British cyclist. He competed in the team time trial at the 1992 Summer Olympics.^[1] Dighton won the British Best All-Rounder championship in 1990^[2] and broke the competition record for the 25-mile time trial in 1991 with a time of 48.07. The same year he rode to victory in the National 100 mile TT championship.^[3]

Death

Gary Dighton was living near Wareham, Dorset, when he took his own life in early January 2015, at the age of 46. He is said to have been suffering from bouts of depression for some years.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Gary Dighton Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041819/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/di/gary-dighton-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 27 July 2016.
2. Web site: Cycling Time Trials: BBAR - Men - Individual . www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk . 10 December 2016 . 3 December 2019.
3. Web site: Cycling Time Trials: Championships - Men - Individual 100 mile TT . www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk . 10 November 2016 . 3 December 2019.
4. https://road.cc/content/news/140365-tributes-paid-olympic-tt-rider-gary-dighton-who-has-died-age-46 Road.cc site on 16 January 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
5. Web site: British Olympian time trialist Gary Dighton dies, aged 46 . Cycling Weekly . 12 January 2015 . 27 July 2016.
6. Web site: Tributes paid to Olympic TT rider Gary Dighton, who has died at age of 46 . Road.cc . 13 January 2015 . 27 July 2016.