Thomas Lance | |
Fullname: | Thomas Glasson Lance |
Nickname: | Tommy |
Birth Date: | 14 June 1891 |
Birth Place: | Paddington, London, England |
Death Place: | Brighton, England |
Discipline: | Track |
Role: | Rider |
Ridertype: | Tandem and sprint |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Thomas Glasson Lance (14 June 1891 - 29 February 1976) was a British track cycling racer.[1] He won the tandem competition with Harry Ryan at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the sprint event but was eliminated in the repechage.[2]
Shortly before the Olympics, in June 1920, Ryan and Lance set a British quarter-mile record. After retiring from cycling Lance worked as a bookmaker in Brighton.[2]