William Hammond | |
Fullname: | William Robert Hammond |
Birth Date: | 2 July 1886 |
Birth Place: | Eastbourne, England |
Death Place: | Coventry, England |
Discipline: | Road |
Role: | Rider |
William Robert Hammond (2 July 1886 - 13 January 1960) was a British road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
He was born in Eastbourne, Sussex England,[2] [3] and was part of the team which won the silver medal in the Team road race. In the individual road race he finished 22nd.[4]
Hammond was the son of David Hammond, a painter, and Emily, a laundress. At 15, he was a compass maker in Bexleyheath, Kent.