Alfred Francis Grenda (September 15, 1889 – May 30, 1977) was an Australian professional track cyclist, who specialized in six-day races. He won eight in his career, including the Six Days of New York four times. He also competed in sprinting, notably winning the silver medal at the 1912 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He came to the United States under a professional contract in 1912, where he stayed and became a naturalized citizen in 1930.[1]
.jpg) Grenda in 1912 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alfred Francis Grenda | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | The Tall Tasmanian[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Born | September 15, 1889 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Died | May 30, 1977 (aged 87) Paradise, California, United States | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Six-day | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major results
edit- 1912
- 2nd
Sprint, UCI Track World Championships - 1913
- 1st Six Days of Toronto (with Ernie Pye)
- 1914
- 1st Six Days of New York (with Alf Goullet)
- 1915
- 1st Six Days of New York (with Alfred Hill)
- 1st Six Days of Boston (with Alfred Hill)
- 1916
- 1st Six Days of Boston (with Alf Goullet)
- 1922
- 1st Six Days of New York (with Reginald McNamara)
- 1923
- 1st Six Days of New York (with Alf Goullet)
- 1924
- 1st Six Days of Chicago (with Oscar Egg)
References
edit- ^ a b Trapeznik, Alexander. "Grenda, Albert Francis (1889–1977)". adb.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
External links
edit- Alfred Grenda at Cycling Archives (archived)