Arthur Candy

William Arthur Francis Candy (19 June 1934 – 25 June 2019) was a New Zealand cyclist who represented his country at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and 1964 Olympic Games.

For the fictional character, see Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines § Additional scene.

Arthur Candy
Personal information
BornWilliam Arthur Francis Candy
(1934-06-19)19 June 1934
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Died25 June 2019(2019-06-25) (aged 85)
Rotorua, New Zealand
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight81 kg (179 lb)[1]

At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, Candy competed on the track in the 10-mile scratch race and 4000 m individual pursuit.[2] He was unplaced in the scratch race,[3] while in the individual pursuit he was eliminated in the quarter-finals, defeated by Charlie McCoy from England.[4]

Candy competed on the road for New Zealand at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo.[2] Alongside Laurie Byers, Richard Johnstone and Max Grace, he rode in the team time trial, finishing in 18th place.[5]

Candy died in Rotorua on 25 June 2019.[6]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arthur Candy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  2. "Arthur Candy". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  3. "Cycling track 10 mile scratch race – men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  4. "Games results". The Canberra Times. 28 November 1962. p. 42. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  5. "New Zealand cycling at the 1964 Tokyo summer games". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  6. "Arthur Candy death notice". Rotorua Daily Post. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.