Lloyd Hildebrand

Lloyd Hildebrand
Hildebrand (right) on a tandem bicycle (1894)
Personal information
Born(1870-12-25)25 December 1870
Tottenham, England
Died1 April 1924(1924-04-01) (aged 53)
Levallois-Perret, France
Team information
DisciplineRacing
RoleRider
Professional team
British Olympic Cycling Team1900
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
1900 Paris Men's 25 kilometres
World Championships
1900 Paris 100 km motor-pace

Lloyd Augustin Biden Hildebrand[1] (25 December 1870, in Tottenham, United Kingdom – 1 April 1924, in Levallois-Perret, France) was a British-born racing cyclist who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Hildebrand was still a British citizen in 1900, although he lived in France for much of his life and married a Frenchwoman.[2] He participated in cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, winning the silver medal in the men's 25 kilometre race.[3][4][5][6] as well as the bronze medal 1900 Track Cycling World Championships.

Historically, his Olympic success was regarded as a British medal, but in 2024 his success was reassigned to France by the International Olympic Committee.[7]

References

  1. ^ Called Louis Hildebrand in France.
  2. ^ Lloyd Hildebrand
  3. ^ "PARIS 1900 CYCLING TRACK 25 KILOMETRES MEN RESULTS". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. ^ IOC : Paris 1900, Cycling Track Results on olympic.org
  5. ^ "Lloyd Hildebrand Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Lloyd Hildebrand". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  7. ^ "1900 Olympics cycling medal reassigned from Great Britain to France". BBC Sport. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.