Albert White (cyclist)

Albert White
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Albert White
Born(1890-02-19)19 February 1890
Brigg, Lincolnshire, England
Died1 March 1965(1965-03-01) (aged 75)
Scunthorpe, England
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Team pursuit

George Albert "Lal" White (19 February 1890 – 1 March 1965) was a British cyclist.[1] He competed in two events at the 1920 Summer Olympics winning a silver medal in the men's team pursuit.[2]

White was the subject of a 2012 Cultural Olympiad community opera called Cycle Song. It was composed by Tim Sutton and the librettist was Ian McMillan. The Scunthorpe Co-operative Junior Choir, Proper Job Theatre Company and over a thousand locals participated.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Albert White". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Albert White". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  3. ^ Lidz, Franz. "An Opera for an English Olympic Hero". Smithsonian. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Cycling steel man inspires opera". BBC News. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2018.