Donald Burgess

Donald Burgess
Personal information
Full nameDonald Christopher Burgess
Born (1933-02-08) 8 February 1933 (age 91)
Hendon, London
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Medal record
Men's cycling
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Helsinki Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne Team pursuit

Donald Christopher "Don" Burgess (born 8 February 1933) is a retired track cyclist from Great Britain, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 4,000 metres team pursuit, alongside Alan Newton, George Newberry, and Ronald Stretton. Burgess also competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, and once again won bronze.[1]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Don Burgess". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.