Reg Harris

Reg Harris

Harris at the 1948 Olympic Games
Personal information
Full name	Reginald Hargreaves Harris[1]
Born	(1920-03-01)1 March 1920 Birtle, Bury, Lancashire, England
Died	22 June 1992(1992-06-22) (aged 72) Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
1934	Cyclists' Touring Club
–	Lancashire Road Club
–	Manchester Wheelers' Club
Professional teams
1952–1955	Raleigh Cycles-Dunlop
1957	Raleigh Cycles-Dunlop
1971	TI-Carlton
1972	Falcon-Tighe
1975	Draka Foam
Medal record Men's track cycling Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 1948 London Sprint 1948 London Tandem World Championships 1949 Copenhagen Sprint 1950 Rocourt Sprint 1951 Milan Sprint 1954 Cologne Sprint 1956 Copenhagen Sprint 1953 Zürich Sprint

Reginald Hargreaves Harris OBE (1 March 1920 – 22 June 1992) was an English track racing cyclist in the 1940s and 1950s. He won the world amateur sprint title in 1947, two Olympic silver medals in 1948^[2] and the world professional title in 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1954. His ferocious will to win made him a household name in the 1950s, but he also surprised many with a comeback more than 20 years later, winning a British title in 1974 at the age of 54.