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'''Ronald Gordon (Ron) Foubister''' (4 January 1912 – 22 May 1954) is a former New Zealand road cyclist from Auckland, who died at the early age of 42 years.
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'''Ronald Gordon Foubister''' (4 January 1912 – 22 May 1954) was a former New Zealand road cyclist from Auckland.
In the [[New Zealand at the 1932 Summer Olympics|1924 Olympics]] he competed in the Road Race, coming 23rd (in 2 hr, 38 min, 42.4 sec.) in a 68-strong field. He had expected to ride a straight-out road race, but found that time trial conditions were observed. He was 10 minutes behind the winner [[Attilio Pavesi]] of Italy. He was the first New Zealand cyclist to compete at the Olympics.
In the [[New Zealand at the 1932 Summer Olympics|1932 Olympics]] he competed in the [[Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|Road Race]], coming 23rd (in 2 h 38 min 42.4 s) in a 68-strong field.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/ron-foubister-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418080201/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/ron-foubister-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Ron Foubister Olympic Results |access-date=6 July 2014 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref> He had expected to ride a straight-out road race, but found that time trial conditions were observed. He was 10 minutes behind the winner [[Attilio Pavesi]] of Italy. He was the first New Zealand cyclist to compete at the Olympics.


He set a one-hour record at the Western Springs Stadium of 24 miles and 1282 yards on 29 January 1931, and later in the year set a record for the Palmerston North to Wellington event of 4 hours 39 minutes and 39 seconds; more than 10 minutes off [[Frank Grose]]'s record. His competitive career ended shortly before World War II.<ref>{{cite book |author= Des Williams |coauthors= |title= Born to Thunder: Champions of New Zealand Cycling |year=2006 |publisher= Last Side Publishing, Hamilton |page=7,8 |quote= | url= |isbn= 0-473-10929-8}}</ref>
He set a one-hour record at the Western Springs Stadium of 24 miles and 1282 yards on 29 January 1931, and later in the year set a record for the Palmerston North to Wellington event of 4 hours 39 minutes and 39 seconds; more than 10 minutes off [[Frank Grose]]'s record. His competitive career ended shortly before World War II.<ref>{{cite book |author= Des Williams |title= Born to Thunder: Champions of New Zealand Cycling |year=2006 |publisher= Last Side Publishing, Hamilton |page=7,8 |isbn= 0-473-10929-8}}</ref>


==References==
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== External links ==
==External links==
* {{NZOC profile|ron-foubister}}
*[http://www.olympic.org.nz/nzolympic/athlete/ron-foubister Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website]

*[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/ron-foubister-1.html Profile at the SR Sports Records website]
{{1932 New Zealand Olympic team}}


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Latest revision as of 08:15, 6 December 2024

Ron Foubister
Personal information
Born(1912-01-04)4 January 1912
Auckland, New Zealand
Died22 May 1954(1954-05-22) (aged 42)

Ronald Gordon Foubister (4 January 1912 – 22 May 1954) was a former New Zealand road cyclist from Auckland.

In the 1932 Olympics he competed in the Road Race, coming 23rd (in 2 h 38 min 42.4 s) in a 68-strong field.[1] He had expected to ride a straight-out road race, but found that time trial conditions were observed. He was 10 minutes behind the winner Attilio Pavesi of Italy. He was the first New Zealand cyclist to compete at the Olympics.

He set a one-hour record at the Western Springs Stadium of 24 miles and 1282 yards on 29 January 1931, and later in the year set a record for the Palmerston North to Wellington event of 4 hours 39 minutes and 39 seconds; more than 10 minutes off Frank Grose's record. His competitive career ended shortly before World War II.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Ron Foubister Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  2. ^ Des Williams (2006). Born to Thunder: Champions of New Zealand Cycling. Last Side Publishing, Hamilton. p. 7,8. ISBN 0-473-10929-8.
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