Richard Johnstone

Not to be confused with the New Zealand cyclist Ritchie Johnston.
For other people named Richard Johnstone, see Richard Johnstone (disambiguation).
Richard Johnstone
Personal information
Full name Richard Davis Johnstone
Nickname Dick
Born (1936-06-23) 23 June 1936
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Height 183cm
Weight 94kg
Major wins
1957 New Zealand Road Cycling Champion, 1960 Inaugural Dulux 6 day Race Winner, 1963 Tour of Southland Winner, Tour of Waikato Winner. 1987 Alwyn Moon Memorial Award.
Infobox last updated on
29 June 2016

Richard Davis (Dick) Johnstone (born 23 June 1936) is a former track and road cyclist who participated in the 1964 Summer Olympic games and the 1958 and 1962 Commonwealth Games.[1]

He went as an official to two Commonwealth Games,1986 Edinburgh, Scotland and 1994 Victoria, Canada. He was elected as an official of the boycotted Moscow Olympic Games.

He was a New Zealand National Track cycling coach (1976-1994) and coached the winning team Tour of the Future (1992) in Arizona, USA. He was a New Zealand Cycling Selector.

References

  1. "Sports-reference.com Bio". Retrieved 2009-05-04.

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