Russell David Nant (born 1952) is a New Zealand road and track cyclist.

Nant was born in Palmerston North in 1952. He won the bronze medal in the men's 4000 m team pursuit, alongside Paul Brydon, René Heyde and Blair Stockwell, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch.[1] At those games, he also competed in the men's 4000 m individual pursuit, but did not progress beyond the qualification round.[2]

In 1978, Nant won two stages of the Herald Sun Tour of Victoria in Australia.[3] The following year, he won the sprint ace title in the Tour of Southland.[4]

At the 2005 New Zealand national championships, Nant placed fourth in the veteran 4 / athletes with disabilities men's 70 km road race.[5] In 2009, he won the men's 55–59 division of the Yarrows Cycle Challenge in New Plymouth.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Russell Nant". Olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee.
  2. ^ "Cycling track 4000m individual pursuit – men Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Russell Nant". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Tour history". Tour of Southland. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  5. ^ "New Zealand national championships". CyclingNews.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Yarrows Cycle Challenge 2009" (PDF). Events Taranaki. 24 January 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2020.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Nant
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