Rudolph Lewis (cyclist)

Rudolph Lewis
	Rudolph Lewis at the 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Rudolph Ludewyk Lewis
Nickname	"Okey"
Born	12 July 1887; Pretoria, South African Republic
Died	29 October 1933 (aged 46); Pretoria, South Africa
Team information
Discipline	Road cycling
Medal record
Representing South Africa
Olympic Games

Rudolph Ludewyk "Okey" Lewis (12 July 1887 – 29 October 1933) was a South African road racing cyclist who won the gold medal in the time trial at the 1912 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Lewis was born on a farm near Pretoria and grew up in Germiston. He worked full-time underground at a gold mine and, in his spare time, trained in cycling, boxing and skating. After the 1912 Olympics, he raced professionally in Germany in 1913–14 and won the classic race Rund um Dresden in 1914.^[2] During World War I, he served in the German Army and was awarded the Iron Cross. His health deteriorated as a result of war injuries and time spent in a prison camp, which resulted in his early death at age 46.^[3]

Major results

1912: Summer Olympics Time Trial – gold medal
1913: Rund um Dresden, – 2nd place^[4]
1914: Rund um Dresden – 1st place; Großer Sachsenpreis – 2nd place^[4]

References

^ "Rudolph Lewis". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
^ Rund um Dresden 1914. Cycling Ranking
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rudolph Lewis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
^ ^a ^b Rudolph Ludewyk Lewis' Results