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Dennis Horn
Personal information
Born(1909-07-05)5 July 1909
Upwell, Norfolk, England [1]
Died23 April 1974(1974-04-23) (aged 64)
Team information
Discipline Track cycling
RoleRider

Dennis Sutton Horn (1909 – 1974) was an English male track cyclist. [1]

Cycling career

In the early 1920s Dennis and his older brother Cyril took up cycling, Cyril had represented Great Britain at two Olympic Games as a speed skater. Dennis became British champion when winning the British National Tandem Sprint Championships with John Sibbit in 1932. [2] He later won an individual title, winning the Sprint Championship at the 1938 British National Track Championships.

Dennis featured in a cigarette card published by Senior Service cigarettes (J. A. Pattreiouex Ltd) in 1935. It was no. 25 of a set of 96 entitled Sporting Events and Stars.They raced for Norwich ABC (Amateur Bicycle Club).

References

  1. ^ a b Peter Underwood. The Horn Brothers – Cyril and Dennis. classiclightweights.co.uk
  2. ^ ""Cycling." Times, 13 June 1932, p. 7". Times Digital Archives.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dennis Horn
Personal information
Born(1909-07-05)5 July 1909
Upwell, Norfolk, England [1]
Died23 April 1974(1974-04-23) (aged 64)
Team information
Discipline Track cycling
RoleRider

Dennis Sutton Horn (1909 – 1974) was an English male track cyclist. [1]

Cycling career

In the early 1920s Dennis and his older brother Cyril took up cycling, Cyril had represented Great Britain at two Olympic Games as a speed skater. Dennis became British champion when winning the British National Tandem Sprint Championships with John Sibbit in 1932. [2] He later won an individual title, winning the Sprint Championship at the 1938 British National Track Championships.

Dennis featured in a cigarette card published by Senior Service cigarettes (J. A. Pattreiouex Ltd) in 1935. It was no. 25 of a set of 96 entitled Sporting Events and Stars.They raced for Norwich ABC (Amateur Bicycle Club).

References

  1. ^ a b Peter Underwood. The Horn Brothers – Cyril and Dennis. classiclightweights.co.uk
  2. ^ ""Cycling." Times, 13 June 1932, p. 7". Times Digital Archives.

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