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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 August 1946 Cardiff, Wales |
| Died | 6 February 2000 (aged 53) Berkshire, England |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road and Track |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| Polytechnic CC Cardiff Byways RC | |
Edward Charles Smart (23 August 1946 – 6 February 2000)[1][2] was a cyclist from Wales, who competed at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
[edit]Smart represented the 1966 Welsh team[3] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica,[4] participating in the scratch, sprint, road race and time trial events.
Smart ran a garage on Maindy Road, opposite the cycle track. Smart coached young riders and was the Welsh Cycling Union's track co-ordinator and member of the Maindy track league committee.
Steve Jones and Eddie Smart were helpers at the Junior Tour of Wales. They died in a car accident on the M4 in Berkshire. John Richards, the race's organizer a shield to them for the best Welsh rider. It is awarded annually at the Junior Tour of Wales. [5][6] The Eddie Smart Memorial Fund was set up to refurbish the track.[7]
Palmarès
[edit]- 15th Kilo, Commonwealth Games
References
[edit]- ↑ England & Wales death registers, Edward C Smart Jul/Aug/Sep 1946; Cardiff; Mothers Maiden Name: Davey; Volume: 8b; Page 199
- ↑ England & Wales death registers, Edward Charles Smart; Birth Date: 23 August 1946; Death Registration Month/Year: March 2000; Registration district: West Berkshire; Register No: 50E; Entry No: 245
- ↑ "Wales Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ↑ "Ron Jones to lead strong Welsh team". Birmingham Daily Post. 15 June 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 27 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Dudley's Shopfitters Junior Tour of Wales Cycle Race 2005". Welsh Cycling. 8 August 2005. Archived from the original on 28 September 2006.
- ↑ "RIS JUNIOR TOUR OF WALES". Welsh Cycling. 10 August 2006. Archived from the original on 27 August 2006.
- ↑ "Eddie Smart Memorial Fund". Cardiff JIF. 27 March 2000. Archived from the original on 27 August 2008.
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