George Albert "Lal" White (19 February 1890 – 1 March 1965) was a British

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. He competed in two events at the

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winning a silver medal in the men's team pursuit. White was the subject of a

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community opera called

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. It was composed by Tim Sutton and the librettist was

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. The Scunthorpe Co-operative Junior Choir, Proper Job Theatre Company and over a thousand locals participated.

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* * * 1890 births 1965 deaths English male cyclists British male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Great Britain Cyclists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics People from Brigg Sportspeople from Lincolnshire 20th-century English sportsmen {{UK-Olympic-medalist-stub