Donald Christopher "Don" Burgess (born 8 February 1933) is a retired

track cyclist Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ...

from Great Britain, who represented his native country at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

in Helsinki, Finland. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 4,000 metres team pursuit, alongside Alan Newton, George Newberry, and

Ronald Stretton Ronald Charles "Ron" Stretton (13 February 1930 – 12 November 2012) was a track cyclist from Great Britain, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 4, ...

. Burgess also competed at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

in Melbourne, Australia, and once again won bronze.

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* * * * 1933 births Living people English track cyclists British track cyclists English male cyclists British male cyclists Cyclists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Great Britain Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain People from Hendon Cyclists from the London Borough of Barnet Olympic bronze medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics {{England-cycling-bio-stub