Jack Swart (born 1954) is a former New Zealand road cyclist. In the

1978 Commonwealth Games The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, from 3 to 12 August, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal, Quebec. They were boycotted by Nigeria, in protest at New Zealand's sporting contacts with a ...

he competed in the 4000m team pursuit, coming 2nd for silver; and the 4000m individual pursuit. . In the

1982 Commonwealth Games The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Australia, from 30 September to 9 October 1982. The Opening Ceremony was held at the QEII Stadium (named after Elizabeth II), in the Brisbane suburb of Nathan. The QEII Stadium was also the ...

he competed in the Team time trial, coming 3rd for bronze; and the Road Race, coming 15th. He was not chosen for the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

despite a world-class performance in the Coors International in Colorado, the selectors apparently regarded him as a tour rider not an individual racer despite having won two New Zealand road championships. He was described as "the blond-haired giant of New Zealand cycling for the best part of a decade through to 1986". Swart and Blair Stockwell were the only two riders to win the "Dulux North Island Tour" three times. He was born in Tuakau to a dairy farmer from the Netherlands; his younger brother Stephen Swart was also a champion road cyclist.

Honorific eponym

Swart Lane, in the

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suburb of

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, is named in Jack Swart's honour.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Swart, Jack Living people 1954 births New Zealand male cyclists Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Cyclists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games People from Tuakau Cyclists from Waikato Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in cycling Commonwealth Games silver medallists in cycling