Simon Lillistone (born 13 February 1969) is a male British former
cyclist
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.
Cycling career
He competed at the
1988 Summer Olympics
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and the
1992 Summer Olympics
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.
He represented
England
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in the scratch race and won a
bronze medal
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in the 4,000 metres team pursuit, at the
1990 Commonwealth Games
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in Auckland, New Zealand. Four years later at the
1994 Commonwealth Games
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in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada he won a
silver medal
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in the team time trial and competed in the scratch race and points race.
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1969 births
Living people
English male cyclists
British male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for Great Britain
Cyclists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Shrewsbury
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
Cyclists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
Cyclists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
English track cyclists
British track cyclists
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in cycling
Commonwealth Games silver medallists in cycling
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