Born in Croydon, London, Hall was a professional cyclist between 1900 and 1914.
Hall broke the world motor-paced hour record in 1903, completing 54.34 miles (87.45 kilometres). He won the first London Six Day race, partnered with fellow Brit Martin, covering 839 miles in 36 hours.[2] He also came third in the European stayer (motor-paced) championship in 1904.
During the 1901 census, Hall was 24, living with his family at 104 Shepherd's Bush Road, London, his occupation was listed as cycle maker. His father, Nathaniel Hall, was a furniture retailer.[3]
Hall died aged 72 in 1949, his grave lies in Abney Park Cemetery in Stoke Newington, London, a few feet away from the statue of Dr Isaac Watts. The headstone inscription reads:
William Thomas (Tommy) Hall Who died 26 April 1949 Aged 72 years This memorial was erected by his cycling friends as a tribute to a record breaking and world famous cyclist on road and track A great rider and sportsman
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His body was found on 26 April but he was last seen alive on 14 April 1949; his last address given as 40 Sotheby Road, Highbury.[4]
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^England & Wales Birth Register Index, October/November/December Quarter 1887
tommy, hall, cyclist, william, thomas, hall, better, known, tommy, hall, born, october, december, 1876, april, 1949, english, professional, track, racing, cyclist, tommy, hallpersonal, informationfull, namewilliam, thomas, hallnicknametommybornoctober, decembe. William Thomas Hall better known as Tommy Hall born October December 1876 1 26 April 1949 was an English professional track racing cyclist Tommy HallPersonal informationFull nameWilliam Thomas HallNicknameTommyBornOctober December 1876 England United KingdomDied 1949 04 26 26 April 1949Team informationDisciplineTrackRoleRiderProfessional team1900 1914 Major winsWorld Motor paced Hour Record HolderBiography editBorn in Croydon London Hall was a professional cyclist between 1900 and 1914 Hall broke the world motor paced hour record in 1903 completing 54 34 miles 87 45 kilometres He won the first London Six Day race partnered with fellow Brit Martin covering 839 miles in 36 hours 2 He also came third in the European stayer motor paced championship in 1904 During the 1901 census Hall was 24 living with his family at 104 Shepherd s Bush Road London his occupation was listed as cycle maker His father Nathaniel Hall was a furniture retailer 3 Hall died aged 72 in 1949 his grave lies in Abney Park Cemetery in Stoke Newington London a few feet away from the statue of Dr Isaac Watts The headstone inscription reads nbsp Tommy Hall s gravestone William Thomas Tommy Hall Who died 26 April 1949 Aged 72 years This memorial was erected by his cycling friends as a tribute to a record breaking and world famous cyclist on road and track A great rider and sportsman His body was found on 26 April but he was last seen alive on 14 April 1949 his last address given as 40 Sotheby Road Highbury 4 References edit England amp Wales Birth Register Index October November December Quarter 1887 1903 London 1901 Census 104 Shepperds Bush Road London UK Probate Records 1949External links editPhotos of Tommy Hall and other cyclists Tommy Hall archive nbsp This biographical article related to English cycling is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tommy Hall cyclist amp oldid 1208549340, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,