Nelson Beasley VAILS

Estados Unidos de América
Estados Unidos de América
Ciclismo de pistaCiclismo de pista
Medallas olímpicas
1P
Participaciones1
Primera participaciónLos Ángeles 1984
Año de nacimiento1960

Biografía

Nelson Vails learned his bicycle skills as a bike messenger on the streets of New York. He eventually became a top track sprinter, winning the gold medal in sprint at the 1983 Pan American Games. Vails won national titles in sprint in 1984 and tandem sprint in 1984-86. He was a tandem sprint silver medalist at the 1985 World Championships. In the 1980s and 1990s Vails competed professionally in Europe in 6-day races and in Japan in keirin. In 1986 a movie starring Kevin Bacon, “Quicksilver,” was made about New York City bicycle messengers, ostensibly inspired by Vails’ story. Vails was the first African-American to win an Olympic cycling medal. In 2009 he was inducted into the US Bicycle Hall of Fame.

Resultados olímpicos

Athlete Olympic Results Content

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