Iver Lawson (cyclist)

Iver Lawson
Personal information
Full name Iver Georg Lawson
Born (1879-07-01)July 1, 1879
Norrköping, Sweden
Died November 9, 1960(1960-11-09) (aged 81)
Provo, Utah
Team information
Discipline Track
Role Rider

Iver Georg Lawson (July 1, 1879 - November 9, 1960) was a world champion cyclist.[1]

Biography

He was born on July 1, 1879 in Norrköping, Sweden to Lars Gustaf Larsson (1847–c1940) and Emma Sofia Sundberg (1845–1888). He had two brothers, Gus Lawson and John Lawson.[2]

In 1901 he won the ten mile championship in Buffalo, New York.[3] In 1902 he lost to Frank Louis Kramer.[4]

In 1905 he won the National Cycle Association's quarter mile championship race at Vailsburg in Newark, New Jersey.[5]

He died on November 9, 1960 in Provo, Utah from falling from a window.

External links

Footnotes

  1. Robert Hurst. The Art of Cycling: A Guide to Bicycling in 21st-Century America. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
  2. "Iver Lawson to Race In Paris". San Francisco Call. March 16, 1902.
  3. "Iver Lawson's Big Victory. Salt Lake Bicycle Rider Wins the Ten-mile Championship at Buffalo Today, in Competition With Taylor and Kramer". The Deseret News. August 16, 1901. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
  4. "Cycling at New York". Los Angeles Herald. July 5, 1902. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
  5. "Iver Lawson Is Cycle Champion". San Francisco Call. August 20, 1905. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
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