Ritchie Johnston
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Richard Eldsdon Johnston (born 2 January 1931 in Dannevirke
, Manawatu-Wanganui
, New Zealand
, died 18 July 2001) was an Olympic
track cyclist who participated in the 1956 Summer Olympic games
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Dannevirke
Dannevirke , is a rural service town in the Manawatu-Wanganui Region of the North Island, New Zealand. It is the major town of the administrative Tararua District, the easternmost of the districts in which the Regional Council has responsibilities...
, Manawatu-Wanganui
Manawatu-Wanganui
Manawatu-Wanganui is a region in the lower half of the North Island of New Zealand, around the cities of Palmerston North and Whanganui. It is administered by the Horizons Regional Council.-Administration:...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, died 18 July 2001) was an Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
track cyclist who participated in the 1956 Summer Olympic games
New Zealand at the 1956 Summer Olympics
New Zealand competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.Norman Read was not originally selected, but went to Australia...
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