Neil Lyster

New Zealand cyclist

Neil Lyster
Personal information
Full nameNeil Robert Lyster
Born (1947-12-02) 2 December 1947 (age 76)
Wellington, New Zealand
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1978 Edmonton Team pursuit
Plaque in Petone, Wellington

Neil Lyster (born 2 December 1947) is a road and track cyclist from New Zealand.

He competed in two Olympic Games, 1968, 1972 and was team manager during one Olympic Games 1976.

He competed in the 1978 Commonwealth Games, where he was the flagbearer at the opening ceremony, and won a silver in the 4000m Men's Team Pursuit.

External links

  • Neil Lyster at Cycling ArchivesEdit on Wikidata
  • Neil Lyster at ProCyclingStatsEdit on Wikidata
  • Neil Lyster at Olympics.comEdit on Wikidata
  • Neil Lyster at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
  • Neil Lyster at the New Zealand Olympic CommitteeEdit on Wikidata
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1935–1939
  • Frank Grose (1935)
  • Ronald Triner (1936)
  • Graham Hughes (1937)
  • John Brown (1938)
  • Charles Hanson (1939)
1940–1959
  • Nick Carter (1945–1947)
  • Mick Mobberley (1948)
  • Nick Carter (1949)
  • Ted Lambert (1950)
  • A. Sweeney (1951)
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  • Lance Payne (1954)
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  • Lance Payne (1958)
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1960–1979
1980–1999
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2020–2039
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1978 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team
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  • Ian Ballinger
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  • Barrie Wickins
  • John Woolley
Swimming
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Team manager: Jack Prestney


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