David Weller

David Weller (born 11 February 1957) is a retired Jamaican track cyclist.

For the German painter, see David Weller (painter).

David Weller
Personal information
Born (1957-02-11) 11 February 1957
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Jamaica
Olympic Games
1980 Moscow 1000m Time Trial
Commonwealth Games
1978 Edmonton 1000m Match Sprint
Pan American Games
1975 Mexico City 1000m Time Trial
1979 San Juan 1000m Time Trial
1983 Caracas 1000m Time Trial

Weller won a bronze medal in 1000 metres time trial at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow,[1] becoming the first (and still the only) Jamaican to win an Olympic medal in another sport than athletics.

At the next Olympic Games in Los Angeles 1984, Weller finished sixth as a result of a serious pre-Olympic competition injury received in a crash in Medellin, Colombia two months before his 1984 Olympic competition.

References
  1. "David Weller Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.


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