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Eric Holroyd

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Eric William Holroyd
Personal information
Nationality England
 New Zealand
Born11 August 1916
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Died2005 (aged 88–89)
New Zealand

Eric R Holroyd (1916–2005) was a male athlete who competed for England.

Cycling career

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Holroyd represented England in the cycling road race at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[1][2]

Personal life

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He was the first member of the team to arrive in Auckland because he wished to live in New Zealand and arrived under the assisted immigration scheme.

References

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  1. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ^ "1950 Athletes". Team England.