Gus Lawson

Gus Lawson
Born Gustaf Rudolph Larsson
(1882-04-03)April 3, 1882
Norrköping, Sweden
Died September 13, 1913(1913-09-13) (aged 31)
Cologne, Germany
Cause of death Collision
Relatives Iver Lawson, brother
John Lawson, brother

Gustaf Rudolf "Gus" Lawson (1882 - 1913) was a record holding professional cyclist who died in a race.[1]

Biography

Gus Lawson was born on April 3, 1882 in Norrköping, Sweden to Lars Gustaf Larsson (1847–c1940) and Emma Sofia Sundberg (1845–1888). He had a siblings, Iver Lawson and John Lawson, both professional cyclist.[2][3]

In 1900 he set the indoor 1 hour record by cycling 34 and 5/8 miles.[4]

He died on September 13, 1913 while riding in a 100-kilometer in Cologne, Germany when a tire burst on the pace motorcycle he was riding. He fractured his skull and both arms.[1]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 "Lawson, Cyclist, Killed". New York City, New York: New York Times. September 9, 1913. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
  2. ↑ "Iver Lawson to Race In Paris". March 16, 1902.
  3. ↑ "Cyclist John Lawson Dies In Wisconsin". Chicago Tribune. March 15, 1902. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
  4. ↑ Good Roads. 1900. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
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