Frank Brown

Frank Brown was probably the best Canadian cyclist in the period between 1908 and 1922, but only few results are documented. In 1908, he placed second in a one-mile race in Waterloo, Ontario, during the Dominion Day Celebrations. The victory in a 50-mile race in Toronto in 1912 earned him a place on the Canadian team for the 1912 Olympic Games. In the road time trial around Lake Mälaren, he finished a remarkable fifth, the best result of a Canadian cyclist at an Olympic Games for many decades to come. His performance earned him a Memorial Cup of Mariefred, a small town along the course.

Brown was still active in 1922, when he set a new Canadian record over one mile in 2:18.4 minutes. In the same year, Brown was involved in a road accident during a training session in Toronto and suffered a broken left wrist. His training partner, 22-year-old Dave Patterson, died instantly when he hit a car coming from the opposite direction.

His wife was Mabel Gertrude Scanlan.