George Corsar

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameGeorge•Corsar
Used nameGeorge•Corsar
Born7 February 1886 in Inverness, Scotland (GBR)
Died16 September 1956 in Inverness, Scotland (GBR)
AffiliationsInverness CC, Inverness (GBR)
NOC Great Britain

Biography

In 1910, representing the Aberdeen YMCA, George Corsar set a new Scottish Road Racing Association 50-mile record, becoming the first man to cover the distance in under two and a half hours, when he clocked 2-27:00. Corsar joined the Peterhead CC in 1911, and was a member of the three-man team (with William Petrie and George Greig) that won the Scottish National 50-mile team title. That same year, he lost his Scottish 50-mile record – to Petrie. Corsar joined the Inverness CC in Olympic year, 1912, and was a non-scoring member of the Scottish team that finished fourth in the Olympic team road race event. After World War I, Corsar took to motor cycle racing.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Cycling Road (Cycling) GBR George Corsar
Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic) 86
Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic) Scotland 4