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 (aged 70 years 7 months 9 days) 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