Eddie Smart
Personal information
Born(1946-08-23)23 August 1946
Cardiff, Wales
Died6 February 2000(2000-02-06) (aged 53)
Berkshire, England
Team information
DisciplineRoad and Track
RoleRider
Amateur team
Polytechnic CC
Cardiff Byways RC

Edward Charles Smart (23 August 1946 – 6 February 2000)[1][2] was a cyclist from Wales, who competed at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

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Smart represented the 1966 Welsh team[3] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica,[4] participating in the scratch, sprint, road race and time trial events.

Smart ran a garage on Maindy Road, opposite the cycle track. Smart coached young riders and was the Welsh Cycling Union's track co-ordinator and member of the Maindy track league committee.

Steve Jones and Eddie Smart were helpers at the Junior Tour of Wales. They died in a car accident on the M4 in Berkshire. John Richards, the race's organizer a shield to them for the best Welsh rider. It is awarded annually at the Junior Tour of Wales. [5][6] The Eddie Smart Memorial Fund was set up to refurbish the track.[7]

Palmarès

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15th Kilo, Commonwealth Games

References

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  1. ^ England & Wales death registers, Edward C Smart Jul/Aug/Sep 1946; Cardiff; Mothers Maiden Name: Davey; Volume: 8b; Page 199
  2. ^ England & Wales death registers, Edward Charles Smart; Birth Date: 23 August 1946; Death Registration Month/Year: March 2000; Registration district: West Berkshire; Register No: 50E; Entry No: 245
  3. ^ "Wales Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Ron Jones to lead strong Welsh team". Birmingham Daily Post. 15 June 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 27 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Dudley's Shopfitters Junior Tour of Wales Cycle Race 2005". Welsh Cycling. 8 August 2005. Archived from the original on 28 September 2006.
  6. ^ "RIS JUNIOR TOUR OF WALES". Welsh Cycling. 10 August 2006. Archived from the original on 27 August 2006.
  7. ^ "Eddie Smart Memorial Fund". Cardiff JIF. 27 March 2000. Archived from the original on 27 August 2008.