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American cyclist
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Male
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Birth:
3 April 1882(Norrköping, Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden)
Death:
13 September 1913(Cologne, Cologne Government Region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
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Siblings:
Iver Lawson
John Lawson
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Biography
Introduction
Gustaf Rudolf "Gus" Lawson (April 3, 1882 – September 13, 1913) was a record holding professional cyclist who died in a race.
Biography
Gus Lawson was born as Gustaf Rudolph Larsson on April 3, 1882 in Norrköping, Sweden to Lars Gustaf Larsson (1847–c.1940) and Emma Sofia Sundberg (1845–1888). He had two siblings, Iver Lawson and John Lawson, both professional cyclists.
In 1900 he set the indoor 1 hour record by cycling 34 and 5/8 miles.
He died on September 13, 1913 while riding in a 100-kilometer race in Cologne, Germany when a tire burst on the pace motorcycle he was riding. He fractured his skull and both arms.