{{short description|American cyclist}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2014}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Jack Heid | image = | caption = | fullname = John Sebastian Heid<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.olympics.com/ru/athletes/john-sebastian-heid | title=John Sebastian Heid | work=olympics.com | accessdate=5 June 2025}}</ref> | nickname = Yankee Clipper<ref name="usbhof"/> | birth_date = {{birth date|1924|6|26}} | birth_place = New York, New York, United States | death_date = {{death date and age|1987|5|27|1924|6|26}} | death_place = Bushkill, Pennsylvania, United States | height = | weight = | discipline = {{ubl|Track|Road}} | role = Rider | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1 = Century Road Club<ref name="Olympedia"/> | proyears1 = | proteam1 = | majorwins = }}

'''Jack Heid''' (June 26, 1924 &ndash; May 27, 1987) was an American cyclist. He competed in the time trial and the sprint events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/jack-heid-1.html |title=Jack Heid Olympic Results |access-date=July 18, 2014 |work=sports-reference.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924084350/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/jack-heid-1.html |archive-date=September 24, 2013}}</ref>

In 1948, Heid moved to Europe to compete in the Summer Olympics in London. He reached the quarterfinals in the sprint and finished seventh in the 1000-meter time trial.<ref name="sports-reference"/> The following year, he finished third in the amateur sprint at the UCI Track World Championships.<ref name="usbhof">{{cite web | url=https://usbhof.org/inductee/jack-heid/ | title=Jack Heid | work=usbhof.org | accessdate=5 June 2025}}</ref> He was coached by Jackie Simes, with whom he also competed in tandem races.<ref>[http://classiccycleus.com/home/?p=2580 classiccycleus.com]</ref>

Heid was considered a pioneer of American cycling, as he was the first American cyclist to race in Europe after World War II. At first he remained an amateur and made a living selling contraband. In the early 1950s he turned professional and settled in England. At the 1950 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, he finished eighth in the sprint.<ref name="Olympedia">{{cite web | url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/14700 | title=Jack Heid | work=Olympedia | accessdate=5 June 2025}}</ref> That year, he married a Belgian woman and originally wanted to take Belgian citizenship. However, in 1951 he returned to the United States and competed in six-day races; in 1957 he finished third in Chicago with Mino De Rossi.

Heid and his wife resided in New Jersey, while owning a chalet in Pennsylvania. In 1987 he died in a fire in the chalet at the age of 62. In 1989, he was posthumously inducted into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://usbhof.org/inductee-listing/ | title=Inductee Listing | publisher=United States Bicycling Hall of Fame | work=usbhof.org | accessdate=6 March 2022}}</ref>

Heid also competed on the road, winning the 1957 Tour of Somerville.<ref name="usbhof"/>

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