{{Short description|English cyclist (b.1941)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use British English|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Ron Keeble | nationality = British (English) | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1941|1|14|df=yes}} | birth_place = London, England | death_date = | death_place = | height = 177 cm | weight = 64 kg | club = 34th Nomads CC | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{GBR2}} }} {{MedalSport|Men's cycling}} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalBronze | 1972 Munich | Team Pursuit}} | show-medals = yes }} '''Ronald James Keeble''' (born 14 January 1941) is a former British international cyclist who represented Great Britain at two Olympic Games.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ke/ron-keeble-1.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041447/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ke/ron-keeble-1.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=18 April 2020| title=Ronald Keeble | publisher=sports-reference.com | accessdate=27 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KEEBLRON01 |title=Ronald Keeble |publisher=databaseolympics.com |accessdate=27 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323072932/http://databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KEEBLRON01 |archivedate=23 March 2013 }}</ref>
== Biography == At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, Keeble participated in the team pursuit.<ref name=oly>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/15031 |title=Biographical information |website=Olympedia |access-date=27 January 2026}}</ref>
Keeble represented the England team<ref>{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108075655/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3037/19/all |title=England Edinburgh 1970 |website=Commonwealth Games Federation |access-date=27 January 2026}}</ref> at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19700610/625/0022 |title=Rollinson and Moore to ride in Games team |work=Liverpool Echo |date=10 June 1970 |p=22 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=27 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003893/19700610/022/0022 |title=Ian Hallam picked in Games team |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=10 June 1970 |p=22 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=25 January 2026}}</ref> where he participated in the scratch race and time trial events.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/edinburgh-1970/athletes|title=1970 Athletes|publisher=Team England}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/edinburgh-1970|title=Edinburgh, 1970 Team|publisher=Team England}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/44748|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref>
At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Keeble won the bronze medal in team pursuit with Michael Bennett, Ian Hallam and Willi Moore.<ref name=oly/>
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