He competed at three Olympic Games in both individual and team pursuit and won the Olympic Bronze medal in Team Pursuit in
1972 Munich and
1976 Montreal Games. He represented
England and won a
gold medal in the 4,000 metres individual pursuit, at the
1970 British Commonwealth Games in
Edinburgh,
Scotland. Four years later he won four medals at the
1974 British Commonwealth Games in
Christchurch, New Zealand; he won double gold in the 4,000 metres individual pursuit and 4,000 metres team pursuit in addition to two bronze medals for the scratch race and time trial. A winner of 25
national track titles and was also a member of the British pursuit squad that twice finished as runners-up at the
World Track Championships. Hallam also had some success as a road cyclist and placed third in the
British Road Race Championships in 1974. He also won two stages of the Milk Race (the amateur tour of Britain) in 1976. Ian turned professional at the relatively advanced age of 30 and spent five moderately successful seasons with KP Crisps pro team. He still rides in masters events. Ian was awarded an MBE for services to sport in 1978, and after retiring from cycling, took up windsurfing and went on to finish 5th in the
Windsurfing World championships.
National titles •
Sprint (1978, 1979, 1981) •
Derny (1982) •
Madison (1973, 1975) •
Omnium (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982) •
Pursuit (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1979) •
Scratch (1975, 1976, 1977) •
Time Trial (1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976) == Dentistry and aesthetics career ==