CACrown ArchivesThe cinema collection
EN/FR
Search
Menu
Research dossier · General Reference

John Malois

Canadian cyclist

Cross-disciplinary reference desk with index cards, atlas, dictionary and catalogue
General referenceInterpretive dossier study · Crown Archives visual atlas
Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 19, 2026
Entity authorityQ26210903 ↗
Source-derived summary

John Malois (born 1 February 1971) is a Canadian former cyclist. He competed in the men's point race at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Biography

In August 2026, John Malois introduces himself to the four female track cyclists who will represent Canada in the endurance events at the Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.

Editorial summary

“John Malois” enters the record as canadian cyclist. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what John, Malois and Canadian can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1971, 1992, 2026—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1971-02-01. Its strongest next move is a source search built around John, Malois and Canadian.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

“John Malois” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, John, Malois and Canadian provides the most credible route into that argument.

Evidence profile

Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q26210903. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1971, 1992 and 2026.

Critical limits

Overview language is designed for orientation and should not be treated as a substitute for the evidence cited beneath it. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.

Best used for
  • Subject orientation
  • Search vocabulary
  • Locating named sources
Verify next

The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “John Malois”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow John Malois primary sources, John Malois archive and John research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “John Malois”?
  2. What terminology or title could unlock a more precise catalogue search?
  3. Which institution is responsible for the underlying evidence?
Subject index

Search terms from this dossier

Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “John Malois” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.