Gustaf Rudolf "Gus" Lawson (April 3, 1882 – September 8, 1913) was a record holding professional cyclist who died in a race.

[1] 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).

[2][3] In 1900 he set the indoor 1 hour record by cycling 34 and 5/8 miles.

[4] He died on September 8, 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.