Cycling at the Olympics
Men's cycling tandem
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad |
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Venue | Olympic Velodrome, Rome |
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Date | 26-27 August 1960 |
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Competitors | 24 from 12 nations |
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Medalists |
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The men's tandem at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy was held from 26 to 27 August 1960. There were 24 participants from 12 nations.[1]
Tandem cycling features a series of one-on-one, head-to-head races between teams. The 1960 Olympic competition included six rounds: heats, a two-round repechage, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals.[2]
- Heats: Because there were 14 teams entered, 7 heats were scheduled. The heats were not adjusted after 2 teams withdrew, essentially providing the teams in those heats with a bye. Otherwise, the winner of each heat advanced to the quarterfinals; the loser was relegated to the repechage.
- Repechage: There was a two-round repechage. One of the 5 teams that had lost in the heats did not contest the repechage. The remaining 4 teams paired off into two heats; the winner of each advanced to the repechage final while the loser was eliminated. The repechage final allowed the winner to advance to the quarterfinals; the loser was eliminated.
- Quarterfinals: Beginning with the quarterfinals, each match was best-of-three races. There were 4 quarterfinals contested by the 7 heat winners and 1 repechage winner. The winner of each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals.
- Semifinals: The winner of each semifinal advanced to the gold medal final. The loser of each was scheduled to compete in a bronze medal final, though this was cancelled due to an injury withdrawal.
- Finals: A gold medal final and a bronze medal final were scheduled, but only the gold medal final was held.
Results
Heats
Heat 1
Heat 2
Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Time | Notes |
1 | France | - Roland Surrugue
- Michel Scob
| 11.0 | Q |
– | Pakistan | | DNS | |
Heat 3
Heat 4
Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Time | Notes |
1 | Italy | | 10.9 | Q |
– | Hungary | | DNS | |
Heat 5
Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Time | Notes |
1 | Great Britain | - David Handley
- Eric Thompson
| 10.9 | Q |
2 | Mexico | | N/A | R |
Heat 6
Heat 7
Repechage heats
Repechage heat 1
Repechage heat 2
Repechage final
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinal 1
Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes |
Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time |
1 | Italy | | 1 | 10.2 | 1 | 10.5 | — | Q |
2 | United States | | 2 | N/A | 2 | N/A | |
Quarterfinal 2
Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes |
Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time |
1 | Soviet Union | - Boris Vasilyev
- Vladimir Leonov
| 1 | 11.4 | 1 | 10.5 | — | Q |
2 | Great Britain | - David Handley
- Eric Thompson
| 2 | N/A | 2 | N/A | |
Quarterfinal 3
Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes |
Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time |
1 | Netherlands | | 2 | N/A | 1 | 10.6 | 1 | 10.9 | Q |
2 | France | | 1 | 10.9 | 2 | N/A | 2 | N/A | |
Quarterfinal 4
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
The Dutch team crashed during the second race and were unable to continue the contest.
Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes |
Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time |
1 | Italy | | 1 | 10.5 | 1 | 10.8 | — | Q |
2 | Netherlands | | 2 | N/A | 2 | DNF | B |
Semifinal 2
Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes |
Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time |
1 | United Team of Germany | | 1 | 11.0 | 1 | 11.0 | — | Q |
2 | Soviet Union | - Boris Vasilyev
- Vladimir Leonov
| 2 | N/A | 2 | N/A | B |
Finals
Bronze medal final
The Dutch team did not start the bronze medal final after crashing during the semifinals.
Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 |
Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time |
| Soviet Union | - Boris Vasilyev
- Vladimir Leonov
| Walkover |
4 | Netherlands | |
Gold medal final
Final classification
References
- ^ "Cycling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ Official Report, p. 332.
Olympic Cycling Champions in Men's Tandem |
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- 1906:
- 1908: Auffray, Schilles (FRA)
- 1920: Lance, Ryan (GBR)
- 1924: Choury, Cugnot (FRA)
- 1928: Van Dijk, Leene (NED)
- 1932: Chaillot, Perrin (FRA)
- 1936: Ihbe, Lorenz (GER)
- 1948: Perona, Teruzzi (ITA)
- 1952: Cox, Mockridge (AUS)
- 1956: Browne, Marchant (AUS)
- 1960: Beghetto, Bianchetto (ITA)
- 1964: Damiano, Bianchetto (ITA)
- 1968: Morelon, Trentin (FRA)
- 1972: Semenets, Tselovalnikov (URS)
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