Cycling_at_the_1960_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_tandem
Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem
Cycling at the Olympics
Quick Facts Men's cycling tandem at the Games of the XVII Olympiad, Venue ...
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Venue | Olympic Velodrome, Rome | ||||||||||||
Date | 26-27 August 1960 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 24 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
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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.
Heats
Heat 1
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Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Time | Notes |
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1 | United Team of Germany | 11.2 | Q | |
2 | Australia | N/A | R |
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Heat 2
Heat 3
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Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Time | Notes |
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1 | Soviet Union | 11.2 | Q | |
2 | Netherlands | N/A | R |
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Heat 4
Heat 5
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Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Time | Notes |
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1 | Great Britain | 10.9 | Q | |
2 | Mexico | N/A | R |
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Heat 6
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Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Time | Notes |
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1 | Czechoslovakia | 11.0 | Q | |
2 | South Africa | N/A | R WD |
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Heat 7
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Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Time | Notes |
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1 | United States | 11.3 | Q | |
2 | Switzerland | N/A | R |
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Repechage heats
Repechage heat 1
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Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Time | Notes |
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1 | Netherlands | 11.5 | Q | |
2 | Switzerland | N/A |
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Repechage heat 2
Repechage final
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Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Time | Notes |
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1 | Netherlands | 11.0 | Q | |
2 | Australia | N/A |
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Quarterfinals
Quarterfinal 1
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Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
1 | Italy | 1 | 10.2 | 1 | 10.5 | — | Q | ||
2 | United States | 2 | N/A | 2 | N/A |
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Quarterfinal 2
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Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
1 | Soviet Union | 1 | 11.4 | 1 | 10.5 | — | Q | ||
2 | Great Britain | 2 | N/A | 2 | N/A |
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Quarterfinal 3
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Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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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 |
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Quarterfinal 4
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Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
1 | United Team of Germany | 1 | 11.0 | 1 | 10.8 | — | Q | ||
2 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | N/A | 2 | N/A |
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Semifinals
Semifinal 1
The Dutch team crashed during the second race and were unable to continue the contest.
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Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
1 | Italy | 1 | 10.5 | 1 | 10.8 | — | Q | ||
2 | Netherlands | 2 | N/A | 2 | DNF | B |
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Semifinal 2
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Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
1 | United Team of Germany | 1 | 11.0 | 1 | 11.0 | — | Q | ||
2 | Soviet Union | 2 | N/A | 2 | N/A | B |
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Finals
Bronze medal final
The Dutch team did not start the bronze medal final after crashing during the semifinals.
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Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | |||
Soviet Union | Walkover | |||||||
4 | Netherlands |
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Gold medal final
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Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | |||
Italy | 1 | 10.7 | 1 | 10.3 | — | |||
United Team of Germany | 2 | N/A | 2 | N/A |
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- "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.