Cycling_at_the_1964_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_individual_pursuit

Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit

Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit

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The men's individual pursuit was a track cycling event held as part of the Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. The course was 4000 metres. It was the first time the event had been held at the Olympics and took place on 16 October and 17 October 1964 at the Hachioji Velodrome. 24 cyclists competed.[1]

Medalists

Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze
Jiří Daler
 Czechoslovakia		 Giorgio Ursi
 Italy		 Preben Isaksson
 Denmark

Results

Heats

In the first round of heats, the 24 cyclists were divided into 12 pairs. Placing in the heats was not used to advanced; instead the 8 fastest cyclists from across the heats advanced to the quarterfinals.

Heat 1
1. Tiemen Groen (NED)4:57.48QQ
2. Hugh Porter (GBR)5:03.16QQ
Heat 2
1. Jiří Daler (TCH)5:00.55QQ
2. Lothar Spiegelberg (EUA)5:04.60QQ
Heat 3
1. Herman Van Loo (BEL)5:07.22
2. Richard Hine (AUS)5:16.55
Heat 4
1. Giorgio Ursi (ITA)5:01.41QQ
2. Lucjan Józefowicz (POL)5:05.01QQ
Heat 5
1. Stanislav Moskvin (URS)5:05.67QQ
2. Robert Varga (FRA)5:14.57
Heat 6
1. Preben Isaksson (DEN)5:01.88QQ
2. Rubén Etchebarne (URU)5:17.11
Heat 7
1. Hiromi Yamafuji (JPN)5:17.57
2. Martín Rodríguez (COL)5:17.77
Heat 8
1. Khem Son (CAM)6:05.87
2. Chow Kwong Choi (HKG)DNF
Heat 9
1. Amar Singh Sokhi (IND)5:56.98
2. Tjow Choon Boon (MAS)Elim.
Heat 10
1. Ronald Cassidy (TRI)5:35.64
2. Smaisuk Krisansuwan (THA)6:00.76
Heat 11
1. Skip Cutting (USA)5:25.59
2. Trần Văn Nen (VIE)Elim.
Heat 12
1. Antonio Duque (MEX)5:19.98
2. Muhammad Ashiq (PAK)Elim.

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals paired off the 8 remaining cyclists into 4 heats. Winners advanced, losers were eliminated.

Quarterfinal 1
1. Tiemen Groen (NED)4:59.59QS
2. Stanislav Moskvin (URS)5:02.27
Quarterfinal 2
1. Jiří Daler (TCH)5:00.70QS
2. Lucjan Józefowicz (POL)5:07.08
Quarterfinal 3
1. Giorgio Ursi (ITA)5:02.43QS
2. Lothar Spiegelberg (EUA)5:09.84
Quarterfinal 4
1. Preben Isaksson (DEN)5:01.13QS
2. Hugh Porter (GBR)5:04.66

Semifinals

The winner of each semifinal advanced to the gold medal match, while the loser was sent to the bronze medal match.

Semifinal 1
1. Giorgio Ursi (ITA)4:56.64QG
2. Tiemen Groen (NED)5:01.36QB
Semifinal 2
1. Jiří Daler (TCH)4:59.97QG
2. Preben Isaksson (DEN)5:02.23QB

Finals

Gold medal match
 Jiří Daler (TCH)5:04.75
 Giorgio Ursi (ITA)5:05.96
Bronze medal match
 Preben Isaksson (DEN)5:01.90
4. Tiemen Groen (NED)5:04.21

Sources

  • Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad: Tokyo 1964, vol. 2.

References

  1. [1]
    "Cycling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's individual pursuit". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
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