Cycling_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_sprint

Men's sprint
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Men's sprint; at the Games of the XX Olympiad
	Daniel Morelon (2011)
Venue	Munich, West Germany
Dates	1–2 September 1972
Competitors	46 from 27 nations
Medalists
	← 1968 1976 →

Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

Cycling at the Olympics

Quick Facts Men's sprint at the Games of the XX Olympiad, Venue ...

The men's sprint at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, was held on 1 to 2 September 1972. There were 51 entrants from 30 nations; 5 withdrawals left 46 competitors from 27 nations.^[1] Nations were limited to two cyclists each. The event was won by Daniel Morelon of France, successfully defending his 1968 title and becoming the first man to win three medals in the event (with his 1964 bronze). It was France's seventh gold medal in the event, most in the world. Silver went to John Nicholson of Australia, taking the nation's first medal in the men's sprint since 1956. Omar Pkhakadze, who had finished fourth in 1968, won the bronze this time for the Soviet Union's first medal in the event. Italy's six-Games medal streak was broken.

Competition format

This sprint competition involved a series of head-to-head matches. The 1972 competition involved ten rounds: six main rounds (first round, second round, 1/8 finals, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals) as well as three repechages after the first three main rounds; the third repechage was a two-round repechage.^[3]

First round: The 51 entrants were divided into 17 heats of 3 cyclists each. Withdrawals left some heats with only 2 competitors. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the second round (17 cyclists), while all other cyclists who competed were sent to the first repechage (29 cyclists).
First repechage: The 29 cyclists were divided into 12 heats, each with 2 or 3 cyclists. The winner of each heat advanced to the second round (12 cyclists), while all others were eliminated (17 cyclists, including those who did not start).
Second round: The 29 cyclists who advanced through the first round or first repechage were divided into 10 heats; all heats had 3 cyclists except heat 1, which had only 2. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the third round, the 1/8 finals (10 cyclists), while all others went to the second repechage (19 cyclists).
Second repechage: The 19 cyclists from the second round were divided into 8 heats, with 2 or 3 cyclists per heat. Winners advanced to the 1/8 finals (8 cyclists), while all others were eliminated (11 cyclists).
1/8 finals: The 18 cyclists who advanced through the first two rounds (including repechages) competed in a 1/8 finals round. There were 6 heats in this round, with 3 cyclists in each. The top cyclist in each heat advanced to the quarterfinals (6 cyclists), while the other 2 in each heat went to the third repechage (12 cyclists).
Third repechage: This was a two-round repechage. The repechage began with 4 heats of 3 cyclists each. The top cyclist in each heat advanced to the second round, while the other 2 cyclists in each heat were eliminated. The second round of this repechage featured 2 heats of 2 cyclists each, with the winners advancing to the quarterfinals and the losers eliminated.
Quarterfinals: Beginning with the quarterfinals, all matches were one-on-one competitions and were held in best-of-three format. There were 4 quarterfinals, with the winner of each advancing to the semifinals and the loser eliminated.
Semifinals: The two semifinals provided for advancement to the gold medal final for winners and to the bronze medal final for losers.
Finals: Both a gold medal final and a bronze medal final were held.

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World record	Omar Pkhakadze (URS)	10.61	Mexico City, Mexico	22 October 1967
Olympic record	Leijn Loevesijn (NED)	10.66	Mexico City, Mexico	18 October 1968

Date	Time	Round
Friday, 1 September 1972	11:19 12:29 15:59 16:50 20:00 21:11	Round 1 First repechage Round 2 Second repechage 1/8 finals Third repechage heats Third repechage finals
Saturday, 2 September 1972	17:58 20:51 21:52	Quarterfinals Semifinals Final

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Daniel Morelon	France	11.71	Q
2	Hector Edwards	Barbados	–	R
3	Suriya Chiarasapawong	Thailand	–	R

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Serhiy Kravtsov	Soviet Union	11.83	Q
2	Taworn Tarwan	Thailand	–	R
3	Shue Ming-fa	Chinese Taipei	–	R

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Ivan Kučírek	Czechoslovakia	11.78	Q
2	Winston Attong	Trinidad and Tobago	–	R
3	Kensley Reece	Barbados	–	R

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Gérard Quintyn	France	11.40	Q
2	Yoshikazu Cho	Japan	–	R
3	Jeffrey Spencer	United States	–	R

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Ezio Cardi	Italy	11.92	Q
2	Félix Suárez	Spain	–	R
3	Daud Ibrahim	Malaysia	–	R

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	John Nicholson	Australia	11.20	Q
2	Ed McRae	Canada	–	R
–	Mabruk Ilmarimi Mah	Lebanon	DNS

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Peter van Doorn	Netherlands	11.58	Q
2	Yaichi Numata	Japan	–	R
–	Ahmed Abdussal Gariani	Lebanon	DNS

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Omar Pkhakadze	Soviet Union	11.64	Q
2	Andrzej Bek	Poland	–	R
3	Honson Chin	Jamaica	–	R

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Jürgen Geschke	East Germany	11.52	Q
2	Jairo Díaz	Colombia	–	R
–	Behrouz Rahbar	Iran	DNS

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Karl Köther	West Germany	11.30	Q
2	Peder Pedersen	Denmark	–	R
–	Gholamhosain Koohi	Iran	DNS

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Vladimír Vačkář	Czechoslovakia	11.89	Q
2	Klaas Balk	Netherlands	–	R
3	Carlos Galeano	Colombia	–	R

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Massimo Marino	Italy	11.83	Q
2	Roger Young	United States	–	R
3	Geoffery Burnside	Bahamas	–	R

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Dieter Berkmann	West Germany	11.71	Q
2	Leslie King	Trinidad and Tobago	–	R
3	Arturo Cambroni	Mexico	–	R

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Benedykt Kocot	Poland	11.44	Q
2	Geoff Cooke	Great Britain	–	R
3	Manu Snellinx	Belgium	–	R

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Robert Maveau	Belgium	Unknown	Q
2	Víctor Limba	Argentina	–	R
3	Neville Hunte	Guyana	–	R

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Niels Fredborg	Denmark	12.16	Q
2	Maurice Hugh-Sam	Jamaica	–	R
–	Harry Kent	New Zealand	DNS

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Carlos Reybaud	Argentina	11.50	Q
2	Werner Otto	East Germany	–	R
3	Ernie Crutchlow	Great Britain	–	R

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Jeffrey Spencer	United States	12.46	Q
2	Hector Edwards	Barbados	–

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Leslie King	Trinidad and Tobago	11.62	Q
2	Werner Otto	East Germany	–
3	Suriya Chiarasapawong	Thailand	–

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Neville Hunte	Guyana	11.54	Q
2	Taworn Tarwan	Thailand	–
3	Manu Snellinx	Belgium	–

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Yoshikazu Cho	Japan	11.17	Q
2	Félix Suárez	Spain	–
3	Shue Ming-fa	Chinese Taipei	–

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Ernie Crutchlow	Great Britain	11.41	Q
2	Jairo Díaz	Colombia	–
3	Winston Attong	Trinidad and Tobago	–

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Klaas Balk	Netherlands	12.02	Q
2	Maurice Hugh-Sam	Jamaica	–
3	Daud Ibrahim	Malaysia	–

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Serhiy Kravtsov	Soviet Union	11.35	Q
2	Geoff Cooke	Great Britain	–	R
3	Jeffrey Spencer	United States	–	R

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Leslie King	Trinidad and Tobago	11.77	Q
2	Ivan Kučírek	Czechoslovakia	–	R
3	Roger Young	United States	–	R

Cycling_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_sprint

Background

Competition format

Records

Schedule

Results

First round

First round heat 1

First round heat 2

First round heat 3

First round heat 4

First round heat 5

First round heat 6

First round heat 7

First round heat 8

First round heat 9

First round heat 10

First round heat 11

First round heat 12

First round heat 13

First round heat 14

First round heat 15

First round heat 16

First round heat 17

First repechage

First repechage heat 1

First repechage heat 2

First repechage heat 3

First repechage heat 4

First repechage heat 5

First repechage heat 6

First repechage heat 7

First repechage heat 8

First repechage heat 9

First repechage heat 10

First repechage heat 11

First repechage heat 12

Second round

Second round heat 1

Second round heat 2

Second round heat 3

Second round heat 4

Second round heat 5

Second round heat 6

Second round heat 7

Second round heat 8

Second round heat 9

Second round heat 10

Second repechage

Second repechage heat 1

Second repechage heat 2

Second repechage heat 3

Second repechage heat 4

Second repechage heat 5

Second repechage heat 6

Second repechage heat 7

Second repechage heat 8

1/8 finals

1/8 final 1

1/8 final 2

1/8 final 3

1/8 final 4

1/8 final 5

1/8 final 6

Third repechage heats

Third repechage heat 1

Third repechage heat 2

Third repechage heat 3

Third repechage heat 4

Third repechage finals

Third repechage final 1

Third repechage heat 2

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

Quarterfinal 2

Quarterfinal 3

Quarterfinal 4

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Peder Pedersen	Denmark	11.69	Q
2	Dieter Berkmann	West Germany	–	R
3	Peter van Doorn	Netherlands	–	R

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Robert Maveau	Belgium	11.98	Q
2	Omar Pkhakadze	Soviet Union	–	R
3	Ed McRae	Canada	–	R

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Jürgen Geschke	East Germany	11.53	Q
2	Benedykt Kocot	Poland	–	R
3	Ernie Crutchlow	Great Britain	–	R

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Karl Köther	West Germany	11.37	Q
2	Yoshikazu Cho	Japan	–	R
3	Massimo Marino	Italy	–	R

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Ivan Kučírek	Czechoslovakia	12.27	Q
2	Jeffrey Spencer	United States	–

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Omar Pkhakadze	Soviet Union	11.56	Q
2	Ernie Crutchlow	Great Britain	–
3	Neville Hunte	Guyana	–

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Peter van Doorn	Netherlands	11.74	Q
2	Yoshikazu Cho	Japan	–
3	Ed McRae	Canada	–

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Massimo Marino	Italy	11.68	Q
2	Carlos Reybaud	Argentina	–
3	Geoff Cooke	Great Britain	–

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Daniel Morelon	France	12.26	Q
2	Niels Fredborg	Denmark	–	R
3	Peter van Doorn	Netherlands	–	R

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Klaas Balk	Netherlands	11.48	Q
2	Andrzej Bek	Poland	–	R
3	Serhiy Kravtsov	Soviet Union	–	R