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Men's cycling tandem at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue	Olympic Velodrome, Munich
Date	3–4 September 1972
Competitors	28 from 14 nations
Medalists
Igor Tselovalnikov, Vladimir Semenets  Soviet Union Jürgen Geschke, Werner Otto  East Germany Andrzej Bek, Benedykt Kocot  Poland
← 1968

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These are the official results of the Men's Tandem Race at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany held on 3 to 4 September 1972. There were 28 participants from 14 countries.^[1]

This tandem bicycle competition involved a series of head-to-head matches. The 1972 competition involved six rounds: four main rounds (first round, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals) as well as a two-round repechage after the first round.^[2]

• First round: The 14 teams were divided into 7 heats of 2 cyclists each. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the quarterfinal (7 teams); the loser went to the repechage (7 teams).
• Repechage: This was a two-round repechage. The repechage began with 3 heats of 2 or 3 teams each. The top team in each heat advanced to the second round, while the other team or teams in each heat were eliminated. The second round of this repechage featured a single heats of 3 teams, with the winner 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.