Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint
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Track time trial | men |
Individual pursuit | men |
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The men's sprint was a track cycling event held as part of the Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on 17 October 1964 at the Hachioji Velodrome. 39 cyclists competed.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Giovanni Pettenella Italy |
Sergio Bianchetto Italy |
Daniel Morelon France |
Results
Heats
In the first round of heats, the 39 cyclists were divided into 13 heats of 3 cyclists each. The winner of each heat advanced to the 1/8 finals, while the 26 remaining cyclists were relegated to the first round of repechages.
Heat 1 | |||
1. | Pierre Trentin (FRA) | 12.77 | Q 1/8 |
2. | Nguyễn Văn Châu (VIE) | Q R1E | |
3. | Jose Tellez (MEX) | Q R1E | |
Heat 2 | |||
1. | Daniel Morelon (FRA) | 12.84 | Q 1/8 |
2. | Eduardo Bustos (COL) | Q R1E | |
3. | Tan Thol (CAM) | Q R1E | |
Heat 3 | |||
1. | Sergio Bianchetto (ITA) | 11.58 | Q 1/8 |
2. | Muhammad Hafeez (PAK) | Q R1E | |
3. | Suchha Singh (IND) | Q R1E | |
Heat 4 | |||
1. | Patrick Sercu (BEL) | 11.67 | Q 1/8 |
2. | Oscar García (ARG) | Q R1E | |
3. | Amar Billing (IND) | Q R1E | |
Heat 5 | |||
1. | Ivan Kučírek (TCH) | 11.60 | Q 1/8 |
2. | Roger Gibbon (TRI) | Q R1E | |
3. | Alan Grieco (USA) | Q R1E | |
Heat 6 | |||
1. | Karl Barton (GBR) | 12.68 | Q 1/8 |
2. | Richárd Bicskey (HUN) | Q R1E | |
3. | Carlos Alberto Vázquez (ARG) | DNF | |
Heat 7 | |||
1. | Giovanni Pettenella (ITA) | 11.40 | Q 1/8 |
2. | Fitzroy Hoyte (TRI) | Q R1E | |
3. | Tim Phivana (CAM) | Q R1E | |
Heat 8 | |||
1. | Omar Pkhak'adze (URS) | 12.26 | Q 1/8 |
2. | Willi Fuggerer (EUA) | Q R1E | |
3. | Peder Pedersen (DEN) | Q R1E | |
Heat 9 | |||
1. | Valery Khitrov (URS) | 11.54 | Q 1/8 |
2. | Christopher Church (GBR) | Q R1E | |
3. | Arie de Graaf (NED) | Q R1E | |
Heat 10 | |||
1. | Katsuhiko Sato (JPN) | 11.92 | Q 1/8 |
2. | José Mercado (MEX) | Q R1E | |
3. | Jackie Simes (USA) | Q R1E | |
Heat 11 | |||
1. | Thomas Harrison (AUS) | 11.60 | Q 1/8 |
2. | Pieter van der Touw (NED) | Q R1E | |
3. | Ferenc Habony (HUN) | Q R1E | |
Heat 12 | |||
1. | Mario Vanegas (COL) | 12.09 | Q 1/8 |
2. | Lewis Johnson (AUS) | Q R1E | |
3. | Zbysław Zając (POL) | Q R1E | |
Heat 13 | |||
1. | Ulrich Schillinger (EUA) | 12.60 | Q 1/8 |
2. | Niels Fredborg (DEN) | Q R1E | |
3. | Tsuyoshi Kawachi (JPN) | Q R1E |
First repechage, eliminations
All of the competitors who had not qualified for the 1/8 finals in the heats competed in the first round repechage. Ten heats, each with 2 or 3 cyclists, were held. The winner of each heat moved on to the first round repechage finals, all others (16 in all) were eliminated.
Heat 1 | |||
1. | Oscar Garcia (ARG) | 12.16 | Q R1F |
2. | Fitzroy Hoyte (TRI) | ||
3. | Jose Tellez (MEX) | ||
Heat 2 | |||
1. | Roger Gibbon (TRI) | 11.65 | Q R1F |
2. | Tsuyoshi Kawachi (JPN) | ||
3. | Tim Phivana (CAM) | ||
Heat 3 | |||
1. | Zbysław Zając (POL) | 12.31 | Q R1F |
2. | Nguyễn Văn Châu (VIE) | ||
3. | Amar Billing (IND) | ||
Heat 4 | |||
1. | Tan Thol (CAM) | 13.00 | Q R1F |
2. | Richárd Bicskey (HUN) | ||
3. | Christopher Church (GBR) | ||
Heat 5 | |||
1. | Niels Fredborg (DEN) | 12.31 | Q R1F |
2. | Alan Grieco (USA) | ||
3. | José Mercado (MEX) | ||
Heat 6 | |||
1. | Willi Fuggerer (EUA) | 12.69 | Q R1F |
2. | Jackie Simes (USA) | ||
Heat 7 | |||
1. | Peder Pedersen (DEN) | 11.61 | Q R1F |
2. | Muhammad Hafeez (PAK) | ||
Heat 8 | |||
1. | Arie de Graaf (NED) | 12.21 | Q R1F |
2. | Suchha Singh (IND) | ||
Heat 9 | |||
1. | Pieter van der Touw (NED) | 12.48 | Q R1F |
2. | Eduardo Bustos (COL) | ||
Heat 10 | |||
1. | Lewis Johnson (AUS) | 12.20 | Q R1F |
2. | Ferenc Habony (HUN) |
First repechage, finals
The winners of the 10 heats of the elimination round of the first repechage competed against each other in 5 heats of repechage finals. The winners of the five heats advanced to the 1/8 finals, the losers were eliminated.
Heat 1 | |||
1. | Zbysław Zając (POL) | 12.09 | Q 1/8 |
2. | Oscar Garcia (ARG) | ||
Heat 2 | |||
1. | Niels Fredborg (DEN) | 12.25 | Q 1/8 |
2. | Tan Thol (CAM) | ||
Heat 3 | |||
1. | Peder Pedersen (DEN) | 11.91 | Q 1/8 |
2. | Pieter van der Touw (NED) | ||
Heat 4 | |||
1. | Roger Gibbon (TRI) | 11.35 | Q 1/8 |
2. | Arie de Graaf (NED) | ||
Heat 5 | |||
1. | Willi Fuggerer (EUA) | 11.52 | Q 1/8 |
2. | Lewis Johnson (AUS) |
1/8 finals
The 18 remaining cyclists competed in 6 heats of 3 cyclists in the 1/8 finals. The winner of each heat advanced to the quarterfinals, with the 2 defeated cyclists in each heat relegated to the second round of repechages.
Heat 1 | |||
1. | Mario Vanegas (COL) | 12.07 | Q QF |
2. | Omar Pkhak'adze (URS) | Q R2E | |
3. | Pierre Trentin (FRA) | Q R2E | |
Heat 2 | |||
1. | Daniel Morelon (FRA) | 11.93 | Q QF |
2. | Niels Fredborg (DEN) | Q R2E | |
3. | Karl Barton (GBR) | Q R2E | |
Heat 3 | |||
1. | Sergio Bianchetto (ITA) | 11.83 | Q QF |
2. | Ulrich Schillinger (EUA) | Q R2E | |
3. | Peder Pedersen (DEN) | Q R2E | |
Heat 4 | |||
1. | Patrick Sercu (BEL) | 11.43 | Q QF |
2. | Thomas Harrison (AUS) | Q R2E | |
3. | Roger Gibbon (TRI) | Q R2E | |
Heat 5 | |||
1. | Zbysław Zając (POL) | 12.06 | Q QF |
2. | Valery Khitrov (URS) | Q R2E | |
3. | Giovanni Pettenella (ITA) | Q R2E | |
Heat 6 | |||
1. | Willi Fuggerer (EUA) | 12.15 | Q QF |
2. | Ivan Kučírek (TCH) | Q R2E | |
3. | Katsuhiko Sato (JPN) | Q R2E |
Second repechage, eliminations
Four heats of three cyclists each were held, with the winner of each moving to the finals of the second repechage while the other 8 cyclists were eliminated.
Heat 1 | |||
1. | Pierre Trentin (FRA) | 12.81 | Q R2F |
2. | Karl Barton (GBR) | ||
3. | Roger Gibbon (TRI) | DNF | |
Heat 2 | |||
1. | Giovanni Pettenella (ITA) | 12.06 | Q R2F |
2. | Ulrich Schillinger (EUA) | ||
3. | Niels Fredborg (DEN) | ||
Heat 3 | |||
1. | Omar Pkhak'adze (URS) | 11.70 | Q R2F |
2. | Thomas Harrison (AUS) | ||
3. | Katsuhiko Sato (JPN) | ||
Heat 4 | |||
1. | Valery Khitrov (URS) | 11.45 | Q R2F |
2. | Ivan Kučírek (TCH) | ||
3. | Peder Pedersen (DEN) |
Second repechage, finals
The four winners of the eliminations of the second repechage faced off in two heats of finals for the repechage. The winner in each heat moved on to the semifinals, the loser was eliminated.
Heat 1 | |||
1. | Pierre Trentin (FRA) | 11.88 | Q QF |
2. | Valery Khitrov (URS) | ||
Heat 2 | |||
1. | Giovanni Pettenella (ITA) | 11.71 | Q QF |
2. | Omar Pkhak'adze (URS) |
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals, which began the day of 19 October, were the first round of direct elimination. The 8 remaining cyclists were paired off into four heats. The winner of each match, which was in a best-of-three format, advanced, the loser was eliminated.
Quarterfinal 1 | |||||
1. | Daniel Morelon (FRA) | 12.07 | 12.18 | — | Q SF |
2. | Zbysław Zając (POL) | — | |||
Quarterfinal 2 | |||||
1. | Sergio Bianchetto (ITA) | 13.00 | 12.31 | — | Q SF |
2. | Mario Vanegas (COL) | — | |||
Quarterfinal 3 | |||||
1. | Giovanni Pettenella (ITA) | 12.03 | 11.57 | — | Q SF |
2. | Patrick Sercu (BEL) | — | |||
Quarterfinal 4 | |||||
1. | Pierre Trentin (FRA) | 12.58 | 12.72 | Q SF | |
2. | Thomas Harrison (AUS) | 12.52 |
Semifinals
The semifinals were also raced in a best-of-three format. The winner of each semifinal advanced to the gold medal match, while the loser was sent to the bronze medal match.
Semifinal 1 | |||||
1. | Giovanni Pettenella (ITA) | wo | 12.74 | Q GMM | |
2. | Pierre Trentin (FRA) | 12.89 | DQ | Q BMM | |
Semifinal 2 | |||||
1. | Sergio Bianchetto (ITA) | 12.52 | 12.91 | Q GMM | |
2. | Daniel Morelon (FRA) | 11.83 | Q BMM |
Finals
The two finals each pitted a pair of countrymen against each other; Italians in the gold medal match and Frenchmen in the bronze. Again the format was best-of-three.
Gold medal match | ||||
Giovanni Pettenella (ITA) | 13.85 | 13.69 | — | |
Sergio Bianchetto (ITA) | — | |||
Bronze medal match | ||||
Daniel Morelon (FRA) | 11.58 | 13.85 | ||
4. | Pierre Trentin (FRA) | 11.42 |
Sources
- Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad: Tokyo 1964, vol. 2.