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Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

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Men's sprint
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Dates21–24 July 1976
Competitors25 from 25 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Anton Tkáč
 Czechoslovakia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Daniel Morelon
 France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jürgen Geschke
 East Germany
← 1972
1980 →

The men's sprint at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, was held from 21 to 24 July 1976. There were 25 participants from 25 nations.[1] Following the explosion in size of the event from 1960 to 1972 when nations were allowed two cyclists each, the limit was again reduced to one competitor from each nation. The event was won by Anton Tkáč of Czechoslovakia, the nation's first medal in the men's sprint. Tkáč beat two-time defending champion Daniel Morelon of France in the final; Morelon's silver was a (still-standing record fourth medal in the event. Jürgen Geschke earned bronze to give East Germany its first medal in the event and the first medal for any German cyclist since 1952.

Background

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This was the 16th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except in 1904 and 1912. Three quarterfinalists from 1972 returned: two-time gold medalist (and 1964 bronze medalist) Daniel Morelon of France and fifth-place finishers Niels Fredborg of Denmark and Jürgen Geschke of East Germany. Morelon had seven world championships to go with his two Olympic gold medals, and was again the favorite. Anton Tkáč of Czechoslavkia had won the 1974 world championship and was a contender as well.[2]

Antigua and Barbuda and Yugoslavia each made their debut in the men's sprint; East Germany competed separately for the first time. France made its 16th appearance, the only nation to have competed at every appearance of the event.

Competition format

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This sprint competition involved a series of head-to-head matches. The 1976 competition featured a smaller field than previous Games, reducing the number of rounds from ten to eight by eliminating the second round and second repechage. The 1976 sprint involved eight rounds: five main rounds (first round, 1/8 finals, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals) as well as two repechages after the first two main rounds; the second repechage was a two-round repechage.[3]

  • First round: The 25 entrants were divided into 12 heats of 2 cyclists each (except the final heat, which had 3). The winner of each heat advanced directly to the 1/8 finals (12 cyclists), while all other cyclists who competed were sent to the first repechage (13 cyclists).
  • First repechage: The 13 cyclists were divided into 6 heats, each with 2 cyclists (again, except the final heat, which had 3). The winner of each heat advanced to the 1/8 finals (6 cyclists), while all others were eliminated (7 cyclists).
  • 1/8 finals: The 18 cyclists who advanced through the first rounds (including repechage) 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 second repechage (12 cyclists).
  • Second 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 going to the fifth-eighth classification race.
  • 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, as well as (for the first time) a classification final for fifth through eighth places for quarterfinal losers.

Records

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The records for the sprint are 200 metre flying time trial records, kept for the qualifying round in later Games as well as for the finish of races.

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

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

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All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

Date Time Round
Wednesday, 21 July 1976 16:00
16:40
Round 1
First repechage
Thursday, 22 July 1976 15:20
16:15
16:45
17:00
1/8 finals
Second repechage semifinals
Second repechage finals
Quarterfinals
Friday, 23 July 1976 16:30 Semifinals
Saturday, 24 July 1976 15:15 Finals

Results

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First round

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First round heat 1

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Daniel Morelon  France 11.46 Q
2 Taworn Tarwan  Thailand R

First round heat 2

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Giorgio Rossi  Italy 11.36 Q
2 Mikhail Kountras  Greece R

First round heat 3

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Jürgen Geschke  East Germany 11.55 Q
2 Vlado Fumić  Yugoslavia R

First round heat 4

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Benedykt Kocot  Poland 11.79 Q
2 Leslie Rawlins  Trinidad and Tobago R

First round heat 5

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Anton Tkáč  Czechoslovakia 11.19 Q
2 Stanley Smith  Barbados R

First round heat 6

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Sergey Kravtsov  Soviet Union 11.16 Q
2 Julio Echevarry  Colombia R

First round heat 7

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Gordon Singleton  Canada 11.44 Q
2 Dimo Angelov Tonchev  Bulgaria R

First round heat 8

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Yoshikazu Cho  Japan 11.21 Q
2 Niels Fredborg  Denmark R

First round heat 9

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Dieter Berkmann  West Germany 11.38 Q
2 Ron Boyle  Australia R

First round heat 10

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Richard Tormen  Chile 11.63 Q
2 Sjaak Pieters  Netherlands R

First round heat 11

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Xavier Mirander  Jamaica 11.45 Q
2 Trevor Gadd  Great Britain R

First round heat 12

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Michel Vaarten  Belgium 11.26 Q
2 Leigh Barczewski  United States R
3 Patrick Spencer  Antigua and Barbuda R

First repechage

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First repechage heat 1

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Stanley Smith  Barbados 12.34 Q
2 Taworn Tarwan  Thailand

First repechage heat 2

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Dimo Angelov Tonchev  Bulgaria 11.50 Q
2 Mikhail Kountras  Thailand

First repechage heat 3

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Julio Echevarry  Colombia Q
2 Leslie Rawlins  Trinidad and Tobago DSQ

First repechage heat 4

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Niels Fredborg  Denmark 11.96 Q
2 Ron Boyle  Australia

First repechage heat 5

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Trevor Gadd  Great Britain Q
2 Leigh Barczewski  United States DSQ

First repechage heat 6

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Sjaak Pieters  Netherlands 11.71 Q
2 Vlado Fumić  Yugoslavia
3 Patrick Spencer  Antigua and Barbuda

1/8 finals

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1/8 final 1

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Daniel Morelon  France 11.29 Q
2 Michel Vaarten  Belgium R
3 Stanley Smith  Barbados R

1/8 final 2

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Giorgio Rossi  Italy 11.39 Q
2 Richard Tormen  Chile R
3 Dimo Angelov Tonchev  Bulgaria R

1/8 final 3

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Jürgen Geschke  East Germany 11.52 Q
2 Xavier Mirander  Jamaica R
3 Julio Echevarry  Colombia R

1/8 final 4

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Niels Fredborg  Denmark 11.59 Q
2 Dieter Berkmann  West Germany R
3 Benedykt Kocot  Poland R

1/8 final 5

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Anton Tkáč  Czechoslovakia 11.69 Q
2 Gordon Singleton  Canada R
3 Trevor Gadd  Great Britain R

1/8 final 6

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Yoshikazu Cho  Japan 11.28 Q
2 Sergey Kravtsov  Soviet Union R
3 Sjaak Pieters  Netherlands R

Second repechage heats

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Second repechage heat 1

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Michel Vaarten  Belgium 12.61 Q
2 Julio Echevarry  Colombia
3 Dimo Angelov Tonchev  Bulgaria

Second repechage heat 2

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Richard Tormen  Chile 11.75 Q
2 Benedykt Kocot  Poland
3 Stanley Smith  Barbados

Second repechage heat 3

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Sergey Kravtsov  Soviet Union 11.31 Q
2 Trevor Gadd  Great Britain
3 Xavier Mirander  Jamaica

Second repechage heat 4

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Dieter Berkmann  West Germany 11.43 Q
2 Sjaak Pieters  Netherlands
3 Gordon Singleton  Canada

Second repechage finals

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Second repechage final 1

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Dieter Berkmann  West Germany 11.67 Q
2 Richard Tormen  Chile

Second repechage final 2

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Sergey Kravtsov  Soviet Union 11.39 Q
2 Michel Vaarten  Belgium

Quarterfinals

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Quarterfinal 1

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Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time
1 Daniel Morelon  France 11.69 1 11.15 1 Q
2 Sergey Kravtsov  Soviet Union 2 2 C

Quarterfinal 2

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Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time
1 Dieter Berkmann  West Germany 2 11.96 1 11.80 1 Q
2 Giorgio Rossi  Italy 12.44 1 2 2 C

Quarterfinal 3

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Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time
1 Jürgen Geschke  East Germany 12.14 1 12.44 1 Q
2 Yoshikazu Cho  Japan 2 2 C

Quarterfinal 4

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Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time
1 Anton Tkáč  Czechoslovakia 11.53 1 11.69 1 Q
2 Niels Fredborg  Denmark 2 2 C

Semifinals

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Semifinal 1

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Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time
1 Daniel Morelon  France 11.42 1 11.62 1 Q
2 Dieter Berkmann  West Germany 2 2 B

Semifinal 2

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Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time
1 Anton Tkáč  Czechoslovakia 11.24 1 2 11.13 1 Q
2 Jürgen Geschke  East Germany 2 11.65 1 2 B

Finals

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Classification 5–8

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
5 Sergey Kravtsov  Soviet Union Unknown
6 Yoshikazu Cho  Japan
7 Niels Fredborg  Denmark
8 Giorgio Rossi  Italy

Bronze medal match

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Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3
Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jürgen Geschke  East Germany 11.35 1 DSQ 2 11.42 1
4 Dieter Berkmann  West Germany 2 1 2

Final

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Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3
Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Anton Tkáč  Czechoslovakia 10.78 1 2 11.17 1
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Daniel Morelon  France 2 11.58 1 2

Final classification

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Rank Cyclist Nation
1st place, gold medalist(s) Anton Tkáč  Czechoslovakia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Daniel Morelon  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jürgen Geschke  East Germany
4 Dieter Berkmann  West Germany
5 Sergey Kravtsov  Soviet Union
6 Yoshikazu Cho  Japan
7 Niels Fredborg  Denmark
8 Giorgio Rossi  Italy
9 Richard Tormen  Chile
Michel Vaarten  Belgium
11 Julio Echevarry  Colombia
Trevor Gadd  Great Britain
Benedykt Kocot  Poland
Sjaak Pieters  Netherlands
15 Dimo Angelov Tonchev  Bulgaria
Xavier Mirander  Jamaica
Gordon Singleton  Canada
Stanley Smith  Barbados
19 Leigh Barczewski  United States
Ron Boyle  Australia
Vlado Fumić  Yugoslavia
Mikhail Kountras  Greece
Leslie Rawlins  Trinidad and Tobago
Taworn Tarwan  Thailand
25 Patrick Spencer  Antigua and Barbuda

References

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  1. ^ "Cycling at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games: Men's Sprint". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Sprint, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. ^ Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 191–93.
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