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Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

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Cycling - Men's sprint
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Cycling Stadium, Berlin
Dates6-7 August 1936
Competitors20 from 20 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Toni Merkens
 Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Arie van Vliet
 Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Louis Chaillot
 France
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Cycling at the
1936 Summer Olympics
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The men's sprint cycling event at the 1936 Summer Olympics took place on 6 and 7 August and was one of six events at the 1936 Olympics.[1] When van Vliet began to overtake Merkens in the first race of the final, Merkens swerved to the right and blatantly interfered with Van Vliet. No penalty was called, and a disconcerted van Vliet lost the second race. The Dutch team protested, but instead of being disqualified, Merkens was fined 100 marks instead.[2]

Results

Round 1

The winner in each heat qualified for the second round. The loser was relegated to the repechage for another chance at qualifying.

Heat 1
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Henri Collard  Belgium 13.2 Q
2 Dunc Gray  Australia R
Heat 2
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Louis Chaillot  France 12.8 Q
2 Nedyu Rachev  Bulgaria R
Heat 3
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Ray Hicks  Great Britain 13.6 Q
2 Manuel Riquelme  Chile R
Heat 4
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Arie van Vliet  Netherlands 12.6 Q
2 Doug Peace  Canada R
Heat 5
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Benedetto Pola  Italy 14.0 Q
2 Howard Wing  China R
Heat 6
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Werner Wägelin  Switzerland 12.4 Q
2 Haakon Sandtorp  Norway R
Heat 7
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 George Giles  New Zealand 12.6 Q
2 Imre Győrffy  Hungary R
Heat 8
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Toni Merkens  Germany 12.8 Q
2 Al Sellinger  United States R
Heat 9
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Franz Dusika  Austria 15.0 Q
2 Ted Clayton  South Africa R
Heat 10
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Karl Magnussen  Denmark 13.2 Q
2 José Mazzini  Peru R

Repechage

The last place finisher in each repechage was eliminated. The winner of each heat advanced to the second round, along with the second place finisher in heats where there were three cyclists.

Repechage 1
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Dunc Gray  Australia 13.0 Q
2 Ted Clayton  South Africa Q
3 José Mazzini  Peru
Repechage 2
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Al Sellinger  United States 13.4 Q
2 Imre Győrffy  Hungary Q
3 Nedyu Rachev  Bulgaria
Repechage 3
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Haakon Sandtorp  Norway 13.0 Q
2 Manuel Riquelme  Chile
Repechage 4
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Doug Peace  Canada 15.2 Q
2 Howard Wing  China

Round 2

The winner of each heat advanced; the loser was eliminated.

Heat 1
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Karl Magnussen  Denmark 13.4 Q
2 Imre Győrffy  Hungary
Heat 2
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Toni Merkens  Germany 13.0 Q
2 Haakon Sandtorp  Norway
Heat 3
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Werner Wägelin  Switzerland 13.4 Q
2 Ted Clayton  South Africa
Heat 4
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Benedetto Pola  Italy 12.6 Q
2 George Giles  New Zealand
Heat 5
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Arie van Vliet  Netherlands 12.0 Q
2 Franz Dusika  Austria
Heat 6
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Dunc Gray  Australia 12.2 Q
2 Ray Hicks  Great Britain
Heat 7
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Louis Chaillot  France 12.0 Q
2 Doug Peace  Canada
Heat 8
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Henri Collard  Belgium 13.2 Q
2 Al Sellinger  United States

Round 3

The winners qualified for the semifinals; the losers were eliminated.

Heat 1
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Louis Chaillot  France 12.6 Q
2 Karl Magnussen  Denmark
Heat 2
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Arie van Vliet  Netherlands 13.0 Q
2 Dunc Gray  Australia
Heat 3
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Benedetto Pola  Italy 12.6 Q
2 Werner Wägelin  Switzerland
Heat 4
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Toni Merkens  Germany 13.0 Q
2 Henri Collard  Belgium

Semifinals

The semifinal winners advanced to the gold medal final, while the losers competed in the bronze medal final.

Semifinal 1
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Toni Merkens  Germany 12.4 Q
2 Benedetto Pola  Italy B
Semifinal 2
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Arie van Vliet  Netherlands 12.0 Q
2 Louis Chaillot  France B

Finals

Both the gold and bronze medal finals were conducted as best-of-three competitions. In each case, the same team won both of the first two races, making a third race unnecessary. Merkens was fined for "deviating from the racing lane" in the first race of the final, though was allowed to finish the competition.[3]

Gold medal final
Rank Name Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 W L
1st place, gold medalist(s) Toni Merkens  Germany 11.8 11.8 – 2 0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Arie van Vliet  Netherlands – 0 2
Bronze medal final
Rank Name Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 W L
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Louis Chaillot  France 12.2 12.0 – 2 0
4 Benedetto Pola  Italy – 0 2

References

  1. ^ "Cycling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Sprint". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. ^ Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 200. ISBN 0140066322.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 927
  • 1936 Official Report.
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