Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint
Appearance
Men's cycling sprint at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Velodrome, Rome | ||||||||||||
Date | 26-29 August 1960 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 30 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
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Road events | |
Individual road race | men |
Team time trial | men |
Track events | |
Track time trial | men |
Sprint | men |
Tandem | men |
Team pursuit | men |
The men's sprint at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy was held on 26 to 29 August 1960. There were 30 participants from 18 nations.[1]
Competition format
Sprint cycling involves a series of head-to-head matches. The 1960 competition involved nine rounds: heats, a two-round repechage, 1/8 finals, another two-round repechage, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals.[2]
- Heats: The 37 entrants were divided into 12 heats, most of 3 cyclists but one of 4 cyclists. After 7 withdrawals, no heat had more than 3 cyclists; many had 2 and one heat had only 1 competitor. 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 (18 cyclists).
- Repechage 1: This was a two-round repechage. The first round consisted of 9 heats of 2 cyclists. The winners advanced to the second round of the repechage, while the losers were eliminated. The second round had 3 heats of 3 cyclists each; the top 2 in each heat joined the main competition again at the 1/8 finals (6 cyclists) while the 3rd-place rider in each heat was eliminated.
- 1/8 finals: The 18 cyclists who advanced through the heats or the first 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).
- Repechage 2: This was another two-round repechage, but with a different format. This 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.
Results
Heats
Heat 1
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Sante Gaiardoni | Italy | 11.7 | Q |
2 | Clyde Rimple | British West Indies | N/A | R |
– | Mohamed Touati | Tunisia | DNS |
Heat 2
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Ron Baensch | Australia | 11.7 | Q |
– | K. Melby | Denmark | DNS | |
– | Les Haupt | South Africa | DNS |
Heat 3
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Leo Sterckx | Belgium | 11.4 | Q |
2 | Anésio Argenton | Brazil | N/A | R |
– | P. Tache | Romania | DNS |
Heat 4
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Mario Vanegas | Colombia | 11.7 | Q |
2 | Karl Barton | Great Britain | N/A | R |
– | V. Oprea | Romania | DNS |
Heat 5
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Valentino Gasparella | Italy | 11.7 | Q |
2 | José María Errandonea | Spain | N/A | R |
3 | Martin McKay | Ireland | N/A | R |
Heat 6
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Günter Kaslowski | United Team of Germany | 12.0 | Q |
2 | Gilbert De Rieck | Belgium | N/A | R |
3 | Cenobio Ruiz | Mexico | N/A | R |
Heat 7
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | André Gruchet | France | 11.6 | Q |
2 | Herbert Francis | United States | N/A | R |
3 | Muhammad Ashiq | Pakistan | N/A | R |
Heat 8
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Kurt Rechsteiner | Switzerland | 11.7 | Q |
2 | Luis Muciño | Mexico | N/A | R |
3 | Abdul Razzaq Baloch | Pakistan | N/A | R |
Heat 9
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Lloyd Binch | Great Britain | 12.0 | Q |
2 | Imants Bodnieks | Soviet Union | N/A | R |
3 | Piet van der Touw | Netherlands | N/A | R |
Heat 10
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Boris Vasilyev | Soviet Union | 11.8 | Q |
2 | Francisco Tortellá | Spain | N/A | R |
3 | Michael Horgan | Ireland | N/A | R |
Heat 11
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Antoine Pellegrina | France | 12.4 | Q |
2 | Aad de Graaf | Netherlands | N/A | R |
– | Diego Calero | Colombia | DNS |
Heat 12
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | August Rieke | United Team of Germany | 11.9 | Q |
2 | Jackie Simes | United States | N/A | R |
3 | Paul Nyman | Finland | N/A | R |
– | Ian Browne | Australia | DNS |
First repechage heats
First repechage heat 1
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Anésio Argenton | Brazil | 12.3 | Q |
2 | Karl Barton | Great Britain | N/A |
First repechage heat 2
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Cenobio Ruiz | Mexico | 12.4 | Q |
2 | Martin McKay | Ireland | N/A |
First repechage heat 3
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Gilbert De Rieck | Belgium | 12.4 | Q |
2 | José María Errandonea | Spain | N/A |
First repechage heat 4
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Herbert Francis | United States | 12.1 | Q |
2 | Abdul Razzaq Baloch | Pakistan | N/A |
First repechage heat 5
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Luis Muciño | Mexico | 12.8 | Q |
2 | Muhammad Ashiq | Pakistan | N/A |
First repechage heat 6
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Imants Bodnieks | Soviet Union | 11.7 | Q |
2 | Michael Horgan | Ireland | N/A |
First repechage heat 7
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Piet van der Touw | Netherlands | 12.1 | Q |
2 | Francisco Tortellá | Spain | N/A |
First repechage heat 8
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Aad de Graaf | Netherlands | 11.6 | Q |
2 | Jackie Simes | United States | N/A |
First repechage heat 9
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Clyde Rimple | British West Indies | 12.5 | Q |
2 | Paul Nyman | Finland | N/A |
First repechage finals
First repechage final 1
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Aad de Graaf | Netherlands | 11.8 | Q |
2 | Gilbert De Rieck | Belgium | N/A | Q |
3 | Cenobio Ruiz | Mexico | N/A |
First repechage final 2
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Imants Bodnieks | Soviet Union | 12.5 | Q |
2 | Anésio Argenton | Brazil | N/A | Q |
3 | Luis Muciño | Mexico | N/A |
First repechage final 3
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Piet van der Touw | Netherlands | 11.9 | Q |
2 | Clyde Rimple | British West Indies | N/A | Q |
3 | Herbert Francis | United States | N/A |
1/8 finals
1/8 final heat 1
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | August Rieke | United Team of Germany | 11.7 | Q |
2 | Piet van der Touw | Netherlands | N/A | R |
3 | Boris Vasilyev | Soviet Union | N/A | R |
1/8 final heat 2
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Antoine Pellegrina | France | 11.6 | Q |
2 | Kurt Rechsteiner | Switzerland | N/A | R |
3 | Gilbert De Rieck | Belgium | N/A | R |
1/8 final heat 3
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Lloyd Binch | Great Britain | 11.7 | Q |
2 | André Gruchet | France | N/A | R |
3 | Clyde Rimple | British West Indies | N/A | R |
1/8 final heat 4
Gasparella "was retroceded from 1st to 3rd place."[3]
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Anésio Argenton | Brazil | 11.4 | Q |
2 | Ron Baensch | Australia | N/A | R |
3 | Valentino Gasparella | Italy | N/A | R |
1/8 final heat 5
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Leo Sterckx | Belgium | 11.3 | Q |
2 | Aad de Graaf | Netherlands | N/A | R |
3 | Mario Vanegas | Colombia | N/A | R |
1/8 final heat 6
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Sante Gaiardoni | Italy | 11.7 | Q |
2 | Imants Bodnieks | Soviet Union | N/A | R |
3 | Günter Kaslowski | United Team of Germany | N/A | R |
Second repechage heats
Second repechage heat 1
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Mario Vanegas | Colombia | 11.8 | Q |
2 | André Gruchet | France | N/A | |
3 | Aad de Graaf | Netherlands | N/A |
Second repechage heat 2
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Valentino Gasparella | Italy | 11.6 | Q |
2 | Clyde Rimple | British West Indies | N/A | |
3 | Boris Vasilyev | Soviet Union | N/A |
Second repechage heat 3
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Kurt Rechsteiner | Switzerland | 11.5 | Q |
2 | Günter Kaslowski | United Team of Germany | N/A | |
3 | Gilbert De Rieck | Belgium | N/A |
Second repechage heat 4
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Ron Baensch | Australia | 12.1 | Q |
2 | Piet van der Touw | Netherlands | N/A | |
3 | Imants Bodnieks | Soviet Union | N/A |
Second repechage finals
Second repechage final 1
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Valentino Gasparella | Italy | 11.4 | Q |
2 | Mario Vanegas | Colombia | N/A |
Second repechage final 2
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ron Baensch | Australia | 11.6 | Q |
2 | Kurt Rechsteiner | Switzerland | N/A |
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinal 1
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
1 | Valentino Gasparella | Italy | 1 | 12.0 | 1 | 11.7 | — | Q | |
2 | Antoine Pellegrina | France | 2 | N/A | 2 | N/A |
Quarterfinal 2
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
1 | Ron Baensch | Australia | 1 | 12.2 | 1 | 12.0 | — | Q | |
2 | August Rieke | United Team of Germany | 2 | N/A | 2 | N/A |
Quarterfinal 3
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
1 | Leo Sterckx | Belgium | 1 | 11.9 | 1 | 11.7 | — | Q | |
2 | Lloyd Binch | Great Britain | 2 | N/A | 2 | N/A |
Quarterfinal 4
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
1 | Sante Gaiardoni | Italy | 1 | 11.6 | 1 | 11.3 | — | Q | |
2 | Anésio Argenton | Brazil | 2 | N/A | 2 | N/A |
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
1 | Leo Sterckx | Belgium | 2 | N/A | 1 | 11.3 | 1 | 11.5 | Q |
2 | Valentino Gasparella | Italy | 1 | 11.1 | 2 | N/A | 2 | N/A | B |
Semifinal 2
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
1 | Sante Gaiardoni | Italy | 1 | 11.6 | 1 | 12.8 | — | Q | |
2 | Ron Baensch | Australia | 2 | N/A | 2 | N/A | B |
Finals
Bronze medal final
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | |||
Valentino Gasparella | Italy | 1 | 12.2 | 1 | 12.0 | — | ||
4 | Ron Baensch | Australia | 2 | N/A | 2 | N/A |
Gold medal final
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | |||
Sante Gaiardoni | Italy | 1 | 11.1 | 1 | 11.5 | — | ||
Leo Sterckx | Belgium | 2 | N/A | 2 | N/A |
Final classification
References
- ^ "Cycling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Sprint". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ Official Report, p. 326
- ^ Official Report, p. 328.