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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
← 1932
1948 →

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]

Results

Final

Rank Name Nationality
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
4 Benedetto Pola  Italy
5 Henri Collard  Belgium
Dunc Gray  Australia
Karl Magnussen  Denmark
Werner Wägelin  Switzerland
9 Imre Győrffy  Hungary
Haakon Sandtorp  Norway
Ted Clayton  South Africa
George Giles  New Zealand
Franz Dusika  Austria
Ray Hicks  Great Britain
Doug Peace  Canada
Al Sellinger  United States
Manuel Riquelme  Chile
Howard Wing  China
José Mazzini  Peru
Nedyu Rachev  Bulgaria

References

  1. ^ "Cycling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Sprint". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 13 July 2014.