Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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| Cycling at the Games of the XIV Olympiad |
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| Road cycling | Windsor Great Park | ||||||
| Track cycling | Herne Hill Velodrome | ||||||
| Dates | 7 August – 11 August | ||||||
| Cyclists | 188 from 33 countries | ||||||
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The cycling competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only.[1] The track cycling events were held at the Herne Hill Velodrome in south London. The road race events were held in Windsor Great Park, south of Windsor.
Medal summary[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road race, Individual |
France (FRA) |
Netherlands (NED) |
Belgium (BEL) |
| Road race, Team |
Léon Delathouwer Eugène van Roosbroeck Lode Wouters |
Robert John Maitland Ian Scott Gordon Thomas Ernie Clements |
José Beyaert Jacques Dupont Alain Moineau |
| 1000m time trial |
France (FRA) |
Belgium (BEL) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
| Sprint |
Italy (ITA) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
Denmark (DEN) |
| Tandem |
Renato Perona Ferdinando Teruzzi |
Alan Bannister Reg Harris |
Gaston Dron René Faye |
| Pursuit, Team |
Fernand Decanali Pierre Adam Serge Blusson Charles Coste |
Rino Pucci Arnaldo Benfenati Guido Bernardi Anselmo Citterio |
Wilfred Waters Robert Geldard Tommy Godwin David Ricketts |
Participating nations[edit]
188 cyclists from 33 nations competed.[1]
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Medal table[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Cycling at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
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