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Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

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Men's sprint
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Jens Fiedler (2010)
VenueVelòdrom d'Horta
Dates28–31 July
Competitors23 from 23 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jens Fiedler
 Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gary Neiwand
 Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Curt Harnett
 Canada
← 1988
1996 →

The men's sprint (track cycling) at the 1992 Summer Olympics (Cycling) was an event that consisted of cyclists making three laps around the track. Only the time for the last 200 metres of the 750 metres covered was counted as official time. The races were held on Tuesday, July 28, Wednesday, July 29, Thursday, July 30 and Friday, July 31, 1992, at the Velòdrom d'Horta.[1] There were 23 competitors from 23 nations, with each nation limited to one cyclist.[2] The event was won by Jens Fiedler of Germany, the first victory in the men's sprint for Germany as a unified nation since 1936 (though East Germany had won two gold medals since). Gary Neiwand of Australia took silver, the third time that nation had a runner-up in the event; Neiwand was only the fourth man to win multiple medals in the sprint (adding to his 1988 bronze). Canada earned its first medal in the men's sprint with Curt Harnett's bronze.

Background

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This was the 20th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1904 and 1912. Four of the quarterfinalists from 1988 returned: silver medalist Nikolai Kovsh of the Soviet Union (now representing the Unified Team), bronze medalist Gary Neiwand of Australia, sixth-place finisher Erik Schoefs of Belgium, and eighth-place finisher Maxwell Cheeseman of Trinidad and Tobago. East Germany had been dominant through reunification of Germany; Bill Huck and Jens Fiedler had won the last three world championships, and the last time anyone not from East Germany had won was 1982. With only one cyclist per nation allowed, Fiedler was selected for the German team and was the heavy favorite.[2]

Indonesia made its debut in the men's sprint; some former Soviet republics competed as the Unified Team. France made its 20th 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 along with the new qualifying round of time trials. There were five main match rounds, with two repechages. The first repechage had two rounds.[2][3]

  • Qualifying round: Each of the 23 competitors completed a 200-metre flying time trial (reaching full speed before timing started for the last 200 metres). The top 24 advanced to the match rounds, seeded based on their time in the qualifying round. With only 23 riders starting, nobody was eliminated.
  • Round 1: The 23 cyclists were seeded into 8 heats of 3 cyclists each, except that one heat had only 2 cyclists and a second was reduced to 2 by a withdrawal. The winner of each heat advanced to the 1/8 finals (8 cyclists) while the other cyclists went to the first repechage semifinals (14 cyclists).
  • First repechage semifinals: The 14 cyclists were divided into 7 heats, each with 2 cyclists. The winner of each heat advanced to the first repechage finals (7 cyclists) while the losers were eliminated (7 cyclists).
  • First repechage finals: The 7 cyclists were divided into 3 heats, two with 2 cyclists and one with 3 cyclists. The winners of each heat advanced to the 1/8 finals, along with the second-placed cyclist in the heat of 3 (4 cyclists). The last-place cyclist in each heat was eliminated (3 cyclists).
  • 1/8 finals: The 12 remaining cyclists competed in a 1/8 finals round. There were 4 heats in this round, with 3 cyclists in each. The top cyclist in each heat advanced to the quarterfinals (4 cyclists), while the remaining two in each heat went to the second repechage (8 cyclists).
  • Second repechage: This round featured 4 heats, with 2 cyclists each. The winner of each heat advanced to the quarterfinals (4 cyclists); the losers were eliminated (4 cyclists).
  • 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 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  Vladimir Adamachvili (URS) 10.099 Moscow, Soviet Union 6 August 1990
Olympic record  Lutz Heßlich (GDR) 10.395 Seoul, South Korea 21 September 1988

Three men broke the Olympic record in the qualifying round, in sequence: Curt Harnett clocked in at 10.368 seconds, Gary Neiwand at 10.330 seconds, and Jens Fiedler at 10.252 seconds.

Schedule

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All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
Tuesday, 28 July 1992 10:00
19:05
20:50
21:15
Qualifying round
Round 1
First repechage semifinals
First repechage finals
Wednesday, 29 July 1992 18:20
18:55
20:00
1/8 finals
Second repechage
Quarterfinals
Thursday, 30 July 1992 21:10 Semifinals
Friday, 31 July 1992 18:40 Finals

Results

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Qualifying round

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Held Tuesday, July 28.
Times and average speeds are listed.

Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Jens Fiedler  Germany 10.252 70.230 Q, OR
2 Gary Neiwand  Australia 10.330 69.699 Q
3 Curt Harnett  Canada 10.368 69.444 Q
4 Roberto Chiappa  Italy 10.516 68.467 Q
5 José Manuel Moreno  Spain 10.550 68.246 Q
6 Ken Carpenter  United States 10.561 68.175 Q
7 Frédéric Magné  France 10.617 67.815 Q
8 Ainārs Ķiksis  Latvia 10.749 66.982 Q
9 Erik Schoefs  Belgium 10.819 66.549 Q
10 Jaroslav Jeřábek  Czechoslovakia 10.873 66.219 Q
11 Keiji Kojima  Japan 10.902 66.042 Q
12 Rolf Furrer  Switzerland 10.935 65.843 Q
13 José Lovito  Argentina 11.024 65.312 Q
14 Nikolai Kovsh  Unified Team 11.030 65.276 Q
15 Jhon González  Colombia 11.097 64.882 Q
16 Jon Andrews  New Zealand 11.102 64.853 Q
17 Dirk Jan van Hameren  Netherlands 11.284 63.807 Q
18 Maxwell Cheeseman  Trinidad and Tobago 11.448 62.893 Q
19 Livingstone Alleyne  Barbados 11.559 62.289 Q
20 Andrew Myers  Jamaica 11.633 61.892 Q
21 Tulus Widodo Kalimanto  Indonesia 11.697 61.554 Q
22 Sean Bloch  South Africa 12.186 59.084 Q
23 Pedro Vaca  Bolivia 12.243 58.809 Q

Round 1

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Held Tuesday, July 28. The 1/16 round consisted of eight heats, seven of three riders and one of two riders. Winners advanced to the next round, losers competed in the repechage.

Heat 1

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Jens Fiedler  Germany 11.339 63.497 Q
2 Jon Andrews  New Zealand R

Heat 2

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Gary Neiwand  Australia 11.319 63.609 Q
2 Jhon González  Colombia R
3 Dirk Jan van Hameren  Netherlands R

Heat 3

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Curt Harnett  Canada 11.248 64.011 Q
2 Nikolai Kovsh  Unified Team R
3 Maxwell Cheeseman  Trinidad and Tobago R

Heat 4

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 José Lovito  Argentina 11.338 63.503 Q
2 Roberto Chiappa  Italy R
3 Livingstone Alleyne  Barbados R

Heat 5

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 José Manuel Moreno  Spain 11.278 63.841 Q
2 Rolf Furrer  Switzerland R
3 Andrew Myers  Jamaica R

Heat 6

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Ken Carpenter  United States 10.981 65.567 Q
2 Keiji Kojima  Japan R
3 Tulus Widodo Kalimanto  Indonesia R

Heat 7

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Frédéric Magné  France 11.230 64.113 Q
2 Jaroslav Jeřábek  Czechoslovakia R
3 Sean Bloch  South Africa R

Heat 8

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Erik Schoefs  Belgium 11.505 62.581 Q
2 Ainārs Ķiksis  Latvia R
Pedro Vaca  Bolivia DNS

First repechage semifinals

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Held Tuesday, July 28. The fourteen defeated cyclists from the first round took part in the 1/16 repechage. They raced in seven heats of two riders each. The winner of each heat advance to repechage finals.

First repechage semifinal 1

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Jon Andrews  New Zealand 11.251 63.994 Q
2 Dirk Jan van Hameren  Netherlands

First repechage semifinal 2

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Nikolai Kovsh  Unified Team 12.000 60.000 Q
2 Shinichi Ota  Japan

First repechage semifinal 3

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Roberto Chiappa  Italy 11.106 64.829 Q
2 Maxwell Cheeseman  Trinidad and Tobago

First repechage semifinal 4

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Rolf Furrer  Switzerland 11.700 61.538 Q
2 Tulus Widodo Kalimanto  Indonesia

First repechage semifinal 5

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Keiji Kojima  Japan 11.212 64.216 Q
2 Andrew Myers  Jamaica

First repechage semifinal 6

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Jaroslav Jeřábek  Czechoslovakia 11.532 62.434 Q
2 Jhon González  Colombia

First repechage semifinal 7

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Ainārs Ķiksis  Latvia 11.327 63.564 Q
2 Sean Bloch  South Africa

First repechage finals

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Held Tuesday, July 28. The seven winning cyclists from the second round repechage took part in the final repechage. They raced in two heats of two riders and one heat of three riders. The winner of the first two heats and the top two from heat three advanced to the next round .

First repechage final 1

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Nikolai Kovsh  Unified Team 11.971 60.145 Q
2 Jaroslav Jeřábek  Czechoslovakia

First repechage final 2

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Jon Andrews  New Zealand 11.701 61.533 Q
2 Rolf Furrer  Switzerland

First repechage final 3

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Roberto Chiappa  Italy 11.264 63.920 Q
2 Ainārs Ķiksis  Latvia Q
3 Keiji Kojima  Japan

1/8 finals

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Held Wednesday, July 29. The 1/8 finals consisted of four heats of three riders each. The winners of each heat advance to the next round, with losers getting another chance in the third round repechage.

1/8 final 1

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Jens Fiedler  Germany 11.285 63.801 Q
2 Ainārs Ķiksis  Latvia R
3 Erik Schoefs  Belgium R

1/8 final 2

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Gary Neiwand  Australia 11.112 64.794 Q
2 Frédéric Magné  France R
3 Roberto Chiappa  Italy R

1/8 final 3

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Curt Harnett  Canada 10.994 65.490 Q
2 Jon Andrews  New Zealand R
Ken Carpenter  United States DSQ R

1/8 final 4

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 José Manuel Moreno  Spain 11.216 64.194 Q
2 Nikolai Kovsh  Unified Team R
3 José Lovito  Argentina R

Second repechage

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Held Wednesday, July 29. The eight cyclists defeated in the third round competed in the third round repechage. Four heats of two riders were held. Winners rejoined the victors from the third round and advanced to the quarterfinals.

Second repechage heat 1

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 José Lovito  Argentina 11.266 63.909 Q
2 Ainārs Ķiksis  Latvia

Second repechage heat 2

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Ken Carpenter  United States 11.390 63.213 Q
2 Frédéric Magné  France

Second repechage heat 3

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Roberto Chiappa  Italy 11.137 64.649 Q
2 Jon Andrews  New Zealand

Second repechage heat 4

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
Notes
1 Nikolai Kovsh  Unified Team 11.577 62.192 Q
2 Erik Schoefs  Belgium

Quarterfinals

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Held Wednesday, July 29. The eight riders that had advanced to the quarterfinals competed pairwise in four matches. Each match consisted of two races, with a potential third race being used as a tie-breaker if each cyclist won one of the first two races. All four quarterfinals matches were decided without a third race. Winners advanced to the semifinals, losers competed in a 5th to 8th place classification.

Quarterfinal 1

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Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
1 Jens Fiedler  Germany 10.883 11.322 Q
2 Ken Carpenter  United States C

Quarterfinal 2

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Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
1 Gary Neiwand  Australia 11.375 11.576 Q
2 José Lovito  Argentina C

Quarterfinal 3

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Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
1 Curt Harnett  Canada 11.183 11.161 Q
2 Nikolai Kovsh  Unified Team C

Quarterfinal 4

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Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
1 Roberto Chiappa  Italy 11.134 11.325 Q
2 José Manuel Moreno  Spain C

Semifinals

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Held Thursday, July 30. The four riders that had advanced to the semifinals competed pairwise in two matches. Each match consisted of two races, with a potential third race being used as a tie-breaker if each cyclist won one of the first two races. Winners advanced to the finals, losers competed in the bronze medal match.

Semifinal 1

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Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
1 Jens Fiedler  Germany 10.791 11.279 Q
2 Roberto Chiappa  Italy B

Semifinal 2

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Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
1 Gary Neiwand  Australia 10.912 11.293 Q
2 Curt Harnett  Canada B

Finals

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Held Friday, July 31.

Classification 5-8

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Held Friday, July 31. The 5-8 classification was a single race with all four riders that had lost in the quarterfinals taking place. The winner of the race received 5th place, with the others taking the three following places in order.

Rank Cyclist Nation Time
200 m
Speed
km/h
5 Ken Carpenter  United States 11.648 61.813
6 José Lovito  Spain
7 Nikolai Kovsh  Unified Team
8 José Manuel Moreno  Spain

Bronze medal match

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The bronze medal match was contested in a set of three races, with the winner of two races declared the winner.

Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Curt Harnett  Canada 10.930 11.102
4 Roberto Chiappa  Italy

Gold medal match

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The gold medal match was contested in a set of three races, with the winner of two races declared the winner.

Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jens Fiedler  Germany 10.778 10.778
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gary Neiwand  Australia

Final classification

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Rank Cyclist Nation
1 Jens Fiedler  Germany
2 Gary Neiwand  Australia
3 Curt Harnett  Canada
4 Roberto Chiappa  Italy
5 Ken Carpenter  United States
6 José Lovito  Argentina
7 Nikolai Kovsh  Unified Team
8 José Manuel Moreno  Spain

References

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  1. ^ "Cycling at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's Sprint". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Sprint, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. ^ Official Report, vol. 5, p. 154.
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