Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit
| Men's cycling team pursuit at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Hachioji Velodrome |
| Date | 18-20 October 1964 |
| Competitors | 72 from 18 nations |
| Medalists | |
| Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics | |
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| Road race | men |
| Team time trial | men |
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| Track time trial | men |
| Individual pursuit | men |
| Team pursuit | men |
| Sprint | men |
| Tandem | men |
The men's team pursuit was a track cycling event held as part of the Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. The course was 4000 metres. It was held on 19 October and 21 October 1964 at the Hachioji Velodrome. 18 teams of 4 cyclists each competed.[1]
Medalists
[edit]Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]In the first round of heats, the 18 teams were divided into 9 pairs. Placing in the heats was not used to advance; rather, the 8 fastest teams from across the heats advanced to the quarterfinals.
Quarterfinals
[edit]The quarterfinals paired off the 8 remaining teams into 4 heats. Winners advanced, losers were eliminated.
| Quarterfinal 1 | |||
| 1. |  Luigi Roncaglia, Carlo Rancati, Vincenzo Mantovani, and Franco Testa (ITA) | 4:37.58 | QS |
| 2. |  Jiri Daller, Jiří Pecka, Antonín Kříž, and Frantisek Rezak (TCH) | 4:45.68 | |
| Quarterfinal 2 | |||
| 1. |  Lothar Claesges, Karl Link, Karl-Heinz Henrichs, and Ernst Streng (EUA) | 4:36.98 | QS |
| 2. |  Bent Hansen, Jan Ingstrup-Mikkelsen, Preben Isaksson, and Kurt vid Stein (DEN) | 4:43.58 | |
| Quarterfinal 3 | |||
| 1. |  Gerard Koel, Jaap Oudkerk, Henk Cornelisse, and Cor Schuuring (NED) | 4:40.41 | QS |
| 2. |  Dzintars Lācis, Stanislav Moskvin, Leonid Kolumbet, and Sergey Tereshchenkov (URS) | 4:41.70 | |
| Quarterfinal 4 | |||
| 1. |  Kevin Brislin, Victor Browne, Robert Baird, and Hendrikus Vogels (AUS) | 4:41.58 | QS |
| 2. |  Carlos Alvarez, Juan Merlos, Ernesto Contreras, and Alberto Trillo (ARG) | 4:45.74 | |
Semifinals
[edit]The winner of each semifinal advanced to the gold medal match, while the loser was sent to the bronze medal match.
| Semifinal 1 | |||
| 1. | Lothar Claesges, Karl Link, Karl-Heinz Henrichs, and Ernst Streng (EUA) | 4:38.19 | QG |
| 2. | Kevin Brislin, Victor Browne, Robert Baird, and Hendrikus Vogels (AUS) | 4:40.28 | QB |
| Semifinal 2 | |||
| 1. | Luigi Roncaglia, Carlo Rancati, Vincenzo Mantovani, and Franco Testa (ITA) | 4:37.98 | QG |
| 2. | Gerard Koel, Jaap Oudkerk, Henk Cornelisse, and Cor Schuuring (NED) | 4:41.02 | QB |
Finals
[edit]| Gold Medal Match | |||
 | Lothar Claesges, Karl Link, Karl-Heinz Henrichs, and Ernst Streng (EUA) | 4:35.67 | |
 | Luigi Roncaglia, Carlo Rancati, Vincenzo Mantovani, and Franco Testa (ITA) | 4:35.74 | |
| Bronze Medal Match | |||
 | Gerard Koel, Jaap Oudkerk, Henk Cornelisse, and Cor Schuuring (NED) | 4:38.99 | |
| 4. | Kevin Brislin, Victor Browne, Robert Baird, and Hendrikus Vogels (AUS) | 4:39.42 | |
Sources
[edit]- Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad: Tokyo 1964, vol. 2.
References
[edit]- ^ "Cycling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's team pursuit". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2014.