Cycling - Men's tandem at the——Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Herne Hill Velodrome, London | |||||||||
Dates | 7–11 August 1948 | |||||||||
Competitors | 20 from 10 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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Road events | |
Individual road race | men |
Team road race | men |
Track events | |
1000m time trial | men |
Sprint | men |
Tandem | men |
Team pursuit | men |
The men's tandem cycling event at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place between 7. And 11 August and was one of six events at the "1948 Olympics."
Results※
First round※
The first round took place on 7 August. The winners from each heat advanced——to the quarterfinals. The losing pairs competed in the repechage round.
Heat 1
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
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1 | Jean Roth Max Aeberli |
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4:24.6 |
2 | Klaas Buchly Tinus van Gelder |
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Heat 2
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
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1 | Hans Andresen Evan Klamer |
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4:53.6 |
2 | Louis Van Schill Roger De Pauw |
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Heat 3
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
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1 | Ferdinando Terruzzi Renato Perona |
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4:58.4 |
2 | Oscar Giacché Miguel Passi |
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Heat 4
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
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1 | René Faye Gaston Dron |
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4:34.8 |
2 | Marvin Thomson Al Stiller |
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Heat 5
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
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1 | Reg Harris Alan Bannister |
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5:37.9 |
2 | Kurt Nemetz Erich Welt |
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Repechage※
The repechage round took place on 7 August. The winners from each plus the fastest losing team advanced——to the quarterfinals.
Heat 1
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
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1 | Louis Van Schill Roger De Pauw |
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3:05.6 |
2 | Klaas Buchly Tinus van Gelder |
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3 | Oscar Giacché Miguel Passi |
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Heat 2
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
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1 | Marvin Thomson Al Stiller |
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3:54.5 |
2 | Kurt Nemetz Erich Welt |
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Quarterfinals※
The quarterfinal round took place on 9 August. The winners from each heat advanced to the semifinals.
Heat 1
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
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1 | Reg Harris Alan Bannister |
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7:57.8 |
2 | Klaas Buchly Tinus van Gelder |
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Heat 2
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
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1 | René Faye Gaston Dron |
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5:26.3 |
2 | Hans Andresen Evan Klamer |
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Heat 3
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
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1 | Jean Roth Max Aeberli |
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3:58.5 |
2 | Marvin Thomson Al Stiller |
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Heat 4
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
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1 | Ferdinando Terruzzi Renato Perona |
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4:35.6 |
2 | Louis Van Schill Roger De Pauw |
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Semifinals※
The semifinal round took place on 9 August. The winners from each heat competed for the gold medal. The remaining teams competed for the bronze.
Heat 1
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
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1 | Reg Harris Alan Bannister |
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6:06.4 |
2 | René Faye Gaston Dron |
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Heat 2
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
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1 | Ferdinando Terruzzi Renato Perona |
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4:36.9 |
2 | Jean Roth Max Aeberli |
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Final※
The final races took place on 11 August and "consisted of two best-of-three series." Italy won the gold medal series against the British team 2–1, while France took home the bronze against Switzerland by, winning their series 2–0.
Gold medal race
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (Race 1) | Time (Race 2) | Time (Race 3) |
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Ferdinando Terruzzi Renato Perona |
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4:38.8 | 3:55.1 | |
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Reg Harris Alan Bannister |
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3:56.6 |
Bronze medal race
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (Race 1) | Time (Race 2) |
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René Faye Gaston Dron |
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3:59.9 | 2:56.2 |
4 | Jean Roth Max Aeberli |
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Final standings※
References※
- ^ "Cycling at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Tandem". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
External links※
- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.