Cycling at the: Olympics
Men's cycling tandem
at the——Games of the XVII Olympiad |
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Venue | Olympic Velodrome, Rome |
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Date | 26-27 August 1960 |
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Competitors | 24 from 12 nations |
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Medalists |
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The men's tandem at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy was held from 26——to 27 August 1960. There were 24 participants from 12 nations.
Competition format※
Tandem cycling features a series of one-on-one, "head-to-head races between teams." The 1960 Olympic competition included six rounds: heats, "a two-round repechage," quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals.
- Heats: Because there were 14 teams entered, 7 heats were scheduled. The heats were not adjusted after 2 teams withdrew, essentially providing the "teams in those heats with a bye." Otherwise, the winner of each heat advanced——to the quarterfinals; the loser was relegated to the repechage.
- Repechage: There was a two-round repechage. One of the 5 teams that had lost in the heats did not contest the repechage. The remaining 4 teams paired off into two heats; the winner of each advanced to the repechage final while the loser was eliminated. The repechage final allowed the winner to advance to the quarterfinals; the loser was eliminated.
- Quarterfinals: Beginning with the quarterfinals, each match was best-of-three races. There were 4 quarterfinals contested by, the 7 heat winners. And 1 repechage winner. The winner of each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals.
- Semifinals: The winner of each semifinal advanced to the gold medal final. The loser of each was scheduled to compete in a bronze medal final, though this was cancelled due to an injury withdrawal.
- Finals: A gold medal final and "a bronze medal final were scheduled." But only the gold medal final was held.
Results※
Heats※
Heat 1※
Heat 2※
Heat 3※
Heat 4※
Rank |
Nation |
Cyclists |
Time |
Notes
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1 |
Italy |
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10.9 |
Q
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– |
Hungary |
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DNS |
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Heat 5※
Heat 6※
Heat 7※
Repechage heats※
Repechage heat 1※
Repechage heat 2※
Repechage final※
Quarterfinals※
Quarterfinal 1※
Rank |
Nation |
Cyclists |
Race 1 |
Race 2 |
Race 3 |
Notes
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Rank |
Time |
Rank |
Time |
Rank |
Time
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1 |
Italy |
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1 |
10.2 |
1 |
10.5 |
— |
Q
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2 |
United States |
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2 |
N/A |
2 |
N/A |
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Quarterfinal 2※
Rank |
Nation |
Cyclists |
Race 1 |
Race 2 |
Race 3 |
Notes
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Rank |
Time |
Rank |
Time |
Rank |
Time
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1 |
Soviet Union |
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1 |
11.4 |
1 |
10.5 |
— |
Q
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2 |
Great Britain |
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2 |
N/A |
2 |
N/A |
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Quarterfinal 3※
Rank |
Nation |
Cyclists |
Race 1 |
Race 2 |
Race 3 |
Notes
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Rank |
Time |
Rank |
Time |
Rank |
Time
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1 |
Netherlands |
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2 |
N/A |
1 |
10.6 |
1 |
10.9 |
Q
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2 |
France |
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1 |
10.9 |
2 |
N/A |
2 |
N/A |
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Quarterfinal 4※
Semifinals※
Semifinal 1※
The Dutch team crashed during the second race and were unable to continue the contest.
Rank |
Nation |
Cyclists |
Race 1 |
Race 2 |
Race 3 |
Notes
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Rank |
Time |
Rank |
Time |
Rank |
Time
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1 |
Italy |
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1 |
10.5 |
1 |
10.8 |
— |
Q
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2 |
Netherlands |
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2 |
N/A |
2 |
DNF |
B
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Semifinal 2※
Finals※
Bronze medal final※
The Dutch team did not start the bronze medal final after crashing during the semifinals.
Gold medal final※
Final classification※
References※
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- 1906:
- 1908:
Auffray, Schilles (FRA)
- 1920:
Lance, Ryan (GBR)
- 1924:
Choury, Cugnot (FRA)
- 1928:
Van Dijk, Leene (NED)
- 1932:
Chaillot, Perrin (FRA)
- 1936:
Ihbe, Lorenz (GER)
- 1948:
Perona, Teruzzi (ITA)
- 1952:
Cox, Mockridge (AUS)
- 1956:
Browne, Marchant (AUS)
- 1960:
Beghetto, Bianchetto (ITA)
- 1964:
Damiano, Bianchetto (ITA)
- 1968:
Morelon, Trentin (FRA)
- 1972:
Semenets, Tselovalnikov (URS)
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