Cycling_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_tandem
Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem
Cycling at the Olympics
Quick Facts Men's cycling tandem at the Games of the XIX Olympiad, Venue ...
Men's cycling tandem at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Velodrome, Mexico City | ||||||||||||
Date | 20-21 October 1968 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 28 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
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The men's tandem was a cycling event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, held on 20 to 21 October 1968. There were 28 participants from 14 nations.[1]
This tandem bicycle competition involved a series of head-to-head matches. The 1968 competition involved six rounds: four main rounds (first round, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals) as well as a two-round repechage after the first round.[2]
- First round: The 14 teams were divided into 7 heats of 2 cyclists each. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the quarterfinal (7 teams); the loser went to the repechage (7 teams).
- Repechage: This was a two-round repechage. The repechage began with 3 heats of 2 or 3 teams each. The top team in each heat advanced to the second round, while the other team or teams in each heat were eliminated. The second round of this repechage featured a single heats of 3 teams, with the winner advancing to the quarterfinals and the losers eliminated.
- 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 eliminated.
- 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.
First round
First round heat 1
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Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Luigi Borghetti Walter Gorini | Italy | 10.29 | Q |
2 | Juan Reyes Ulises Váldez | Cuba | – | R |
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First round heat 2
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Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Daniel Morelon Pierre Trentin | France | 10.39 | Q |
2 | Guillermo Mendoza Julio Munguía | Mexico | – | R |
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First round heat 3
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Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Daniel Goens Robert Van Lancker | Belgium | 10.40 | Q |
2 | Jack Disney Charles Pranke | United States | – | R |
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First round heat 4
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Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Miloš Jelínek Ivan Kučírek | Czechoslovakia | 10.14 | Q |
2 | Imants Bodnieks Igor Tselovalnikov | Soviet Union | – | R |
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First round heat 5
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Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Hans-Jürgen Geschke Werner Otto | East Germany | 10.32 | Q |
2 | András Baranyecz Tibor Lendvai | Hungary | – | R |
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First round heat 6
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Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Jan Jansen Leijn Loevesijn | Netherlands | 9.96 | Q |
2 | Jørgen Jensen Per Sarto Jørgensen | Denmark | – | R |
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First round heat 7
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Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Klaus Kobusch Martin Stenzel | West Germany | 10.27 | Q |
2 | Hilton Clarke Gordon Johnson | Australia | – | R |
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Repechage heats
Repechage heat 1
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Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Imants Bodnieks Igor Tselovalnikov | Soviet Union | 10.33 | Q |
2 | Juan Reyes Ulises Váldez | Cuba | – | |
3 | Guillermo Mendoza Julio Munguía | Mexico | – |
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Repechage heat 2
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Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | András Baranyecz Tibor Lendvai | Hungary | 10.23 | Q |
2 | Jørgen Jensen Per Sarto Jørgensen | Denmark | – |
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Repechage heat 3
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Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Hilton Clarke Gordon Johnson | Australia | 10.26 | Q |
2 | Jack Disney Charles Pranke | United States | – |
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Repechage final
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Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Imants Bodnieks Igor Tselovalnikov | Soviet Union | 10.32 | Q |
2 | András Baranyecz Tibor Lendvai | Hungary | – | |
3 | Hilton Clarke Gordon Johnson | Australia | – |
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Quarterfinals
Quarterfinal 1
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Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
1 | Luigi Borghetti Walter Gorini | Italy | 1 | 10.03 | 1 | 10.21 | — | Q | |
2 | Imants Bodnieks Igor Tselovalnikov | Soviet Union | 2 | – | 2 | – |
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Quarterfinal 2
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Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
1 | Daniel Morelon Pierre Trentin | France | 1 | 10.01 | 1 | 9.93 | — | Q | |
2 | Klaus Kobusch Martin Stenzel | West Germany | 2 | – | 2 | – |
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Quarterfinal 3
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Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
1 | Jan Jansen Leijn Loevesijn | Netherlands | 2 | – | 1 | 9.88 | 1 | 10.03 | Q |
2 | Miloš Jelínek Ivan Kučírek | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 10.63 | 2 | – | 2 | – |
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Quarterfinal 4
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Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
1 | Daniel Goens Robert Van Lancker | Belgium | 1 | 10.25 | 2 | – | 1 | 10.06 | Q |
2 | Hans-Jürgen Geschke Werner Otto | East Germany | 2 | – | 1 | 10.17 | 2 | – |
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Semifinals
Semifinal 1
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Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
1 | Jan Jansen Leijn Loevesijn | Netherlands | 2 | – | 1 | 10.10 | 1 | 10.34 | Q |
2 | Luigi Borghetti Walter Gorini | Italy | 1 | 9.96 | 2 | – | 2 | – | B |
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Semifinal 2
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Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
1 | Daniel Morelon Pierre Trentin | France | 1 | 10.24 | 1 | 10.60 | — | Q | |
2 | Daniel Goens Robert Van Lancker | Belgium | 2 | – | 2 | – | B |
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Finals
Bronze medal match
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Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | |||
Daniel Goens Robert Van Lancker | Belgium | 1 | 10.60 | 1 | 11.20 | — | ||
4 | Luigi Borghetti Walter Gorini | Italy | 2 | – | 2 | – |
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Final
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Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | |||
Daniel Morelon Pierre Trentin | France | 1 | 10.03 | 1 | 9.83 | — | ||
Jan Jansen Leijn Loevesijn | Netherlands | 2 | – | 2 | – |
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- "Cycling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- Official Report, vol. 3, p. 625.