Cycling at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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Cycling
at the Games of the V Olympiad
Olympic rings without rims.svg
VenuesRoad race around Lake Mälaren
Date7 July 1912
Competitors123 from 16 nations
  1908
1920  

At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, one cycling event was contested on Sunday, 7 July. This event was a time trial which also counted as an individual race. For the only time in Olympic history, no track cycling events were held.

Amateur definitions

In cycling, where, according to the agreement made by the national associations affiliated to the Union Cycliste Internationale, every amateur was to be provided with a certificate issued by the Union or by one of the said associations.

The amateur regulation was as follows:

The competition is only open to amateurs with a license from the Union Cycliste Internationale or any affiliated to the above-mentioned Union. A certified copy of such license shall accompany each entry.

Medal summary

Rudolph Lewis 1912 Rudolph Lewis.JPG
Rudolph Lewis
GamesGoldSilverBronze
Individual time trial
details
Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  Rudolph Lewis  (RSA)Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Frederick Grubb  (GBR)US flag 48 stars.svg  Carl Schutte  (USA)
Team time trial
details
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
Erik Friborg
Ragnar Malm
Axel Persson
Algot Lönn
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Frederick Grubb
Leonard Meredith
Charles Moss
William Hammond
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Carl Schutte
Alvin Loftes
Albert Krushel
Walter Martin

Participating nations

A total of 123 cyclists from sixteen nations competed at the Stockholm Games: [1]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  South Africa 1001
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1001
3Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0202
4US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 0022
Totals (4 entries)2226

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References

  1. "Cycling at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  2. Including one German cyclist, who competed for Russia.