| Men's tandem at the Games of the VII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg | |||||||||
| Dates | 9–10 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
Road cycling | |
| Individual time trial | men |
| Team time trial | men |
Track cycling | |
| Sprint | men |
| Tandem | men |
| 50 km | men |
| Team pursuit | men |
The men's tandem event was part of the track cycling programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. [1]
| Place | Cyclists | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Piet Ikelaar and Frans de Vreng (NED) | 12.6 | Q |
| 2 |  Henry Andersen and Axel Hansen (DEN) | ||
| 3 |  William Ormston and Herbert Lee (GBR) |
| Place | Cyclists | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  William Smith and James Walker (RSA) | 13.0 | Q |
| 2 |  John Verhoeven and Léonard Daghelinckx (BEL) | ||
| 3 | Pieter Beets and Tjabel Boonstra (NED) |
| Place | Cyclists | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Ryan and Thomas Lance (GBR) | 12.0 | Q |
| 2 | Sammy Goosen and George Thursfield (RSA) | ||
| 3 |  Henri Bellivier and Georges Perrin (FRA) |
| Place | Cyclists | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Stewart and Cyril Alden (GBR) | 15.6 | Q |
| 2 | Frans Verschueren and Gustave Claessen (BEL) | DNF |
Semifinal 1
| Place | Cyclists | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Ryan and Thomas Lance (GBR) | 11.6 | Q |
| 2 | Piet Ikelaar and Frans de Vreng (NED) |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Cyclists | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Smith and James Walker (RSA) | 12.6 | Q |
| 2 | William Stewart and Cyril Alden (GBR) |
| Place | Cyclists | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Ryan and Thomas Lance (GBR) | 11.2 |
| 2 | William Smith and James Walker (RSA) |
| Place | Cyclists | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Piet Ikelaar and Frans de Vreng (NED) | |
| 4 | William Stewart and Cyril Alden (GBR) | DNF |
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