Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem

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Cycling - Men's tandem
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Venue Olympic Cycling Stadium, Berlin
Dates7-8 August 1936
Competitors22 from 11 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ernst Ihbe, Carl Lorenz
Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Bernard Leene, Hendrik Ooms
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bronze medal icon.svg Pierre Georget, Georges Maton
Flag of France.svg  France
  1932
1948  

The men's tandem cycling event at the 1936 Summer Olympics took place on 7 and 8 August and was one of six events at the 1936 Olympics. [1]

1936 Summer Olympics games of the XI Olympiad, celebrated in Berlin in 1936

The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in 1936 in Berlin, Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain, on 26 April 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona. It marked the second and final time the International Olympic Committee gathered to vote in a city that was bidding to host those Games.

Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

The cycling competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only.

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Results

Round 1

The winning pair of each heat advanced to the second round. The second-place and third-place pairs were relegated to the repechage for another chance at qualifying.

Heat 1
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1 Frans Cools
Roger Pirotte
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 11.4Q
2 Heino Dissing
Bjørn Stiler
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark R
Heat 2
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1 Pierre Georget
Georges Maton
Flag of France.svg  France 11.0Q
2 Franz Dusika
Alfred Mohr
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria R
Heat 3
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1 Bernard Leene
Hendrik Ooms
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11.2Q
2 Karl Burkhart
Fritz Ganz
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland R
Heat 4
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1 Carlo Legutti
Bruno Loatti
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 11.6Q
2 Ernest Chambers
John Sibbit
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain R
Heat 5
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1 Ernst Ihbe
Carl Lorenz
Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 11.6Q
2 William Logan
Al Sellinger
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States R
3 Miklós Németh
Ferenc Pelvássy
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary R

Repechage

The winners of each repechage heat qualified for the second round. The losers were eliminated.

Repechage 1
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1 Heino Dissing
Bjørn Stiler
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 11.4Q
2 Franz Dusika
Alfred Mohr
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Repechage 2
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1 William Logan
Al Sellinger
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 12.0Q
2 Karl Burkhart
Fritz Ganz
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Repechage 3
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1 Ernest Chambers
John Sibbit
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Q
2 Miklós Németh
Ferenc Pelvássy
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary DNS

Round 2

The winners of each heat advanced to the semifinals. The losers were eliminated.

Heat 1
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1 Pierre Georget
Georges Maton
Flag of France.svg  France 11.0Q
2 Frans Cools
Roger Pirotte
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Heat 2
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1 Ernst Ihbe
Carl Lorenz
Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 11.8Q
2 Heino Dissing
Bjørn Stiler
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Heat 3
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1 Bernard Leene
Hendrik Ooms
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11.2Q
2 Ernest Chambers
John Sibbit
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Heat 4
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1 Carlo Legutti
Bruno Loatti
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 11.0Q
2 William Logan
Al Sellinger
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States

Semifinals

The semifinal winners advanced to the gold medal final. The losers competed in a bronze medal final.

Semifinal 1
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1 Ernst Ihbe
Carl Lorenz
Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 11.4Q
2 Pierre Georget
Georges Maton
Flag of France.svg  France B
Heat 2
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1 Bernard Leene
Hendrik Ooms
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11.4Q
2 Carlo Legutti
Bruno Loatti
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy B

Finals

Both the gold and bronze medal finals were conducted as best-of-three competitions. In each case, the same team won both of the first two races, making a third race unnecessary.

Gold medal final
RankNameNationRace 1Race 2Race 3WL
Gold medal icon.svg Ernst Ihbe
Carl Lorenz
Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 11.011.020
Silver medal icon.svg Bernard Leene
Hendrik Ooms
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 02
Bronze medal final
RankNameNationRace 1Race 2Race 3WL
Bronze medal icon.svg Pierre Georget
Georges Maton
Flag of France.svg  France 11.011.420
4 Carlo Legutti
Bruno Loatti
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 02

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References

  1. "Cycling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Tandem". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 13 July 2014.