| Cycling - Men's team pursuit at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Herne Hill Velodrome, London |
| Dates | 7–9 August 1948 |
| Competitors | 59 from 15 nations |
| Medalists | |
| Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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| Road events | |
| Individual road race | men |
| Team road race | men |
| Track events | |
| 1000m time trial | men |
| Sprint | men |
| Tandem | men |
| Team pursuit | men |
The men's team pursuit cycling event at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place on 7 to 9 August and was one of six events at the 1948 Olympics. [1]
The first round took place on 7 August. The winning team from each heat advanced to the quarterfinals. Since the number of teams made it impossible for the Finnish team to compete against another team, it was determined that their time must beat that of the fastest losing team in the first round to advance to the quarterfinals. Since Australia's 5:06.05 time beat Finland's 5:17.4 time, Australia advanced to the quarterfinals.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Geldard Tommy Godwin David Ricketts Wilfred Waters |  Great Britain | 5:12.7 |
| 2 | Lorne Atkinson William Hamilton Lance Pugh Laurent Tessier |  Canada | 5:38.2 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Coste Serge Blusson Fernand Decanali Pierre Adam |  France | 5:03.6 |
| 2 | Walter Freitag Hans Goldschmid Josef Pohnetal Heinrich Schiebel |  Austria | 5:18.8 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Bucher Gaston Gerosa Eugen Kamber Hans Pfenninger |  Switzerland | 5:13.8 |
| 2 | Roberto Guerrero Julio Alba Ambrosio Aimar Enrique Molina |  Argentina | 5:17.1 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnaldo Benfenati Guido Bernardi Anselmo Citterio Rino Pucci |  Italy | 5:10.2 |
| 2 | Adi Havewala Jehangoo Amin Rohinton Noble Piloo Sarkari |  India | 6:00.5 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jos De Beukelaere Maurice Blomme Georges Van Brabant Raphael Glorieux |  Belgium | 5:05.5 |
| 2 | Al Stiller Thomas Montemage Ted Smith |  United States | 5:22.5 |
Heat 6
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Jørgensen Børge Gissel Børge Mortensen Benny Schnoor |  Denmark | 5:04.1 |
| 2 | Sid Patterson Jim Nestor Jack Hoobin Russell Mockridge |  Australia | 5:06.05 |
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Coste Serge Blusson Fernand Decanali Pierre Adam | France | 5:00.5 |
| 2 | Walter Bucher Gaston Gerosa Eugen Kamber Hans Pfenninger | Switzerland | 5:09.2 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Geldard Tommy Godwin David Ricketts Wilfred Waters | Great Britain | 5:02.9 |
| 2 | Max Jørgensen Børge Gissel Børge Mortensen Benny Schnoor | Denmark | 5:05.6 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Coste Serge Blusson Fernand Decanali Pierre Adam | Italy | 4:59.0 |
| 2 | Walter Bucher Gaston Gerosa Eugen Kamber Hans Pfenninger | Belgium | 5:05.7 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atilio François Juan de Armas Luis Ángel de los Santos Waldemar Bernatzky |  Uruguay | 5:03.5 |
| 2 | Sid Patterson Jim Nestor Jack Hoobin Russell Mockridge | Australia | 5:07.7 |
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Coste Serge Blusson Fernand Decanali Pierre Adam | France | 4:54.4 |
| 2 | Alan Geldard Tommy Godwin David Ricketts Wilfred Waters | Great Britain | 4:59.1 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnaldo Benfenati Guido Bernardi Anselmo Citterio Rino Pucci | Italy | 5:00.5 |
| 2 | Atilio François Juan de Armas Luis Ángel de los Santos Waldemar Bernatzky | Uruguay | 5:06.3 |
Gold medal race
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Charles Coste Serge Blusson Fernand Decanali Pierre Adam | France | 4:57.8 |
 | Arnaldo Benfenati Guido Bernardi Anselmo Citterio Rino Pucci | Italy | 5:36.7 |
Bronze medal race
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Alan Geldard Tommy Godwin David Ricketts Wilfred Waters | Great Britain | 4:55.8 |
| 4 | Atilio François Juan de Armas Luis Ángel de los Santos Waldemar Bernatzky | Uruguay | 5:04.4 |
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