Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's track time trial

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Cycling - Men's track time trial
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Jacques Dupont, champion olympique du kilometre en 1948 a Londres.jpg
Jacques Dupont
Venue Herne Hill Velodrome, London
Date11 August 1948
Competitors21 from 21 nations
Winning time1:13.5
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Jacques Dupont
Flag of France.svg  France
Silver medal icon.svg Pierre Nihant
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Bronze medal icon.svg Tommy Godwin
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
  1936
1952  

The men's track time trial cycling event at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place on 11 August and was one of six events at the 1948 Olympics. [1] Twenty-one cyclists from 21 nations competed, with each nation limited to one competitor. [2] [3] The event was won by Jacques Dupont of France, the nation's first victory in the event since 1896 and third consecutive podium appearance. Pierre Nihant earned Belgium's first medal in the men's track time trial with his silver; Tommy Godwin similarly took Great Britain's first medal in the event with his bronze.

Background

This was the fifth appearance of the event, which had previously been held in 1896 and every Games since 1928. It would be held every Games until being dropped from the programme after 2004. None of the cyclists from 1936 returned. Jacques Dupont of France was the French champion and had set an unofficial world record of 1:08.6. [2]

Cuba, Guyana, India, Pakistan, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela each made their debut in the men's track time trial. France and Great Britain each made their fifth appearance, having competed at every appearance of the event.

Competition format

The event was a time trial on the track, with each cyclist competing separately to attempt to achieve the fastest time. Each cyclist raced one kilometre from a standing start. The track's asphalt surface led to slow times. [2] [3]

Records

The following were the world and Olympic records prior to the competition.

World recordFlag of Italy.svg  Fabio Battesini  (ITA)1:10.0 Milan, Italy 1938
Olympic recordFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Arie van Vliet  (NED)1:12.0 Berlin, Germany 1 August 1936

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
Wednesday, 11 August 194817:00Final

Results

RankCyclistNationTime
Gold medal icon.svg Jacques Dupont Flag of France.svg  France 1:13.5
Silver medal icon.svg Pierre Nihant Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1:14.5
Bronze medal icon.svg Tommy Godwin Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:15.0
4 Hans Flückiger Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1:15.3
5 Axel Schandorff Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1:15.5
6 Sid Patterson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:15.7
7 Jack Heid US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1:16.2
8 Walter Freitag Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:16.8
9 Gino Guerra Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:17.1
10 Onni Kasslin Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1:17.4
11 Carlos Tramutolo Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1:17.5
12 Theo Blankenaauw Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:17.7
13 Jorge Sobrevila Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 1:17.9
14 Julio César León Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 1:18.1
15 Lorne Atkinson Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 1:20.2
16 Compton Gonsalves Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1889-1958).svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1:21.5
Reinaldo PaseiroFlag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 1:21.5
18 Adolfo Romero Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 1:22.7
19 Rohinton Noble Flag of India.svg  India 1:22.9
20 Wazir Ali Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1:24.8
21 Laddie Lewis Flag of British Guiana (1919-1955).svg  Guyana 1:25.0

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