Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit

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Men's cycling team pursuit
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Luigi Arienti, Mario Vallotto, Franco Testa, Marino Vigna 1960.jpg
VenueOlympic Velodrome, Rome
Date27–29 August 1960
Competitors76 from 19 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Luigi Arienti, Franco Testa, Mario Vallotto, Marino Vigna Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svg Siegfried Köhler, Peter Gröning, Manfred Klieme, Bernd Barleben Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Stanislav Moskvin, Viktor Romanov, Leonid Kolumbet, Arnold Belgardt Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1956
1964  

The men's team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy was held from 27 to 29 August 1960. There were 76 participants from 19 nations. [1]

Competition format

The team pursuit event consisted of both a time trial (with up to 2 teams on the track at the same time) and a series of head-to-head races between 2 teams. There were a total of four rounds: an elimination round, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals.

Results

Elimination round

RankHeatNationTimeNotes
17Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4:38.41Q
26Flag of France.svg  France 4:38.46Q
37Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 4:40.33Q
43Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 4:40.48Q
54Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4:40.64Q
65Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4:40.80Q
72Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 4:42.60Q
81Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4:44.44Q
911Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 4:44.87
105Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4:45.23
111Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 4:45.87 [2]
128Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 4:47.70
1310Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 4:47.83
142Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4:48.55
1510Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 4:49.46
169Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:49.92
176Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 4:50.00
184Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  South Africa 4:50.26
198Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 4:52.55

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

RankNationTimeNotes
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4:29.98Q
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4:38.17

Quarterfinal 2

RankNationTimeNotes
1Flag of France.svg  France 4:30.82Q
2Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 4:38.73

Quarterfinal 3

RankNationTimeNotes
1Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 4:29.32Q
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4:37.44

Quarterfinal 4

RankNationTimeNotes
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 4:29.97Q
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4:29.98

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankNationTimeNotes
1Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 4:33.46Q
2Flag of France.svg  France 4:37.17B

Semifinal 2

RankNationTimeNotes
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4:28.88Q
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 4:33.01Q

Finals

Bronze medal final

RankNationTime
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 4:34.05
4Flag of France.svg  France 4:35.72

Gold medal final

RankNationTime
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 4:30.90
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 4:35.78

Final classification

RankCyclistsNation
Gold medal icon.svg Luigi Arienti
Franco Testa
Mario Vallotto
Marino Vigna
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svg Siegfried Köhler
Peter Gröning
Manfred Klieme
Bernd Barleben
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Stanislav Moskvin
Viktor Romanov
Leonid Kolumbet
Arnold Belgardt
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
4 Marcel Delattre
Jacques Suire
Guy Claud
Michel Nédélec
Flag of France.svg  France
5 Alberto Trillo
Ernesto Contreras
Héctor Acosta
Juan Brotto
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Slavoj Černý
Ferdinand Duchoň
Jan Chlístovský
Josef Volf
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
John Lundgren
Leif Larsen
Jens Sørensen
Kurt vid Stein
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Jaap Oudkerk
Theo Nikkessen
Henk Nijdam
Piet van der Lans
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
9 José María Errandonea
Francisco Tortellá
Miguel Martorell
Miguel Mora Gornals
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
10 Barry Hoban
Mike Gambrill
Charlie McCoy
Joseph McClean
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
11 Tetsuo Osawa
Kanji Kubomura
Nobuhira Takanuki
Katsuya Saito
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
12 Günther Kriz
Peter Deimböck
Kurt Garschal
Kurt Schein
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
13 Alberto Velázquez
Juan José Timón
Rubén Etchebarne
Rodolfo Rodino
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
14 Warren Scarfe
Garry Jones
Robert Whetters
Frank Brazier
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
15 Romain De Loof
Barthélemy Gillard
Frans Melckenbeeck
Charles Rabaey
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
16 Richard Cortright
Charles Hewett
Robert Pfarr
James Rossi
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
17 Walter Signer
Werner Weckert
Hans Heinemann
Egon Scheiwiller
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
18 Syd Byrnes
Bobby Fowler
Abe Jonker
Rowan Peacock
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  South Africa
19 Mauricio Mata
Javier Taboada
Jacinto Brito
Miguel Pérez
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico

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References

  1. "Cycling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  2. The Official Report lists the time as 4:35.87, clearly a typographical error as Japan is shown in 2nd place in the heat behind Argentina, who finished in 4:44.44. Sports-reference lists the correct time.