Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit

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Men's cycling individual pursuit
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
VenueHachioji Road Race Course, Tokyo
Date16-17 October 1964
Competitors24 from 24 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Jiří Daler Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Silver medal icon.svg Giorgio Ursi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg Preben Isaksson Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
1968  

The men's individual pursuit was a track cycling event held as part of the Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. The course was 4000 metres. It was the first time the event had been held at the Olympics and took place on 16 October and 17 October 1964 at the Hachioji Velodrome. 24 cyclists competed. [1]

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Medalists

Med 1.png Gold Med 2.png Silver Med 3.png Bronze
Jiří Daler
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Giorgio Ursi
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Preben Isaksson
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark

Results

Heats

In the first round of heats, the 24 cyclists were divided into 12 pairs. Placing in the heats was not used to advanced; instead the 8 fastest cyclists from across the heats advanced to the quarterfinals.

Heat 1
1.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Tiemen Groen  (NED)4:57.48QQ
2.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Hugh Porter  (GBR)5:03.16QQ
Heat 2
1.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jiří Daler  (TCH)5:00.55QQ
2.Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Lothar Spiegelberg  (EUA)5:04.60QQ
Heat 3
1.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Herman Van Loo  (BEL)5:07.22
2.Flag of Australia.svg  Richard Hine  (AUS)5:16.55
Heat 4
1.Flag of Italy.svg  Giorgio Ursi  (ITA)5:01.41QQ
2.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Lucjan Józefowicz  (POL)5:05.01QQ
Heat 5
1.Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Stanislav Moskvin  (URS)5:05.67QQ
2.Flag of France.svg  Robert Varga  (FRA)5:14.57
Heat 6
1.Flag of Denmark.svg  Preben Isaksson  (DEN)5:01.88QQ
2.Flag of Uruguay.svg  Rubén Etchebarne  (URU)5:17.11
Heat 7
1.Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hiromi Yamafuji  (JPN)5:17.57
2.Flag of Colombia.svg  Martín Rodríguez  (COL)5:17.77
Heat 8
1.Flag of Cambodia.svg  Khem Son  (CAM)6:05.87
2.Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Chow Kwong Choi  (HKG)DNF
Heat 9
1.Flag of India.svg  Amar Singh Sokhi  (IND)5:56.98
2.Flag of Malaysia.svg  Tjow Choon Boon  (MAS)Elim.
Heat 10
1.Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Ronald Cassidy  (TRI)5:35.64
2.Flag of Thailand.svg  Smaisuk Krisansuwan  (THA)6:00.76
Heat 11
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Skip Cutting  (USA)5:25.59
2.Flag of South Vietnam.svg  Trần Văn Nen  (VIE)Elim.
Heat 12
1.Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Antonio Duque  (MEX)5:19.98
2.Flag of Pakistan.svg  Muhammad Ashiq  (PAK)Elim.

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals paired off the 8 remaining cyclists into 4 heats. Winners advanced, losers were eliminated.

Quarterfinal 1
1.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Tiemen Groen  (NED)4:59.59QS
2.Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Stanislav Moskvin  (URS)5:02.27
Quarterfinal 2
1.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jiří Daler  (TCH)5:00.70QS
2.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Lucjan Józefowicz  (POL)5:07.08
Quarterfinal 3
1.Flag of Italy.svg  Giorgio Ursi  (ITA)5:02.43QS
2.Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Lothar Spiegelberg  (EUA)5:09.84
Quarterfinal 4
1.Flag of Denmark.svg  Preben Isaksson  (DEN)5:01.13QS
2.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Hugh Porter  (GBR)5:04.66

Semifinals

The winner of each semifinal advanced to the gold medal match, while the loser was sent to the bronze medal match.

Semifinal 1
1.Flag of Italy.svg  Giorgio Ursi  (ITA)4:56.64QG
2.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Tiemen Groen  (NED)5:01.36QB
Semifinal 2
1.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jiří Daler  (TCH)4:59.97QG
2.Flag of Denmark.svg  Preben Isaksson  (DEN)5:02.23QB

Finals

Gold medal match
Med 1.png Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jiří Daler  (TCH)5:04.75
Med 2.png Flag of Italy.svg  Giorgio Ursi  (ITA)5:05.96
Bronze medal match
Med 3.png Flag of Denmark.svg  Preben Isaksson  (DEN)5:01.90
4.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Tiemen Groen  (NED)5:04.21

Sources

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References

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