Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

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Men's sprint
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
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North Korean stamp commemorating 1964 Olympic cycling
VenueHachioji Road Race Course, Tokyo
Dates17–18 October 1964
Competitors39 from 22 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Giovanni Pettenella
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svg Sergio Bianchetto
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg Daniel Morelon
Flag of France.svg  France
  1960
1968  

The men's sprint was a track cycling event held as part of the Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on 17 and 18 October 1964 at the Hachioji Velodrome. 39 cyclists from 22 nations competed. [1] Nations were limited to two cyclists each. The event was won by Giovanni Pettenella of Italy, the nation's second consecutive and fourth overall victory in the men's sprint (trailing only France's five gold medals all-time). Sergio Bianchetto took silver, making it the second consecutive Games in which Italy had two men on the podium in the event. It was also the fifth straight Games with Italy taking at least silver. Daniel Morelon of France took bronze, the first of his record four medals in the event.

Background

This was the 13th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1904 and 1912. None of the quarterfinalists from 1960 returned. Italy and France, which had combined for 8 of the 12 previous gold medals, had strong teams. France was favored, with Pierre Trentin and Daniel Morelon the top two at the 1964 World Championship. Third place had gone to Italian Sergio Bianchetto, who had also won Olympic gold in the tandem in 1960. The other Italian, Giovanni Pettenella, was less well-known but had taken silver in the track time trial earlier in the Games. Belgium also had a strong contender, with 1963 World Champion Patrick Sercu. [2]

Cambodia made its debut in the men's sprint. France made its 13th appearance, the only nation to have competed at every appearance of the event.

Competition format

Sprint cycling involves a series of head-to-head matches. The 1964 competition involved nine rounds: heats, a two-round repechage, 1/8 finals, another two-round repechage, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals. [2] [3]

Records

The records for the sprint are 200 metre flying time trial records, kept for the qualifying round in later Games as well as for the finish of races.

World recordFlag of Italy.svg  Sante Gaiardoni  (ITA)11.0 Rome, Italy 30 July 1960
Olympic recordFlag of Italy.svg  Valentino Gasparella  (ITA)11.1 Rome, Italy 29 August 1960

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

Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

DateTimeRound
Saturday, 17 October 196410:00
 
 
14:00
 
 
Round 1
First repechage semifinals
First repechage finals
1/8 finals
Second repechage semifinals
Second repechage finals
Sunday, 18 October 196410:00
14:00
 
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals

Results

Round 1

In the first round of heats, the 39 cyclists were divided into 13 heats of 3 cyclists each. The winner of each heat advanced to the 1/8 finals, while the 26 remaining cyclists were relegated to the first round of repechages.

Heat 1

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Pierre Trentin Flag of France.svg  France 12.77Q
2 Nguyễn Văn Châu Flag of South Vietnam.svg  Vietnam R
3 Jose Tellez Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico R

Heat 2

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Daniel Morelon Flag of France.svg  France 12.84Q
2 Eduardo Bustos Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia R
3 Tan Thol Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia R

Heat 3

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Sergio Bianchetto Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11.58Q
2 Muhammad Hafeez Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan R
3 Suchha Singh Flag of India.svg  India R

Heat 4

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Patrick Sercu Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 11.67Q
2 Oscar García Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina R
3 Amar Singh Billing Flag of India.svg  India R

Heat 5

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Ivan Kučírek Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 11.60Q
2 Roger Gibbon Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago R
3 Alan Grieco Flag of the United States.svg  United States R

Heat 6

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Karl Barton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 12.68Q
2 Richárd Bicskey Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary R
Carlos Alberto Vázquez Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina DNF

Heat 7

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Giovanni Pettenella Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11.40Q
2 Fitzroy Hoyte Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago R
3 Tim Phivana Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia R

Heat 8

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Omar Pkhak'adze Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 12.26Q
2 Willi Fuggerer Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany R
3 Peder Pedersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark R

Heat 9

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Valery Khitrov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11.54Q
2 Christopher Church Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain R
3 Arie de Graaf Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands R

Heat 10

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Katsuhiko Sato Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 11.92Q
2 José Mercado Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico R
3 Jackie Simes Flag of the United States.svg  United States R

Heat 11

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Thomas Harrison Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 11.60Q
2 Pieter van der Touw Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands R
3 Ferenc Habony Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary R

Heat 12

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Mario Vanegas Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 12.09Q
2 Gordon Johnson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia R
3 Zbysław Zając Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland R

Heat 13

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Ulrich Schillinger Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 12.60Q
2 Niels Fredborg Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark R
3 Tsuyoshi Kawachi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan R

First repechage semifinals

All of the competitors who had not qualified for the 1/8 finals in the heats competed in the first round repechage. Ten heats, each with 2 or 3 cyclists, were held. The winner of each heat moved on to the first round repechage finals, all others (16 in all) were eliminated.

First repechage semifinal 1

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Oscar Garcia Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 12.16Q
2 Fitzroy Hoyte Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
3 Jose Tellez Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico

First repechage semifinal 2

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Roger Gibbon Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 11.65Q
2 Tsuyoshi Kawachi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
3 Tim Phivana Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia

First repechage semifinal 3

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Zbysław Zając Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 12.31Q
2 Nguyễn Văn Châu Flag of South Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
3 Amar Singh Billing Flag of India.svg  India

First repechage semifinal 4

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Tan Thol Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 13.00Q
2 Richárd Bicskey Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
3 Christopher Church Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

First repechage semifinal 5

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Niels Fredborg Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 12.31Q
2 Alan Grieco Flag of the United States.svg  United States
3 José Mercado Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico

First repechage semifinal 6

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Willi Fuggerer Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 12.69Q
2 Jackie Simes Flag of the United States.svg  United States

First repechage semifinal 7

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Peder Pedersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 11.61Q
2 Muhammad Hafeez Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan

First repechage semifinal 8

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Arie de Graaf Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 12.21Q
2 Suchha Singh Flag of India.svg  India

First repechage semifinal 9

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Pieter van der Touw Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 12.48Q
2 Eduardo Bustos Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia

First repechage semifinal 10

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Gordon Johnson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 12.20Q
2 Ferenc Habony Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary

First repechage finals

The winners of the 10 heats of the elimination round of the first repechage competed against each other in 5 heats of repechage finals. The winners of the five heats advanced to the 1/8 finals, the losers were eliminated.

First repechage final 1

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Zbysław Zając Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 12.09Q
2 Oscar Garcia Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

First repechage final 2

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Niels Fredborg Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 12.25Q
2 Tan Thol Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia

First repechage final 3

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Peder Pedersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 11.91Q
2 Pieter van der Touw Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands

First repechage final 4

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Roger Gibbon Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 11.35Q
2 Arie de Graaf Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands

First repechage final 5

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Willi Fuggerer Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 11.52Q
2 Gordon Johnson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia

1/8 finals

The 18 remaining cyclists competed in 6 heats of 3 cyclists in the 1/8 finals. The winner of each heat advanced to the quarterfinals, with the 2 defeated cyclists in each heat relegated to the second round of repechages.

1/8 final 1

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Mario Vanegas Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 12.07Q
2 Omar Pkhak'adze Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union R
3 Pierre Trentin Flag of France.svg  France R

1/8 final 2

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Daniel Morelon Flag of France.svg  France 11.93Q
2 Niels Fredborg Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark R
3 Karl Barton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain R

1/8 final 3

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Sergio Bianchetto Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11.83Q
2 Ulrich Schillinger Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany R
3 Peder Pedersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark R

1/8 final 4

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Patrick Sercu Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 11.43Q
2 Thomas Harrison Flag of Australia.svg  Australia R
3 Roger Gibbon Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago R

1/8 final 5

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Zbysław Zając Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 12.06Q
2 Valery Khitrov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union R
3 Giovanni Pettenella Flag of Italy.svg  Italy R

1/8 final 6

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Willi Fuggerer Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 12.15Q
2 Ivan Kučírek Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia R
3 Katsuhiko Sato Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan R

Second repechage semifinals

Four heats of three cyclists each were held, with the winner of each moving to the finals of the second repechage while the other 8 cyclists were eliminated.

Second repechage semifinal 1

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Pierre Trentin Flag of France.svg  France 12.81Q
2 Karl Barton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
3 Roger Gibbon Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago DNF

Second repechage semifinal 2

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Giovanni Pettenella Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 12.06Q
2 Ulrich Schillinger Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
3 Niels Fredborg Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark

Second repechage semifinal 3

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Omar Pkhak'adze Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11.70Q
2 Thomas Harrison Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
3 Katsuhiko Sato Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan

Second repechage semifinal 4

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Valery Khitrov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11.45Q
2 Ivan Kučírek Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
3 Peder Pedersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark

Second repechage finals

The four winners of the eliminations of the second repechage faced off in two heats of finals for the repechage. The winner in each heat moved on to the semifinals, the loser was eliminated.

Second repechage final 1

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Pierre Trentin Flag of France.svg  France 11.88Q
2 Valery Khitrov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union

Second repechage final 2

RankCyclistNationTime
200 m
Notes
1 Giovanni Pettenella Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11.71Q
2 Omar Pkhak'adze Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals, which began the day of 19 October, were the first round of direct elimination. The 8 remaining cyclists were paired off into four heats. The winner of each match, which was in a best-of-three format, advanced, the loser was eliminated.

Quarterfinal 1

RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
1 Daniel Morelon Flag of France.svg  France 12.0712.18Q
2 Zbysław Zając Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland

Quarterfinal 2

RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
1 Sergio Bianchetto Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 13.0012.31Q
2 Mario Vanegas Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia

Quarterfinal 3

RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
1 Giovanni Pettenella Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 12.0311.57Q
2 Patrick Sercu Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium

Quarterfinal 4

RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
1 Pierre Trentin Flag of France.svg  France 12.5812.72Q
2 Willi Fuggerer Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 12.52

Semifinals

The semifinals were also raced in a best-of-three format. The winner of each semifinal advanced to the gold medal match, while the loser was sent to the bronze medal match.

Semifinal 1

Trentin was penalized for interference in the second race.

RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
1 Giovanni Pettenella Flag of Italy.svg  Italy wo12.74Q
2 Pierre Trentin Flag of France.svg  France 12.89DSQB

Semifinal 2

During their semifinal, Pettenella and Trentin set an Olympic record by standing still for 21 minutes and 57 seconds. [4]

RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
1 Sergio Bianchetto Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 12.5212.91Q
2 Daniel Morelon Flag of France.svg  France 11.83B

Finals

The two finals each pitted a pair of countrymen against each other; Italians in the gold medal match and Frenchmen in the bronze. Again the format was best-of-three.

Bronze medal match

RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3
Bronze medal icon.svg Daniel Morelon Flag of France.svg  France 11.5813.85
4 Pierre Trentin Flag of France.svg  France 11.42

Final

RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3
Gold medal icon.svg Giovanni Pettenella Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 13.8513.69
Silver medal icon.svg Sergio Bianchetto Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

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