Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem

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Men's cycling tandem
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Velodrome, Mexico City
Date20-21 October 1968
Competitors28 from 14 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Daniel Morelon, Pierre Trentin Flag of France.svg  France
Silver medal icon.svg Jan Jansen, Leijn Loevesijn Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bronze medal icon.svg Daniel Goens, Robert Van Lancker Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
  1964
1972  

The men's tandem was a cycling event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, held on 20 to 21 October 1968. There were 28 participants from 14 nations. [1]

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Competition format

This tandem bicycle competition involved a series of head-to-head matches. The 1968 competition involved six rounds: four main rounds (first round, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals) as well as a two-round repechage after the first round. [2]

Results

First round

First round heat 1

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1 Luigi Borghetti
Walter Gorini
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10.29Q
2 Juan Reyes
Ulises Váldez
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba R

First round heat 2

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1 Daniel Morelon
Pierre Trentin
Flag of France.svg  France 10.39Q
2 Guillermo Mendoza
Julio Munguía
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico R

First round heat 3

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1 Daniel Goens
Robert Van Lancker
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 10.40Q
2 Jack Disney
Charles Pranke
Flag of the United States.svg  United States R

First round heat 4

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1 Miloš Jelínek
Ivan Kučírek
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 10.14Q
2 Imants Bodnieks
Igor Tselovalnikov
Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union R

First round heat 5

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1 Hans-Jürgen Geschke
Werner Otto
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 10.32Q
2 András Baranyecz
Tibor Lendvai
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary R

First round heat 6

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1 Jan Jansen
Leijn Loevesijn
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 9.96Q
2 Jørgen Jensen
Per Sarto Jørgensen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark R

First round heat 7

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1 Klaus Kobusch
Martin Stenzel
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 10.27Q
2 Hilton Clarke
Gordon Johnson
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia R

Repechage heats

Repechage heat 1

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1 Imants Bodnieks
Igor Tselovalnikov
Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union 10.33Q
2 Juan Reyes
Ulises Váldez
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
3 Guillermo Mendoza
Julio Munguía
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico

Repechage heat 2

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1 András Baranyecz
Tibor Lendvai
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 10.23Q
2 Jørgen Jensen
Per Sarto Jørgensen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark

Repechage heat 3

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1 Hilton Clarke
Gordon Johnson
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 10.26Q
2 Jack Disney
Charles Pranke
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Repechage final

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1 Imants Bodnieks
Igor Tselovalnikov
Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union 10.32Q
2 András Baranyecz
Tibor Lendvai
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
3 Hilton Clarke
Gordon Johnson
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

RankCyclistsNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1 Luigi Borghetti
Walter Gorini
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 110.03110.21N/AQ
2 Imants Bodnieks
Igor Tselovalnikov
Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union 22

Quarterfinal 2

RankCyclistsNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1 Daniel Morelon
Pierre Trentin
Flag of France.svg  France 110.0119.93N/AQ
2 Klaus Kobusch
Martin Stenzel
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 22

Quarterfinal 3

RankCyclistsNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1 Jan Jansen
Leijn Loevesijn
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 219.88110.03Q
2 Miloš Jelínek
Ivan Kučírek
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 110.6322

Quarterfinal 4

RankCyclistsNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1 Daniel Goens
Robert Van Lancker
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 110.252110.06Q
2 Hans-Jürgen Geschke
Werner Otto
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 2110.172

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankCyclistsNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1 Jan Jansen
Leijn Loevesijn
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2110.10110.34Q
2 Luigi Borghetti
Walter Gorini
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 19.9622B

Semifinal 2

RankCyclistsNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1 Daniel Morelon
Pierre Trentin
Flag of France.svg  France 110.24110.60N/AQ
2 Daniel Goens
Robert Van Lancker
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 22B

Finals

Bronze medal match

RankCyclistsNationRace 1Race 2Race 3
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
Bronze medal icon.svg Daniel Goens
Robert Van Lancker
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 110.60111.20N/A
4 Luigi Borghetti
Walter Gorini
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 22

Final

RankCyclistsNationRace 1Race 2Race 3
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
Gold medal icon.svg Daniel Morelon
Pierre Trentin
Flag of France.svg  France 110.0319.83N/A
Silver medal icon.svg Jan Jansen
Leijn Loevesijn
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 22

Final classification

RankNameNationality
Gold medal icon.svg Daniel Morelon
Pierre Trentin
Flag of France.svg  France
Silver medal icon.svg Jan Jansen
Leijn Loevesijn
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bronze medal icon.svg Daniel Goens
Robert Van Lancker
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
4 Walter Gorini
Luigi Borghetti
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
5 Klaus Kobusch
Martin Stenzel
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany
Werner Otto
Hans-Jürgen Geschke
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany
Ivan Kučírek
Miloš Jelínek
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Igor Tselovalnikov
Imants Bodnieks
Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union
9 András Baranyecz
Tibor Lendvai
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
10 Gordon Johnson
Hilton Clarke
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
11 Juan Reyes
Ulises Váldez
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Per Sarto Jørgensen
Jørgen Jensen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Jack Disney
Charles Pranke
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Julio Munguía
Guillermo Mendoza
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico

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References

  1. "Cycling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  2. Official Report, vol. 3, p. 625.