Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit

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Men's cycling individual pursuit
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Velodrome, Mexico City
Date17 to 18 October 1968
Competitors28 from 28 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Daniel Rébillard Flag of France.svg  France
Silver medal icon.svg Mogens Frey Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Bronze medal icon.svg Xaver Kurmann Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
  1964
1972  

These are the official results of the men's individual pursuit at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, held on 17 and 18 October 1968. There were 28 participants from 28 nations. [1]

Competition format

The individual pursuit competition consisted of a qualifying round and a 3-round knockout tournament, including a bronze medal race. Each race, in both the qualifying round and the knock-out rounds, consisted of a pair of cyclists starting from opposite sides of the track. The cyclists raced for 4,000 metres, attempting to finish with the fastest time and, if possible, catch the other cyclist. For the qualifying round, the eight fastest times overall (regardless of whether the cyclist finished first or second in his heat, though any cyclist who was overtaken was eliminated) earned advancement to the knockout rounds. In the knockout rounds, the winner of each heat advanced to the next round. [2]

Results

Qualifying round

RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1 Xaver Kurmann Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 4:40.41Q
2 John Bylsma Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4:41.10Q
3 Daniel Rébillard Flag of France.svg  France 4:42.15Q
4 Mogens Frey Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4:42.30Q
5 Cipriano Chemello Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4:43.58Q
6 Rupert Kratzer Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 4:43.84Q
7 Radamés Treviño Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 4:44.12Q
8 Paul Crapez Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 4:44.93Q
9 Martín Emilio Rodríguez Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 4:45.38
10 Rajmund Zieliński Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 4:46.03
11 Knut Knudsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4:46.70
12 Juan Alberto Merlos Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4:47.81
13 Daniel Yuste Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 4:50.36
14 Jiří Daler Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 4:50.50
15 Ian Hallam Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4:50.62
16 Ole Wackström Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4:50.76
17 Gösta Pettersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4:51.37
18 David Brink Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:55.40
19 Vernon Stauble Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 5:07.80
20 Benjamin Evangelista Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 5:22.12
21 Tarek Abou Al Dahab Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 5:35.42
22 Colin Forde Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 5:35.60
Inocente Lizano Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 4:51.09Overtaken
Fedor den Hertog Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4:54.32Overtaken
Emil Rusu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 4:56.45Overtaken
Gwon Jung-hyeon Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea 5:09.90Overtaken
Pakanit Boriharnvanakhet Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 5:34.50Overtaken
Denfield McNab Flag of British Honduras.svg  British Honduras 6:12.96Overtaken

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1 Xaver Kurmann Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 4:45.94Q
2 Paul Crapez Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 4:49.99

Quarterfinal 2

RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1 John Bylsma Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4:41.66Q
2 Radamés Treviño Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 4:42.40

Quarterfinal 3

RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1 Daniel Rébillard Flag of France.svg  France 4:39.87Q
2 Rupert Kratzer Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 4:41.43

Quarterfinal 4

RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1 Mogens Frey Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4:37.54Q
2 Cipriano Chemello Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4:42.29

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1 Mogens Frey Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4:42.05Q
2 Xaver Kurmann Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 4:44.26B

Semifinal 2

RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1 Daniel Rébillard Flag of France.svg  France 4:41.80Q
2 John Bylsma Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4:48.73B

Finals

Bronze medal match

RankCyclistNationTime
Bronze medal icon.svg Xaver Kurmann Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 4:39.42
4 John Bylsma Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4:41.60

Final

RankCyclistNationTime
Gold medal icon.svg Daniel Rébillard Flag of France.svg  France 4:41.71
Silver medal icon.svg Mogens Frey Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4:42.43

Final classification

RankNameNation
Gold medal icon.svg Daniel Rébillard Flag of France.svg  France
Silver medal icon.svg Mogens Frey Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Bronze medal icon.svg Xaver Kurmann Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
4 John Bylsma Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
5 Cipriano Chemello Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Paul Crapez Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Rupert Kratzer Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany
Radamés Treviño Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
9 Martín Rodríguez Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
10 Rajmund Zieliński Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
11 Knut Knudsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
12 Juan Alberto Merlos Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
13 Daniel Yuste Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
14 Jiří Daler Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
15 Ian Hallam Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
16 Ole Wackström Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
17 Gösta Pettersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
18 David Brink Flag of the United States.svg  United States
19 Vernon Stauble Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
20 Benjamin Evangelista Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines
21 Tarek Abou Al Dahab Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
22 Colin Forde Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
AC Inocente Lizano Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Fedor den Hertog Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Emil Rusu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Gwon Jung-hyeon Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea
Pakanit Boriharnvanakhet Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Denfield McNab Flag of British Honduras.svg  British Honduras

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References

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  2. Official Report, vol. 3, p. 626.