Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit

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Men's cycling individual pursuit
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueMunich, West Germany
Date31 August to 1 September 1972
Competitors28 from 28 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Knut Knudsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Silver medal icon.svg Xaver Kurmann Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Bronze medal icon.svg Hans Lutz Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
  1968
1976  

These are the official results of the Men's individual pursuit at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, held on 31 August and 1 September 1972. There were 28 participants from 28 nations. [1]

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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 Knut Knudsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4:49.06Q
2 John Bylsma Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4:50.06Q
3 Hans Lutz Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 4:51.33Q
4 Luciano Borgognoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4:52.37Q
5 Xaver Kurmann Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 4:54.50Q
6 Carlos Miguel Álvarez Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4:55.46Q
7 Roy Schuiten Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4:56.10Q
8 Luis Díaz Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 4:56.32Q
9 Thomas Huschke Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 4:57.95
10 Ian Hallam Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4:59.43
11 Francisco Huerta Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5:00.93
12 John Vande Velde Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5:01.75
13 Reno Olsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 5:02.00
14 Mieczysław Nowicki Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 5:02.28
15 Ivan Tsvetkov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 5:02.39
16 Milan Puzrla Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 5:02.55
17 Miguel Espinós Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 5:03.26
18 Wilfried Wesemael Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 5:04.67
19 Raimo Suikkanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 5:06.77
20 Michel Zucarelli Flag of France.svg  France 5:07.17
21 Roberto Heredero Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 5:07.70
22 Ron Hayman Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 5:17.51
23 Vernon Stauble Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 5:17.87
24 Orlando Bates Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 5:19.68
25 Khosro Haghgosha State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran 5:22.98
26 Michael Lecky Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 5:29.90
27 Tarek Abou Al Dahab Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 5:41.19
28 Maximo Junta Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 5:53.19

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1 Xaver Kurmann Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 4:50.54Q
2 Luciano Borgognoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4:52.31

Quarterfinal 2

RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1 Hans Lutz Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 4:56.17Q
2 Carlos Miguel Álvarez Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4:57.09

Quarterfinal 3

RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1 John Bylsma Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4:50.47Q
2 Roy Schuiten Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4:52.16

Quarterfinal 4

RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1 Knut Knudsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4:47.43Q
2 Luis Díaz Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Overtaken

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1 Xaver Kurmann Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 4:47.04Q
2 John Bylsma Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4:47.41B

Semifinal 2

RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1 Knut Knudsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4:45.57Q
2 Hans Lutz Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany OvertakenB

Finals

Bronze medal match

RankCyclistNationTime
Bronze medal icon.svg Hans Lutz Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 4:50.80
4 John Bylsma Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4:54.93

Final

RankCyclistNationTime
Gold medal icon.svg Knut Knudsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4:45.74
Silver medal icon.svg Xaver Kurmann Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 4:51.96


Final classification

RankNameNationality
Gold medal icon.svg Knut Knudsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Silver medal icon.svg Xaver Kurmann Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Bronze medal icon.svg Hans Lutz Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
4 John Bylsma Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
5 Carlos Miguel Álvarez Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Luciano Borgognoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Luis Díaz Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Roy Schuiten Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
9 Thomas Huschke Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
10 Ian Hallam Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
11 Francisco Huerta Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
12 John Vande Velde Flag of the United States.svg  United States
13 Reno Olsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
14 Mieczysław Nowicki Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
15 Ivan Tsvetkov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
16 Milan Puzrla Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
17 Miguel Espinós Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
18 Wilfried Wesemael Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
19 Raimo Suikkanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
20 Michel Zucarelli Flag of France.svg  France
21 Roberto Heredero Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
22 Ron Hayman Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
23 Vernon Stauble Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
24 Orlando Bates Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
25 Khosro Haghgosha State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran
26 Michael Lecky Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
27 Tarek Abou Al Dahab Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
28 Maximo Junta Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines

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References

  1. "Cycling at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Individual Pursuit". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  2. Official Report, vol. 3, p. 217.