Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem

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Men's cycling tandem
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Velodrome, Munich
Date34 September 1972
Competitors28 from 14 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Igor Tselovalnikov, Vladimir Semenets Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Jürgen Geschke, Werner Otto Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Andrzej Bek, Benedykt Kocot Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
  1968

These are the official results of the Men's Tandem Race at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany held on 3 to 4 September 1972. There were 28 participants from 14 countries. [1]

Contents

Competition format

This tandem bicycle competition involved a series of head-to-head matches. The 1972 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
1Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 11.66Q
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain R

First round heat 2

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 11.27Q
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium R

First round heat 3

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1Flag of France.svg  France 10.42Q
2Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan R

First round heat 4

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union 10.37Q
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States R

First round heat 5

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 10.55Q
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia R

First round heat 6

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 10.56Q
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy R

First round heat 7

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 10.97Q
2Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica R

Repechage heats

Repechage heat 1

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain UnknownQ
2Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan

Repechage heat 2

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11.20Q
2Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica

Repechage heat 3

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 10.97Q
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States
3Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia

Repechage final

RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 10.94Q
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

RankCyclistsNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 10.75110.801N/AQ
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 22

Quarterfinal 2

RankCyclistsNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 10.57110.461N/AQ
2Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 22

Quarterfinal 3

RankCyclistsNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1Flag of France.svg  France 10.69110.621N/AQ
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 22

Quarterfinal 4

RankCyclistsNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union 10.66110.531N/AQ
2Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 22

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankCyclistsNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 10.54110.911N/AQ
2Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 22B

Semifinal 2

RankCyclistsNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union 10.66110.511N/AQ
2Flag of France.svg  France 22B

Finals

Bronze medal match

RankCyclistsNationRace 1Race 2Race 3
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 10.76110.671N/A
4Flag of France.svg  France 22

Final

RankCyclistsNationRace 1Race 2Race 3
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union 210.52110.601
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 10.68122

Final classification

RANKNAME CYCLISTSNATION
Med 1.png Igor Tselovalnikov / Vladimir Semenets Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union
Med 2.png Jürgen Geschke / Werner Otto Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Med 3.png Andrzej Bek / Benedykt Kocot Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
4. Daniel Morelon / Pierre Trentin Flag of France.svg  France
5. Manu Snellinx / Noël Soetaert Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
6. Jürgen Barth / Rainer Müller Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
7. Klaas Balk / Peter van Doorn Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
8. Ivan Kučírek / Vladimír Popelka Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
9. Dino Verzini / Giorgio Rossi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
10. David Rowe / Geoff Cooke Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
11. Honson Chin / Howard Fenton Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
12. Yaichi Numata / Yoshikazu Cho Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
13. Jeffrey Spencer / Ralph Therrio Flag of the United States.svg  United States
14. Jairo Díaz / Rafael Narváez Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia

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References

  1. "Cycling at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's tandem". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. Official Report, vol. 3, p. 216.