Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's track time trial

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Men's track time trial
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-P0821-0033, Klaus Grunke.jpg
Klaus-Jürgen Grünke
Venue Montreal, Canada
Date20 July 1976
Competitors31 from 31 nations
Winning time1:05.927
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Klaus-Jürgen Grünke Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Michel Vaarten Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Bronze medal icon.svg Niels Fredborg Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
  1972
1980  

The men's track time trial at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, was held on July 20, 1976. [1] There were 30 participants from 30 nations, with each nation limited to one cyclist. One additional cyclist, Elmabruk Kehel from Libya, was entered but did not start because of the last-minute boycott from the African countries. The event was won by Klaus-Jürgen Grünke of East Germany, the nation's first victory in the men's track time trial. Michel Vaarten of Belgium took silver. Niels Fredborg became the only man to win three medals in the event, adding a bronze to his 1968 silver and 1972 gold.

Background

This was the 12th appearance of the event, which had previously been held in 1896 and every Games since 1928. It would be held every Games until being dropped from the programme after 2004. The returning cyclists from 1972 were gold medalist (and 1968 silver medalist) Niels Fredborg of Denmark, fifth-place finisher (and 1968 bronze medalist) Janusz Kierzkowski of Poland, sixth-place finisher Dimo Angelov Tonchev of Bulgaria, eighth-place finisher Eduard Rapp of the Soviet Union, fifteenth-place finisher Jocelyn Lovell of Canada, eighteenth-place finisher Harald Bundli of Norway, and non-finisher Hector Edwards of Barbados. Fredborg, Rapp (1974 world champion), and Klaus-Jürgen Grünke (1975 world champion) were favored. [2]

Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Hong Kong, and Yugoslavia each made their debut in the men's track time trial. France and Great Britain each made their 12th appearance, having competed at every appearance of the event.

Competition format

The event was a time trial on the track, with each cyclist competing separately to attempt to achieve the fastest time. Each cyclist raced one kilometre from a standing start. [2] [3]

Records

The following were the world and Olympic records prior to the competition.

World recordFlag of France.svg  Pierre Trentin  (FRA)1:03.91 Mexico City, Mexico 17 October 1968
Olympic recordFlag of France.svg  Pierre Trentin  (FRA)1:03.91 Mexico City, Mexico 17 October 1968

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

Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

DateTimeRound
Tuesday, 20 July 197615:00Final

Results

RankCyclistNationTimeSpeed
(km/h)
Gold medal icon.svg Klaus-Jürgen Grünke Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:05.92754.606
Silver medal icon.svg Michel Vaarten Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1:07.51653.321
Bronze medal icon.svg Niels Fredborg Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1:07.61753.241
4 Janusz Kierzkowski Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 1:07.66053.207
5 Eric Vermeulen Flag of France.svg  France 1:07.84653.061
6 Hans Michalsky Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:07.87853.036
7 Harald Bundli Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:08.09352.869
8 Walter Bäni Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:08.11252.854
9 Miroslav Vymazal Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 1:08.17352.807
10 Massimo Marino Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:08.48852.564
11 David Weller Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1:08.53452.529
12 Stephen Goodall Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:08.61052.470
13 Jocelyn Lovell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:08.85252.286
14 Dimo Angelov Tonchev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 1:08.95052.212
15 Robert Vehe Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:09.05752.131
16 Richard Tormen Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1:09.46851.822
17 Yoshikazu Cho Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1:09.66451.677
18 Hector Edwards Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 1:10.08451.367
19 Paul Medhurst Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:10.16751.306
20 Anthony Sellier Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1:11.10350.631
21 Mikhail Kountras Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 1:11.43550.395
22 Miguel Margalef Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1:11.90550.066
23 Erol Küçükbakırcı Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1:12.69749.521
24 Vlado Fumić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 1:13.03749.290
25 Masoud Mobaraki State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran 1:14.16948.538
26 Marco Soria Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 1:14.48048.335
27 Taworn Tarwan Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1:15.13647.913
28 Chan Fai Lui Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong 1:16.95746.779
Donald Christian Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda DNF
Eduard Rapp Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union DSQ
Elmabruk KehelLibyaDNS

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