Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's points race

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Men's points race
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Cycling (track) pictogram.svg
Track cycling pictogram
Venue Olympic Velodrome
Dates21–24 September
Competitors34 from 34 nations
Winning score38 (0 laps behind)
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Dan Frost
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Silver medal icon.svg Leo Peelen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bronze medal icon.svg Marat Ganeyev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1984
1992  

The men's points race was an event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, for which the final was held on 24 September 1988. There were 34 participants from 34 nations, with 24 cyclists competing in the final. [1] Each nation was limited to 1 cyclist in the event. The event was won by Dan Frost of Denmark, with Leo Peelen of the Netherlands taking silver and Marat Ganeyev of the Soviet Union bronze. It was the first medal in the men's points race for each of the three nations.

Background

This was the third appearance of the event. It was first held in 1900 and not again until 1984; after that, it was held every Summer Games until 2008 when it was removed from the programme. The women's version was held from 1996 through 2008. [2]

Three of the 24 finalists from the 1984 Games returned: silver medalist Uwe Messerschmidt of West Germany, bronze medalist José Youshimatz of Mexico, and fifth-place finisher Juan Curuchet of Argentina. The reigning World Champion (1987) was Marat Ganeyev of the Soviet Union; Messerschmidt had been runner-up. Dan Frost of Denmark had won the World Championship in 1986. Ganeyev and Frost were favored in Seoul. [2]

Barbados, Bolivia, Chinese Taipei, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Iran, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Poland, South Korea, the Soviet Union, Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela each made their debut in the event. France and Italy both competed for the third time, the only nations to have competed in all three Olympic men's points races.

Competition format

The contest consisted of two rounds: semifinals and a final. The distance varied by round, with 30 kilometres in the semifinals and 50 kilometres in the final. The top 12 in each of the two semifinals advanced to the 24-man final. Placement in each race was determined first by how many laps behind the leader the cyclist was and second by how many sprint points the cyclist accumulated. That is, a cyclist with more sprint points but who was lapped once would be ranked behind a cyclist with fewer points but who had not been lapped. Sprint points could be gained only by cyclists who had not been lapped.

In the semifinals, there were 20 sprints—one every 1.5 kilometres. Points were awarded based on the position of the cyclists at the end of the sprint. Most of the sprints were worth five points for the leader, three to the second-place cyclist, two to third, and one to fourth. The 10th (halfway) and 20th (final) sprint were worth double: ten points, six, four, and two.

The final featured 30 sprints—one every 1.67 kilometres. As in the semifinals, most sprints were worth 5/3/2/1 points, with the halfway (15th) and final (30th) sprints worth 10/6/4/2. [2]

Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time adjusted for daylight savings (UTC+10)

DateTimeRound
Wednesday, 21 September 198814:30Semifinal 1
Thursday, 22 September 198810:50Semifinal 2
Saturday, 24 September 198819:30Final

Results

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankCyclistNationLaps behindPointsNotes
1 Do Eun-cheol Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 029Q
2 Dan Frost Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 027Q
3 Alexis Méndez Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 021Q
4 Miklós Somogyi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 012Q
5 Roland Königshofer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 05Q
6 Robert Burns Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 124Q
7 Olaf Ludwig Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 121Q
8 Marat Ganeyev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 117Q
9 Antonio Salvador Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 115Q
10 Wojciech Pawłak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 111Q
11 Frankie Andreu Flag of the United States.svg  United States 111Q
12 Fernando Louro Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 110Q
13 Peter Hermann Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 19
14 Yoshihiro Tsumuraya Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 17
14 Michele Smith Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Cayman Islands 11
Roderick Chase Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados DNF
Bernardo Rimarim Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines DNF

Semifinal 2

RankCyclistNationLaps behindPointsNotes
1 José Youshimatz Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 032Q
2 Luboš Lom Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 020Q
3 Gene Samuel Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 016Q
4 Leo Peelen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 013Q
5 Juan Curuchet Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 011Q
6 Pascal Lino Flag of France.svg  France 128Q
7 Uwe Messerschmidt Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 122Q
8 Philippe Grivel Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 119Q
9 Peter Aldridge Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 115Q
10 Hsu Jui-te Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 114Q
11 Giovanni Lombardi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 113Q
12 Gianni Vignaduzzi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 13Q
13 Murugayan Kumaresan Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 11
14 Jalil Eftekhari Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 213
Bailón Becerra Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia DNF
Neil Lloyd Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda DNF
Federico Moreira Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay DNF

Final

Ganeyev led the scoreboard for most of the race, but near the end was lapped by Frost and Peelen. He took bronze despite having the most points. Frost had scored more between the lead pair, so took gold. [2]

RankCyclistNationLaps behindPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Dan Frost Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 038
Silver medal icon.svg Leo Peelen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 026
Bronze medal icon.svg Marat Ganeyev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 146
4 Robert Burns Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 120
5 Juan Curuchet Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 118
6 Uwe Messerschmidt Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 228
7 Pascal Lino Flag of France.svg  France 221
8 Frankie Andreu Flag of the United States.svg  United States 221
9 José Youshimatz Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 221
10 Miklós Somogyi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 213
11 Giovanni Lombardi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 213
12 Roland Königshofer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 211
13 Alexis Méndez Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 28
14 Olaf Ludwig Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 319
15 Gene Samuel Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 310
16 Wojciech Pawłak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 38
17 Gianni Vignaduzzi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 37
18 Antonio Salvador Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 35
19 Do Eun-cheol Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 34
20 Philippe Grivel Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 34
21 Hsu Jui-te Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 34
22 Peter Aldridge Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 34
23 Luboš Lom Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 33
24 Fernando Louro Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 30

Results summary

RankCyclistNationSemifinalsFinal
Laps behindPointsLaps behindPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Dan Frost Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 027038
Silver medal icon.svg Leo Peelen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 013026
Bronze medal icon.svg Marat Ganeyev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 117146
4 Robert Burns Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 124120
5 Juan Curuchet Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 011118
6 Uwe Messerschmidt Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 122228
7 Pascal Lino Flag of France.svg  France 128221
8 Frankie Andreu Flag of the United States.svg  United States 111221
9 José Youshimatz Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 032221
10 Miklós Somogyi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 012213
11 Giovanni Lombardi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 113213
12 Roland Königshofer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 05211
13 Alexis Méndez Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 02128
14 Olaf Ludwig Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 121319
15 Gene Samuel Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 016310
16 Wojciech Pawłak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 11138
17 Gianni Vignaduzzi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1337
18 Antonio Salvador Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 11535
19 Do Eun-cheol Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 02934
20 Philippe Grivel Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 11934
21 Hsu Jui-te Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 11434
22 Peter Aldridge Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11534
23 Luboš Lom Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 02033
24 Fernando Louro Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 11030
25 Peter Hermann Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 19Did not advance
26 Yoshihiro Tsumuraya Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 17Did not advance
27 Murugayan Kumaresan Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 11Did not advance
28 Michele Smith Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Cayman Islands 11Did not advance
29 Jalil Eftekhari Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 213Did not advance
Bailón Becerra Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia DNFDid not advance
Roderick Chase Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados DNFDid not advance
Neil Lloyd Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda DNFDid not advance
Federico Moreira Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay DNFDid not advance
Bernardo Rimarim Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines DNFDid not advance
Mario Pons Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador DNSDid not advance

References

  1. "Cycling at the 1988 Summer Games: Men's Points Race". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Points Race, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 February 2021.