Olympic record progression track cycling – Men's 1 km time trial

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This is an overview of the progression of the Olympic track cycling record of the men's 1 km time trial as recognised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). [1]

In the track time trial, a track cycling event, cyclists compete individually against the clock to record the fastest time over the specified distance from a standing start.

The Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland.

The track time trial was already at the 1896 Summer Olympics, but it was the only time the event was held over one-third of a kilometre rather than one kilometer. The men's 1 km time trial was introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics and was discontinued after the 2004 Summer Olympics. Strangely, the list of Olympic records from the UCI starts in 1980.

Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Mens time trial

The men's time trial was one of 5 track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth event on the cycling schedule and was held on 11 April. The first time trial competition was the only time that Olympic time trials were held over the distance of one-third of a kilometre; when the event returned to the programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics the distance was set at one kilometre.

The men's track time trial, a part of the cycling events at the 1928 Summer Olympics, took place at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam. The race was won by the Danish rider Willy Hansen in 1 minutes, 14.2 seconds. Each nation was limited to one competitor. The distance was 1 kilometre.

The men's 1 kilometre time trial in Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics was a time trial race in which each of the seventeen cyclists attempted to set the fastest time for four laps of the track.

Progression

TimeCyclistsLocationTrackDateMeet
1'14"2*Flag of Denmark.svg  Willy Hansen  (DEN) Amsterdam (NED), Olympic Stadium August 1928 1928 Summer Olympics
1'13"0*Flag of Australia.svg  Dunc Gray  (AUS) Pasadena (USA), Rose Bowl 1 August 1932 1932 Summer Olympics
1'12"0*Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Arie van Vliet  (NED) Berlin (GER), Olympic Cycling Stadium 8 September 1936 1936 Summer Olympics
1'11"1*Flag of Australia.svg  Russell Mockridge  (AUS) Helsinki (FIN) 31 July 1952 1952 Summer Olympics
1'09"8*Flag of Italy.svg  Leandro Faggin  (ITA) Melbourne (AUS) 6 December 1956 1956 Summer Olympics
1'07"27*Flag of Italy.svg  Sante Gaiardoni  (ITA) Rome (ITA), Olympic Velodrome 26 September 1960 1960 Summer Olympics
1'03"91*Flag of France.svg  Pierre Trentin  (FRA) Mexico City (MEX), Olympic Velodrome 17 October 1968 1968 Summer Olympics
1'02"955Flag of the German Democratic Republic.svg  Lothar Thoms  (RDA) Moscow (URS) Indoor track22 July 1980 1980 Summer Olympics
1'02"712Flag of France.svg  Florian Rousseau  (FRA) Atlanta (USA) Open air track24 July 1996 1996 Summer Olympics
1'01"609Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jason Queally  (GBR) Sydney (AUS) Indoor track16 September 2000 2000 Summer Olympics
1'01"224Flag of Australia.svg  Shane Kelly  (AUS) Athens (GRE) Indoor track20 August 2004 2004 Summer Olympics
1'01"186Flag of Germany.svg  Stefan Nimke  (GER) Athens (GRE) Indoor track20 August 2004 2004 Summer Olympics
1'00"896Flag of France.svg  Arnaud Tournant  (FRA) Athens (GRE) Indoor track20 August 2004 2004 Summer Olympics
1'00"711Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Chris Hoy  (GBR) Athens (GRE) Indoor track20 August 2004 2004 Summer Olympics

* Not listed by the UCI as an Olympic record

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