Track time trial at the Olympics

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Track time trial
at the Olympic Games
Paul Masson, Athens 1896.jpg
The first track time trial winner, Paul Masson, in 1896
Overview
Sport Cycling
GenderMen and women
Years heldMen: 1896, 19282004
Women: 20002004
Reigning champion
MenFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Chris Hoy  (GBR)
WomenFlag of Australia.svg  Anna Meares  (AUS)

The track time trial is a defunct track cycling event formerly held at the Summer Olympics. The event was first held for men at the first modern Olympics in 1896. It was not held again until 1928, when it became a consistent part of the programme and was held every year from then until 2004, after which the event was eliminated. A women's version was added in 2000, being held only twice before being eliminated along with the men's event after 2004. The distance of the time trial was one kilometre for men (except 1896, when it was one-third of a kilometre) and half a kilometre for women.

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Medalists

Men

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1896 Athens
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Paul Masson
Flag of France.svg  France
Stamatios Nikolopoulos
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece
Adolf Schmal
Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria
1928 Amsterdam
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Willy Hansen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Gerard Bosch van Drakestein
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Dunc Gray
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
1932 Los Angeles
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Dunc Gray
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Jacques van Egmond
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Charles Rampelberg
Flag of France.svg  France
1936 Berlin
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Arie van Vliet
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Pierre Georget
Flag of France.svg  France
Rudolf Karsch
Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany
1948 London
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Jacques Dupont
Flag of France.svg  France
Pierre Nihant
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Tommy Godwin
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
1952 Helsinki
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Russell Mockridge
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Marino Morettini
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Raymond Robinson
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
1956 Melbourne
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Leandro Faggin
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Ladislav Fouček
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Alfred Swift
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
1960 Rome
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Sante Gaiardoni
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Dieter Gieseler
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
Rostislav Vargashkin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1964 Tokyo
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Patrick Sercu
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Giovanni Pettenella
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Pierre Trentin
Flag of France.svg  France
1968 Mexico City
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Pierre Trentin
Flag of France.svg  France
Niels Fredborg
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Janusz Kierzkowski
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
1972 Munich
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Niels Fredborg
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Daniel Clark
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Jürgen Schütze
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
1976 Montreal
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Klaus-Jürgen Grünke
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Michel Vaarten
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Niels Fredborg
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
1980 Moscow
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Lothar Thoms
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Aleksandr Panfilov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
David Weller
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
1984 Los Angeles
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Fredy Schmidtke
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Curt Harnett
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Fabrice Colas
Flag of France.svg  France
1988 Seoul
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Aleksandr Kirichenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Martin Vinnicombe
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Robert Lechner
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
1992 Barcelona
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José Manuel Moreno
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Shane Kelly
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Erin Hartwell
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1996 Atlanta
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Florian Rousseau
Flag of France.svg  France
Erin Hartwell
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Takanobu Jumonji
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
2000 Sydney
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Jason Queally
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Stefan Nimke
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Shane Kelly
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
2004 Athens
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Chris Hoy
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Arnaud Tournant
Flag of France.svg  France
Stefan Nimke
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

Multiple medalists

RankCyclistNationOlympicsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Niels Fredborg Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1968–19761113
2 Dunc Gray Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1928–19321012
Pierre Trentin Flag of France.svg  France 1964–19681012
4 Erin Hartwell Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1992–19960112
Shane Kelly Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1992–20000112

Medalists by country

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of France.svg  France 4239
2Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2327
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2204
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2114
5Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2013
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2013
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1203
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1203
9Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1113
10Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1012
11Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1001
12Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0123
13Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0112
14Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0101
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 0101
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0101
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 0101
18Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0022
19Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0011
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0011
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 0011
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0011

Women

GamesGoldSilverBronze
2000 Sydney
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Felicia Ballanger
Flag of France.svg  France
Michelle Ferris
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Jiang Cuihua
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2004 Athens
details
Anna Meares
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Jiang Yonghua
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Natallia Tsylinskaya
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus

Medalists by country

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1102
2Flag of France.svg  France 1001
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0112
4Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 0011

Olympic record progression

Men

TimeCyclistNationGamesDate
1:16.0 Octave Dayen Flag of France.svg  France 1928 1928-08-05
1:15.2 Gerard Bosch van Drakestein Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1928 1928-08-05
1:14.4 Willy Hansen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1928 1928-08-05
1:13.0 Dunc Gray Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1932 1932-08-01
1:12.0 Arie van Vliet Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1936 1936-08-08
1:11.1 Russell Mockridge Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1952 1952-07-31
1:09.8 Leandro Faggin Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1956 1956-12-06
1:09.20 Piet van der Touw Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1960 1960-08-26
1:08.75 Dieter Gieseler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1960 1960-08-26
1:07.27 WR Sante Gaiardoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1960 1960-08-26
1:04.65 Gianni Sartori Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1968 1968-10-17
1:04.61 Niels Fredborg Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1968 1968-10-17
1:03.91 WR Pierre Trentin Flag of France.svg  France 1968 1968-10-17
1:02.955 WR Lothar Thoms Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1980 1980-07-22
1:02.940 Erin Hartwell Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1996 1996-07-24
1:02.712 Florian Rousseau Flag of France.svg  France 1996 1996-07-24
1:01.609 Jason Queally Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2000 2000-09-16
1:00.896 Arnaud Tournant Flag of France.svg  France 2004 2004-08-20
1:00.711 Chris Hoy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2004 2004-08-20

Women

TimeCyclistNationGamesDate
35.728 Daniela Larreal Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 2000 2000-09-16
35.230 Chris Witty Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2000 2000-09-16
35.013 Wang Yan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2000 2000-09-16
34.696 Michelle Ferris Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2000 2000-09-16
34.140 Felicia Ballanger Flag of France.svg  France 2000 2000-09-16
34.112 Jiang Yonghua Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2004 2004-08-20
33.952 WR Anna Meares Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2004 2004-08-20

Intercalated Games

The 1906 Intercalated Games were held in Athens and at the time were officially recognised as part of the Olympic Games series, with the intention being to hold a games in Greece in two-year intervals between the internationally held Olympics. However, this plan never came to fruition and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) later decided not to recognise these games as part of the official Olympic series. Some sports historians continue to treat the results of these games as part of the Olympic canon. [1]

Francesco Verri of Italy won the 1906 title, with Herbert Crowther of Great Britain in second and Henri Menjou of France third.

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1906 Athens
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Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Francesco Verri  (ITA)Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Herbert Crowther  (GBR)Flag of France.svg  Henri Menjou  (FRA)

References

  1. 1906 Athina Summer Games. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 26 January 2014.