The men's sprint was a track cycling event held as part of the Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on 17 and 18 October 1964 at the Hachioji Velodrome. 39 cyclists from 22 nations competed.[1] Nations were limited to two cyclists each. The event was won by Giovanni Pettenella of Italy, the nation's second consecutive and fourth overall victory in the men's sprint (trailing only France's five gold medals all-time). Sergio Bianchetto took silver, making it the second consecutive Games in which Italy had two men on the podium in the event. It was also the fifth straight Games with Italy taking at least silver. Daniel Morelon of France took bronze, the first of his record four medals in the event.
Men's sprint at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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North Korean stamp commemorating 1964 Olympic cycling | ||||||||||
Venue | Hachioji Road Race Course, Tokyo | |||||||||
Dates | 17–18 October 1964 | |||||||||
Competitors | 39 from 22 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Background
editThis was the 13th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1904 and 1912. None of the quarterfinalists from 1960 returned. Italy and France, which had combined for 8 of the 12 previous gold medals, had strong teams. France was favored, with Pierre Trentin and Daniel Morelon the top two at the 1964 World Championship. Third place had gone to Italian Sergio Bianchetto, who had also won Olympic gold in the tandem in 1960. The other Italian, Giovanni Pettenella, was less well-known but had taken silver in the track time trial earlier in the Games. Belgium also had a strong contender, with 1963 World Champion Patrick Sercu.[2]
Cambodia made its debut in the men's sprint. France made its 13th appearance, the only nation to have competed at every appearance of the event.
Competition format
editSprint cycling involves a series of head-to-head matches. The 1964 competition involved nine rounds: heats, a two-round repechage, 1/8 finals, another two-round repechage, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals.[2][3]
- Heats: The 39 competitors were divided into 13 heats of 3 cyclists each. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the 1/8 finals (13 cyclists), while all other cyclists who competed were sent to the first repechage (26 cyclists).
- Repechage 1: This was a two-round repechage. The first round consisted of 10 heats of 2 or 3 cyclists each. The winners advanced to the second round of the repechage, while the losers were eliminated. The second round had 5 heats of 2 cyclists each; the winner of each heat joined the main competition again at the 1/8 finals (5 cyclists) while the loser was eliminated.
- 1/8 finals: The 18 cyclists who advanced through the heats or the first repechage competed in a 1/8 finals round. There were 6 heats in this round, with 3 cyclists in each. The top cyclist in each heat advanced to the quarterfinals (6 cyclists), while the other 2 in each heat went to the second repechage (12 cyclists).
- Repechage 2: This was another two-round repechage. This repechage began with 4 heats of 3 cyclists each. The top cyclist in each heat advanced to the second round, while the other 2 cyclists in each heat were eliminated. The second round of this repechage featured 2 heats of 2 cyclists each, with the winners advancing to the quarterfinals and the losers eliminated.
- Quarterfinals: Beginning with the quarterfinals, all matches were one-on-one competitions and were held in best-of-three format. There were 4 quarterfinals, with the winner of each advancing to the semifinals and the loser eliminated.
- Semifinals: The two semifinals provided for advancement to the gold medal final for winners and to the bronze medal final for losers.
- Finals: Both a gold medal final and a bronze medal final were held.
Records
editThe records for the sprint are 200 metre flying time trial records, kept for the qualifying round in later Games as well as for the finish of races.
World record | 11.0 | Rome, Italy | 30 July 1960 | |
Olympic record | 11.1 | Rome, Italy | 29 August 1960 |
No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.
Schedule
editAll times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Date | Time | Round |
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Saturday, 17 October 1964 | 10:00 14:00 |
Round 1 First repechage semifinals First repechage finals 1/8 finals Second repechage semifinals Second repechage finals |
Sunday, 18 October 1964 | 10:00 14:00 |
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals |
Results
editRound 1
editIn the first round of heats, the 39 cyclists were divided into 13 heats of 3 cyclists each. The winner of each heat advanced to the 1/8 finals, while the 26 remaining cyclists were relegated to the first round of repechages.
Heat 1
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
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1 | Pierre Trentin | 12.77 | Q | |
2 | Nguyễn Văn Châu | R | ||
3 | Jose Tellez | R |
Heat 2
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Daniel Morelon | 12.84 | Q | |
2 | Eduardo Bustos | R | ||
3 | Tan Thol | R |
Heat 3
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sergio Bianchetto | 11.58 | Q | |
2 | Muhammad Hafeez | R | ||
3 | Suchha Singh | R |
Heat 4
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Patrick Sercu | 11.67 | Q | |
2 | Oscar García | R | ||
3 | Amar Singh Billing | R |
Heat 5
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ivan Kučírek | 11.60 | Q | |
2 | Roger Gibbon | R | ||
3 | Alan Grieco | R |
Heat 6
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Karl Barton | 12.68 | Q | |
2 | Richárd Bicskey | R | ||
— | Carlos Alberto Vázquez | DNF |
Heat 7
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Giovanni Pettenella | 11.40 | Q | |
2 | Fitzroy Hoyte | R | ||
3 | Tim Phivana | R |
Heat 8
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Omar Pkhak'adze | 12.26 | Q | |
2 | Willi Fuggerer | R | ||
3 | Peder Pedersen | R |
Heat 9
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Valery Khitrov | 11.54 | Q | |
2 | Christopher Church | R | ||
3 | Arie de Graaf | R |
Heat 10
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Katsuhiko Sato | 11.92 | Q | |
2 | José Mercado | R | ||
3 | Jackie Simes | R |
Heat 11
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Thomas Harrison | 11.60 | Q | |
2 | Pieter van der Touw | R | ||
3 | Ferenc Habony | R |
Heat 12
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mario Vanegas | 12.09 | Q | |
2 | Gordon Johnson | R | ||
3 | Zbysław Zając | R |
Heat 13
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ulrich Schillinger | 12.60 | Q | |
2 | Niels Fredborg | R | ||
3 | Tsuyoshi Kawachi | R |
First repechage semifinals
editAll of the competitors who had not qualified for the 1/8 finals in the heats competed in the first round repechage. Ten heats, each with 2 or 3 cyclists, were held. The winner of each heat moved on to the first round repechage finals, all others (16 in all) were eliminated.
First repechage semifinal 1
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Oscar Garcia | 12.16 | Q | |
2 | Fitzroy Hoyte | |||
3 | Jose Tellez |
First repechage semifinal 2
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Roger Gibbon | 11.65 | Q | |
2 | Tsuyoshi Kawachi | |||
3 | Tim Phivana |
First repechage semifinal 3
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Zbysław Zając | 12.31 | Q | |
2 | Nguyễn Văn Châu | |||
3 | Amar Singh Billing |
First repechage semifinal 4
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tan Thol | 13.00 | Q | |
2 | Richárd Bicskey | |||
3 | Christopher Church |
First repechage semifinal 5
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Niels Fredborg | 12.31 | Q | |
2 | Alan Grieco | |||
3 | José Mercado |
First repechage semifinal 6
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Willi Fuggerer | 12.69 | Q | |
2 | Jackie Simes |
First repechage semifinal 7
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Peder Pedersen | 11.61 | Q | |
2 | Muhammad Hafeez |
First repechage semifinal 8
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Arie de Graaf | 12.21 | Q | |
2 | Suchha Singh |
First repechage semifinal 9
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pieter van der Touw | 12.48 | Q | |
2 | Eduardo Bustos |
First repechage semifinal 10
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gordon Johnson | 12.20 | Q | |
2 | Ferenc Habony |
First repechage finals
editThe winners of the 10 heats of the elimination round of the first repechage competed against each other in 5 heats of repechage finals. The winners of the five heats advanced to the 1/8 finals, the losers were eliminated.
First repechage final 1
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
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1 | Zbysław Zając | 12.09 | Q | |
2 | Oscar Garcia |
First repechage final 2
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Niels Fredborg | 12.25 | Q | |
2 | Tan Thol |
First repechage final 3
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Peder Pedersen | 11.91 | Q | |
2 | Pieter van der Touw |
First repechage final 4
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Roger Gibbon | 11.35 | Q | |
2 | Arie de Graaf |
First repechage final 5
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Willi Fuggerer | 11.52 | Q | |
2 | Gordon Johnson |
1/8 finals
editThe 18 remaining cyclists competed in 6 heats of 3 cyclists in the 1/8 finals. The winner of each heat advanced to the quarterfinals, with the 2 defeated cyclists in each heat relegated to the second round of repechages.
1/8 final 1
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mario Vanegas | 12.07 | Q | |
2 | Omar Pkhak'adze | R | ||
3 | Pierre Trentin | R |
1/8 final 2
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Daniel Morelon | 11.93 | Q | |
2 | Niels Fredborg | R | ||
3 | Karl Barton | R |
1/8 final 3
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sergio Bianchetto | 11.83 | Q | |
2 | Ulrich Schillinger | R | ||
3 | Peder Pedersen | R |
1/8 final 4
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Patrick Sercu | 11.43 | Q | |
2 | Thomas Harrison | R | ||
3 | Roger Gibbon | R |
1/8 final 5
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Zbysław Zając | 12.06 | Q | |
2 | Valery Khitrov | R | ||
3 | Giovanni Pettenella | R |
1/8 final 6
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Willi Fuggerer | 12.15 | Q | |
2 | Ivan Kučírek | R | ||
3 | Katsuhiko Sato | R |
Second repechage semifinals
editFour heats of three cyclists each were held, with the winner of each moving to the finals of the second repechage while the other 8 cyclists were eliminated.
Second repechage semifinal 1
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pierre Trentin | 12.81 | Q | |
2 | Karl Barton | |||
3 | Roger Gibbon | DNF |
Second repechage semifinal 2
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Giovanni Pettenella | 12.06 | Q | |
2 | Ulrich Schillinger | |||
3 | Niels Fredborg |
Second repechage semifinal 3
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Omar Pkhak'adze | 11.70 | Q | |
2 | Thomas Harrison | |||
3 | Katsuhiko Sato |
Second repechage semifinal 4
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Valery Khitrov | 11.45 | Q | |
2 | Ivan Kučírek | |||
3 | Peder Pedersen |
Second repechage finals
editThe four winners of the eliminations of the second repechage faced off in two heats of finals for the repechage. The winner in each heat moved on to the semifinals, the loser was eliminated.
Second repechage final 1
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pierre Trentin | 11.88 | Q | |
2 | Valery Khitrov |
Second repechage final 2
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Giovanni Pettenella | 11.71 | Q | |
2 | Omar Pkhak'adze |
Quarterfinals
editThe quarterfinals, which began the day of 19 October, were the first round of direct elimination. The 8 remaining cyclists were paired off into four heats. The winner of each match, which was in a best-of-three format, advanced, the loser was eliminated.
Quarterfinal 1
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Daniel Morelon | 12.07 | 12.18 | — | Q | |
2 | Zbysław Zając | — |
Quarterfinal 2
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sergio Bianchetto | 13.00 | 12.31 | — | Q | |
2 | Mario Vanegas | — |
Quarterfinal 3
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Giovanni Pettenella | 12.03 | 11.57 | — | Q | |
2 | Patrick Sercu | — |
Quarterfinal 4
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pierre Trentin | 12.58 | 12.72 | Q | ||
2 | Willi Fuggerer | 12.52 |
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were also raced in a best-of-three format. The winner of each semifinal advanced to the gold medal match, while the loser was sent to the bronze medal match.
Semifinal 1
editTrentin was penalized for interference in the second race.
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Giovanni Pettenella | wo | 12.74 | Q | ||
2 | Pierre Trentin | 12.89 | DSQ | B |
Semifinal 2
editDuring their semifinal, Pettenella and Trentin set an Olympic record by standing still for 21 minutes and 57 seconds.[4]
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sergio Bianchetto | 12.52 | 12.91 | Q | ||
2 | Daniel Morelon | 11.83 | B |
Finals
editThe two finals each pitted a pair of countrymen against each other; Italians in the gold medal match and Frenchmen in the bronze. Again the format was best-of-three.
Bronze medal match
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 |
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Daniel Morelon | 11.58 | 13.85 | |||
4 | Pierre Trentin | 11.42 |
Final
editRank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Giovanni Pettenella | 13.85 | 13.69 | — | ||
Sergio Bianchetto | — |
Sources
edit- Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad: Tokyo 1964, vol. 2.
References
edit- ^ "Cycling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Sprint". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Sprint, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Official Report, vol. 2, p. 270
- ^ Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 200. ISBN 0140066322.