Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – 1/2 mile

Men's ​1⁄2 mile
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Venue Francis Field
Date August 2
Competitors 16 from 1 nation
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Marcus Hurley  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Teddy Billington  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Burton Downing  United States

The ​1⁄2 mile was a track cycling event held as part of the Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only time this .5 miles (800 m) event was held at the Olympics. 16 cyclists, all from the United States, competed. The names of 2 of the competitors are not known.

Results

Heats

The top two finishers in each heat advanced to the semifinals. The identities of 2 of the 4 cyclists who placed fourth in each heat are unknown, though Joel N. McCrea and Oscar Schwab are known to have raced and so are the other 2 fourth-place finishers; which heat each raced in is not known.

Heat 1
1. Marcus Hurley (USA)1:08.6QS
2. George E. Wiley (USA)QS
3. Arthur F. Andrews (USA)
4. Unknown (USA)
Heat 2
1. Aimé Fritz (USA)1:07.0QS
2. Charles Schlee (USA)QS
3. Oscar Goerke (USA)
4. Unknown (USA)
Heat 3
1. Teddy Billington (USA)1:18.6QS
2. Henry Wittman (USA)QS
3. Anthony Williamsen (USA)
4. Unknown (USA)
Heat 4
1. Burton Downing (USA)1:13.6QS
2. Fred Grinham (USA)QS
3. Leo Larson (USA)
4. Unknown (USA)

Semifinals

The top two finishers in each semifinal advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1
1. Marcus Hurley (USA)1:12.8QF
2. George E. Wiley (USA)QF
3-4 Aimé Fritz (USA)
 Charles Schlee (USA)
Semifinal 2
1. Teddy Billington (USA)1:09.0QF
2. Burton Downing (USA)QF
3-4 Fred Grinham (USA)
 Henry Wittman (USA)

Final

Final
 Marcus Hurley (USA)1:09.0
 Teddy Billington (USA)
 Burton Downing (USA)
4. George E. Wiley (USA)

Sources

  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2006.
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