Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – 1/4 mile

Men's 14 mile
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Venue Francis Field
Date August 3
Competitors 11 from 1 nation
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Marcus Hurley  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Burton Downing  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Teddy Billington  United States

The 14 mile was a track cycling event held as part of the Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only time this .25 miles (400 m) event was held at the Olympics. 11 cyclists, all from the United States, competed.

Results

Heats

The top two finishers in each heat advanced to the semifinals.

Heat 1
1. Teddy Billington (USA)36.0QS
2. Frank Bizzoni (USA)QS
Heat 2
1. Marcus Hurley (USA)35.6QS
2. Frank Montaldi (USA)QS
3. Oscar Schwab (USA)
Heat 3
1. Oscar Goerke (USA)34.8QS
2. Arthur F. Andrews (USA)QS
3. Fred Grinham (USA)
Heat 4
1. Burton Downing (USA)35.2QS
2. Henry Wittmann (USA)QS
3. Anthony Williamsen (USA)

Semifinals

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

Semifinal 1
1. Marcus Hurley (USA)34.8QF
2. Teddy Billington (USA)QF
3-4 Frank Bizzoni (USA)
 Frank Montaldi (USA)
Semifinal 2
1. Oscar Goerke (USA)33.4QF
2. Burton Downing (USA)QF
3-4 Arthur F. Andrews (USA)
 Henry Wittmann (USA)

Final

Final
 Marcus Hurley (USA)31.8
 Burton Downing (USA)
 Teddy Billington (USA)
4. Oscar Goerke (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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