Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

Cycling - Men's sprint
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Venue Olympic Cycling Stadium, Berlin
Dates 6-7 August 1936
Competitors 20 from 20 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Toni Merkens
 Germany
2nd, silver medalist(s) Arie van Vliet
 Netherlands
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Louis Chaillot
 France

The men's sprint cycling event at the 1936 Summer Olympics took place on 6 and 7 August and was one of six events at the 1936 Olympics.[1] When van Vliet began to overtake Merkens in the first race of the final, Merkens swerved to the right and blatantly interfered with Van Vliet. No penalty was called, and a disconcerted van Vliet lost the second race. The Dutch team protested, but instead of being disqualified, Merkens was fined 100 marks instead.[2]

Results

Final

RankNameNationality
1st, gold medalist(s)Toni Merkens Germany
2nd, silver medalist(s)Arie van Vliet Netherlands
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Louis Chaillot France
4Benedetto Pola Italy
5Henri Collard Belgium
Dunc Gray Australia
Karl Magnussen Denmark
Werner Wägelin Switzerland
9Imre Győrffy Hungary
Haakon Sandtorp Norway
Ted Clayton South Africa
George Giles New Zealand
Franz Dusika Austria
Ray Hicks Great Britain
Doug Peace Canada
Al Sellinger United States
Manuel Riquelme Chile
Howard Wing China
José Mazzini Peru
Nedyu Rachev Bulgaria

References

  1. ↑ "Cycling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Sprint". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 200. ISBN 0140066322.
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