Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

Cycling - Men's sprint
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Venue Melbourne
Dates 3-6 December 1956
Competitors 18 from 18 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Michel Rousseau
 France
2nd, silver medalist(s) Guglielmo Pesenti
 Italy
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Dick Ploog
 Australia

These are the official results of the Men's 1.000m Scratch Sprint at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, held from 3 to 6 December 1956. There were 18 participants representing 18 nations in competition.[1]

Final classification

RankNameNationality
1st, gold medalist(s)Michel Rousseau France
2nd, silver medalist(s)Guglielmo Pesenti Italy
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Dick Ploog Australia
4Warren Johnston New Zealand
5Jack Disney United States
Ladislav Fouček Czechoslovakia
Boris Romanov Soviet Union
Thomas Shardelow South Africa
9Anésio Argenton Brazil
Evrard Godefroid Belgium
Hernán Masanés Chile
León Mejía Colombia
Hylton Mitchell Trinidad and Tobago
Shazada Muhammad Shah-Rukh Pakistan
Keith Harrison Great Britain
Lê Văn Phước Vietnam
Fred Markus Canada
Paul Nyman Finland

References

  1. "Cycling at the 1948 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Sprint". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
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