Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

Men's cycling sprint
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
Venue Hachioji Road Race Course, Tokyo
Date 17-18 October 1964
Competitors 39 from 22 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Giovanni Pettenella  Italy
2nd, silver medalist(s) Sergio Bianchetto  Italy
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Daniel Morelon  France

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 October 1964 at the Hachioji Velodrome. 39 cyclists from 22 nations competed.[1]

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Giovanni Pettenella
 Italy		 Sergio Bianchetto
 Italy		 Daniel Morelon
 France

Results

Heats

In 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
1. Pierre Trentin (FRA)12.77Q 1/8
2. Nguyễn Văn Châu (VIE)Q R1E
3. Jose Tellez (MEX)Q R1E
Heat 2
1. Daniel Morelon (FRA)12.84Q 1/8
2. Eduardo Bustos (COL)Q R1E
3. Tan Thol (CAM)Q R1E
Heat 3
1. Sergio Bianchetto (ITA)11.58Q 1/8
2. Muhammad Hafeez (PAK)Q R1E
3. Suchha Singh (IND)Q R1E
Heat 4
1. Patrick Sercu (BEL)11.67Q 1/8
2. Oscar García (ARG)Q R1E
3. Amar Singh Billing (IND)Q R1E
Heat 5
1. Ivan Kučírek (TCH)11.60Q 1/8
2. Roger Gibbon (TRI)Q R1E
3. Alan Grieco (USA)Q R1E
Heat 6
1. Karl Barton (GBR)12.68Q 1/8
2. Richárd Bicskey (HUN)Q R1E
3. Carlos Alberto Vázquez (ARG)DNF
Heat 7
1. Giovanni Pettenella (ITA)11.40Q 1/8
2. Fitzroy Hoyte (TRI)Q R1E
3. Tim Phivana (CAM)Q R1E
Heat 8
1. Omar Pkhak'adze (URS)12.26Q 1/8
2. Willi Fuggerer (EUA)Q R1E
3. Peder Pedersen (DEN)Q R1E
Heat 9
1. Valery Khitrov (URS)11.54Q 1/8
2. Christopher Church (GBR)Q R1E
3. Arie de Graaf (NED)Q R1E
Heat 10
1. Katsuhiko Sato (JPN)11.92Q 1/8
2. José Mercado (MEX)Q R1E
3. Jackie Simes (USA)Q R1E
Heat 11
1. Thomas Harrison (AUS)11.60Q 1/8
2. Pieter van der Touw (NED)Q R1E
3. Ferenc Habony (HUN)Q R1E
Heat 12
1. Mario Vanegas (COL)12.09Q 1/8
2. Gordon Johnson (AUS)Q R1E
3. Zbysław Zając (POL)Q R1E
Heat 13
1. Ulrich Schillinger (EUA)12.60Q 1/8
2. Niels Fredborg (DEN)Q R1E
3. Tsuyoshi Kawachi (JPN)Q R1E

First repechage, eliminations

All 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.

Heat 1
1. Oscar Garcia (ARG)12.16Q R1F
2. Fitzroy Hoyte (TRI)
3. Jose Tellez (MEX)
Heat 2
1. Roger Gibbon (TRI)11.65Q R1F
2. Tsuyoshi Kawachi (JPN)
3. Tim Phivana (CAM)
Heat 3
1. Zbysław Zając (POL)12.31Q R1F
2. Nguyễn Văn Châu (VIE)
3. Amar Singh Billing (IND)
Heat 4
1. Tan Thol (CAM)13.00Q R1F
2. Richárd Bicskey (HUN)
3. Christopher Church (GBR)
Heat 5
1. Niels Fredborg (DEN)12.31Q R1F
2. Alan Grieco (USA)
3. José Mercado (MEX)
Heat 6
1. Willi Fuggerer (EUA)12.69Q R1F
2. Jackie Simes (USA)
Heat 7
1. Peder Pedersen (DEN)11.61Q R1F
2. Muhammad Hafeez (PAK)
Heat 8
1. Arie de Graaf (NED)12.21Q R1F
2. Suchha Singh (IND)
Heat 9
1. Pieter van der Touw (NED)12.48Q R1F
2. Eduardo Bustos (COL)
Heat 10
1. Gordon Johnson (AUS)12.20Q R1F
2. Ferenc Habony (HUN)
First repechage, finals

The 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.

Heat 1
1. Zbysław Zając (POL)12.09Q 1/8
2. Oscar Garcia (ARG)
Heat 2
1. Niels Fredborg (DEN)12.25Q 1/8
2. Tan Thol (CAM)
Heat 3
1. Peder Pedersen (DEN)11.91Q 1/8
2. Pieter van der Touw (NED)
Heat 4
1. Roger Gibbon (TRI)11.35Q 1/8
2. Arie de Graaf (NED)
Heat 5
1. Willi Fuggerer (EUA)11.52Q 1/8
2. Gordon Johnson (AUS)

1/8 finals

The 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.

Heat 1
1. Mario Vanegas (COL)12.07Q QF
2. Omar Pkhak'adze (URS)Q R2E
3. Pierre Trentin (FRA)Q R2E
Heat 2
1. Daniel Morelon (FRA)11.93Q QF
2. Niels Fredborg (DEN)Q R2E
3. Karl Barton (GBR)Q R2E
Heat 3
1. Sergio Bianchetto (ITA)11.83Q QF
2. Ulrich Schillinger (EUA)Q R2E
3. Peder Pedersen (DEN)Q R2E
Heat 4
1. Patrick Sercu (BEL)11.43Q QF
2. Thomas Harrison (AUS)Q R2E
3. Roger Gibbon (TRI)Q R2E
Heat 5
1. Zbysław Zając (POL)12.06Q QF
2. Valery Khitrov (URS)Q R2E
3. Giovanni Pettenella (ITA)Q R2E
Heat 6
1. Willi Fuggerer (EUA)12.15Q QF
2. Ivan Kučírek (TCH)Q R2E
3. Katsuhiko Sato (JPN)Q R2E

Second repechage, eliminations

Four 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.

Heat 1
1. Pierre Trentin (FRA)12.81Q R2F
2. Karl Barton (GBR)
3. Roger Gibbon (TRI)DNF
Heat 2
1. Giovanni Pettenella (ITA)12.06Q R2F
2. Ulrich Schillinger (EUA)
3. Niels Fredborg (DEN)
Heat 3
1. Omar Pkhak'adze (URS)11.70Q R2F
2. Thomas Harrison (AUS)
3. Katsuhiko Sato (JPN)
Heat 4
1. Valery Khitrov (URS)11.45Q R2F
2. Ivan Kučírek (TCH)
3. Peder Pedersen (DEN)
Second repechage, finals

The 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.

Heat 1
1. Pierre Trentin (FRA)11.88Q QF
2. Valery Khitrov (URS)
Heat 2
1. Giovanni Pettenella (ITA)11.71Q QF
2. Omar Pkhak'adze (URS)

Quarterfinals

The 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
1. Daniel Morelon (FRA)12.0712.18—Q SF
2. Zbysław Zając (POL)—
Quarterfinal 2
1. Sergio Bianchetto (ITA)13.0012.31—Q SF
2. Mario Vanegas (COL)—
Quarterfinal 3
1. Giovanni Pettenella (ITA)12.0311.57—Q SF
2. Patrick Sercu (BEL)—
Quarterfinal 4
1. Pierre Trentin (FRA)12.5812.72Q SF
2. Thomas Harrison (AUS)12.52

Semifinals

The 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
1. Giovanni Pettenella (ITA)wo12.74Q GMM
2. Pierre Trentin (FRA)12.89DQQ BMM
Semifinal 2
1. Sergio Bianchetto (ITA)12.5212.91Q GMM
2. Daniel Morelon (FRA)11.83Q BMM


During their semi-final, Pettenella and Trentin set an Olympic record by standing still for 21 minutes and 57 seconds.[2]

Finals

The 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.

Gold medal match
 Giovanni Pettenella (ITA)13.8513.69—
 Sergio Bianchetto (ITA)—
Bronze medal match
 Daniel Morelon (FRA)11.5813.85
4. Pierre Trentin (FRA)11.42

Sources

  • Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad: Tokyo 1964, vol. 2.

References

  1. ↑ "Cycling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Sprint". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 200. ISBN 0140066322.
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