Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit
The men's team pursuit event was part of the track cycling programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
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| Venue | Vélodrome de Vincennes | |||||||||
| Dates | July 26–27 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 40 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Individual time trial | men |
| Team time trial | men |
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| Sprint | men |
| Tandem | men |
| 50 km | men |
| Team pursuit | men |
The field consisted of 10 teams of four, with each team representing a different country.[1] The Vélodrome de Vincennes track was a 500-metre (1,640 ft) loop.[2] The format was a 4-kilometre (8 lap) team pursuit.
Results
First round
The top finisher in each heat qualified for the quarterfinals. All other teams were eliminated. Italy and Denmark received byes.
- Heat 1
| Place | Team | Cyclists | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Léonard Daghelinckx Henri Hoevenaers Fernand Saivé Jean Van Den Bosch | 5:12.0 | Q |
| 2 |  | Gerard Bosch Jan Maas Simon van Poelgeest Franciscus Waterreus |
- Heat 2
| Place | Team | Cyclists | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Angelo de Martino Alfredo Dinale Aurelio Menegazzi Francesco Zucchetti | 5:23.2 | Q |
- Heat 3
| Place | Team | Cyclists | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Ernst Leutert Arnold Nötzli Ernst Richli Gottfried Weilenmann | 5:23.0 | Q |
| 2 |  | Jaroslav Brož Oldřich Červinka Miloš Knobloch Karel Pechan |
- Heat 4
| Place | Team | Cyclists | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Holger Guldager Edmund Hansen Willy Hansen Erik Kjeldsen | 5:27.6 | Q |
- Heat 5
| Place | Team | Cyclists | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Lucien Choury René Guillemin René Hournon Marcel Renaud | 5:11.4 | Q |
| 2 |  | Frederick Habberfield Thomas Harvey Henry Lee William Stewart |
- Heat 6
| Place | Team | Cyclists | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Józef Lange Jan Lazarski Tomasz Stankiewicz Franciszek Szymczyk | 5:16.0 | Q |
| 2 |  | Andrejs Aspītis Roberts Plūme Fridrihs Ukstiņš Arturs Zeiberliņš |
Quarterfinals
The six winners of the first round competed in the quarterfinals. Again, the winner of each heat advanced; this time, a fastest loser also qualified.
- Quarterfinal 1
| Place | Team | Cyclists | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Léonard Daghelinckx Henri Hoevenaers Fernand Saivé Jean Van Den Bosch | 5:12.2 | Q |
| 2 | | Józef Lange Jan Lazarski Tomasz Stankiewicz Franciszek Szymczyk | 5:16.8 | q |
- Quarterfinal 2
| Place | Team | Cyclists | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Lucien Choury René Guillemin René Hournon Marcel Renaud | 5:14.2 | Q |
| 2 | | Ernst Leutert Arnold Nötzli Ernst Richli Gottfried Weilenmann | 5:21.6 |
- Quarterfinal 3
| Place | Team | Cyclists | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Angelo de Martino Alfredo Dinale Aurelio Menegazzi Francesco Zucchetti | 5:13.8 | Q |
| – | | Holger Guldager Edmund Hansen Willy Hansen Erik Kjeldsen | Did not start |
Semifinals
The four remaining teams competed in two semifinals, with the winners advancing to the final and the losers facing off in a bronze medal race.
- Semifinal 1
| Place | Team | Cyclists | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Angelo de Martino Alfredo Dinale Aurelio Menegazzi Francesco Zucchetti | 5:12.0 | Q |
| 2 | | Léonard Daghelinckx Henri Hoevenaers Fernand Saivé Jean Van Den Bosch | r |
- Semifinal 2
| Place | Team | Cyclists | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Józef Lange Jan Lazarski Tomasz Stankiewicz Franciszek Szymczyk | 5:18.0 | Q |
| 2 | | Lucien Choury René Guillemin René Hournon Marcel Renaud | 5:19.6 | r |
Bronze medal race
Belgium defeated France.
| Place | Team | Cyclists | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
1 ( | | Léonard Daghelinckx Henri Hoevenaers Fernand Saivé Jean Van Den Bosch | |
| 2 (4) | | Lucien Choury René Guillemin René Hournon Marcel Renaud |
Final
Italy and Poland competed for the top two spots, with Italy taking the prime honors.
| Place | Team | Cyclists | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | | Angelo de Martino Alfredo Dinale Aurelio Menegazzi Francesco Zucchetti | 5:15.0 |
 | | Józef Lange Jan Lazarski Tomasz Stankiewicz Franciszek Szymczyk | 5:23.0 |
References
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2009-02-16.
- Cycling at the 1924 Paris Summer Games
- Cycling at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Team Pursuit, 4,000 Metres
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