Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit

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Cycling - Men's team pursuit
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
VenueMelbourne
Dates3-4 December 1956
Competitors65 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Antonio Domenicali, Franco Gandini, Leandro Faggin, Valentino Gasparella, Virginio Pizzali
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jean Graczyk, Jean-Claude Lecante, Michel Vermeulin, René Bianchi
File:Flag of France.svg France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Donald Burgess, John Geddes, Mike Gambrill, Tom Simpson
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain
← 1952
1960 →

The men's team pursuit was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.[1] There were a total number of 65 participants from 16 nations, due to the Italian team having five riders, instead of four.[2]

Final classification

Rank Name Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Antonio Domenicali
Franco Gandini
Leandro Faggin
Valentino Gasparella
Virginio Pizzali
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 4:37.4
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jean Graczyk
Jean-Claude Lecante
Michel Vermeulin
René Bianchi
File:Flag of France.svg France 4:39.4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Donald Burgess
John Geddes
Mike Gambrill
Tom Simpson
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain 4:42.2
4 Alfred Swift
Jan Hettema
Charles Jonker
Robert Fowler
File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa 4:39.4
5 André Bar
François De Wagheneire
Guillaume Van Tongerloo
Gustaaf De Smet
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
František Jursa
Jaroslav Cihlář
Jiří Nouza
Jiří Opavský
File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia
Donald Eagle
Bruce Kent
Neil Ritchie
Warwick Dalton
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Eduard Gusev
Rodislav Chizhikov
Viktor Ilyin
Volodymyr Mitin
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
9 Héctor Monsalve
Honorio Rua
Octavio Echeverry
Ramón Hoyos
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
Rudolf Maresch
Franz Wimmer
Kurt Schein
Walter Bortel
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Din Meraj
Muhammad Naqi Mallick
Saleem Farooqi
Shazada Muhammad Shah-Rukh
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
Kurt Gieseler
Rolf Nitzsche
Siegfried Köhler
Werner Malitz
File:Flag of Germany.svg United Team of Germany
Alberto Velázquez
Eduardo Puertollano
Luis Serra
René Deceja
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
Antonio Montilla
Arsenio Chirinos
Domingo Rivas
Franco Cacioni
File:Flag of Venezuela (1954–2006).png Venezuela
Cliff Burvill
Frank Brazier
Roy Moore
Warren Scarfe
File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia
Allen Bell
Art Longsjo
David Rhoads
Richard Cortright
File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States

References

  1. "Cycling at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Team Pursuit". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  2. "Italy Cycling at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2014.

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