Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem

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Men's cycling tandem
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Velodrome, Munich
Date3–4 September 1972
Competitors28 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Igor Tselovalnikov, Vladimir Semenets File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jürgen Geschke, Werner Otto File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Andrzej Bek, Benedykt Kocot File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland
← 1968
Cycling at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Road cycling
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Road racemen
Team time trialmen
Track cycling
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Track time trialmen
Individual pursuitmen
Team pursuitmen
Sprintmen
Tandemmen

These are the official results of the Men's Tandem Race at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany held on 3 to 4 September 1972. There were 28 participants from 14 countries.[1]

Competition format

This tandem bicycle competition involved a series of head-to-head matches. The 1972 competition involved six rounds: four main rounds (first round, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals) as well as a two-round repechage after the first round.[2]

  • First round: The 14 teams were divided into 7 heats of 2 cyclists each. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the quarterfinal (7 teams); the loser went to the repechage (7 teams).
  • Repechage: This was a two-round repechage. The repechage began with 3 heats of 2 or 3 teams each. The top team in each heat advanced to the second round, while the other team or teams in each heat were eliminated. The second round of this repechage featured a single heats of 3 teams, with the winner advancing to the quarterfinals and the losers eliminated.
  • Quarterfinals: Beginning with the quarterfinals, all matches were one-on-one competitions and were held in best-of-three format. There were 4 quarterfinals, with the winner of each advancing to the semifinals and the loser eliminated.
  • Semifinals: The two semifinals provided for advancement to the gold medal final for winners and to the bronze medal final for losers.
  • Finals: Both a gold medal final and a bronze medal final were held.

Results

First round

First round heat 1

Rank Cyclists Nation Time Notes
1
File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 11.66 Q
2
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain – R

First round heat 2

Rank Cyclists Nation Time Notes
1
File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 11.27 Q
2
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium – R

First round heat 3

Rank Cyclists Nation Time Notes
1
File:Flag of France.svg France 10.42 Q
2
File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan – R

First round heat 4

Rank Cyclists Nation Time Notes
1
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 10.37 Q
2
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States – R

First round heat 5

Rank Cyclists Nation Time Notes
1
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 10.55 Q
2
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia – R

First round heat 6

Rank Cyclists Nation Time Notes
1
File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland 10.56 Q
2
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy – R

First round heat 7

Rank Cyclists Nation Time Notes
1
File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia 10.97 Q
2
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica – R

Repechage heats

Repechage heat 1

Rank Cyclists Nation Time Notes
1
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain Unknown Q
2
File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan –

Repechage heat 2

Rank Cyclists Nation Time Notes
1
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 11.20 Q
2
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica –

Repechage heat 3

Rank Cyclists Nation Time Notes
1
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 10.97 Q
2
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States –
3
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia –

Repechage final

Rank Cyclists Nation Time Notes
1
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 10.94 Q
2
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy –
3
File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain –

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

Rank Cyclists Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time
1
File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 10.75 1 10.80 1 — Q
2
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium – 2 – 2

Quarterfinal 2

Rank Cyclists Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time
1
File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland 10.57 1 10.46 1 — Q
2
File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany – 2 – 2

Quarterfinal 3

Rank Cyclists Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time
1
File:Flag of France.svg France 10.69 1 10.62 1 — Q
2
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands – 2 – 2

Quarterfinal 4

Rank Cyclists Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time
1
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 10.66 1 10.53 1 — Q
2
File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia – 2 – 2

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Rank Cyclists Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time
1
File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 10.54 1 10.91 1 — Q
2
File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland – 2 – 2 B

Semifinal 2

Rank Cyclists Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time
1
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 10.66 1 10.51 1 — Q
2
File:Flag of France.svg France – 2 – 2 B

Finals

Bronze medal match

Rank Cyclists Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3
Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland 10.76 1 10.67 1 —
4
File:Flag of France.svg France – 2 – 2

Final

Rank Cyclists Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3
Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union – 2 10.52 1 10.60 1
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 10.68 1 – 2 – 2

Final classification

RANK NAME CYCLISTS NATION
File:Med 1.png Igor Tselovalnikov / Vladimir Semenets File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
File:Med 2.png Jürgen Geschke / Werner Otto File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
File:Med 3.png Andrzej Bek / Benedykt Kocot File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland
4. Daniel Morelon / Pierre Trentin File:Flag of France.svg France
5. Manu Snellinx / Noël Soetaert File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
6. Jürgen Barth / Rainer Müller File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
7. Klaas Balk / Peter van Doorn File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
8. Ivan Kučírek / Vladimír Popelka File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia
9. Dino Verzini / Giorgio Rossi File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
10. David Rowe / Geoff Cooke File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain
11. Honson Chin / Howard Fenton File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
12. Yaichi Numata / Yoshikazu Cho File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan
13. Jeffrey Spencer / Ralph Therrio File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
14. Jairo Díaz / Rafael Narváez File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia

References

  1. ↑ "Cycling at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's tandem". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Official Report, vol. 3, p. 216.

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