Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint
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| Men's sprint at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Dates | 21–24 July 1976 |
| Competitors | 25 from 25 nations |
| Medalists | |
| Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics | |
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| Road cycling File:Cycling (road) pictogram.svg | |
| Individual road race | men |
| Team time trial | men |
| Track cycling File:Cycling (track) pictogram.svg | |
| Track time trial | men |
| Individual pursuit | men |
| Team pursuit | men |
| Sprint | men |
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The men's sprint at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, was held from 21 to 24 July 1976. There were 25 participants from 25 nations.[1] Following the explosion in size of the event from 1960 to 1972 when nations were allowed two cyclists each, the limit was again reduced to one competitor from each nation. The event was won by Anton Tkáč of Czechoslovakia, the nation's first medal in the men's sprint. Tkáč beat two-time defending champion Daniel Morelon of France in the final; Morelon's silver was a (still-standing record fourth medal in the event. Jürgen Geschke earned bronze to give East Germany its first medal in the event and the first medal for any German cyclist since 1952.
Background
This was the 16th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except in 1904 and 1912. Three quarterfinalists from 1972 returned: two-time gold medalist (and 1964 bronze medalist) Daniel Morelon of France and fifth-place finishers Niels Fredborg of Denmark and Jürgen Geschke of East Germany. Morelon had seven world championships to go with his two Olympic gold medals, and was again the favorite. Anton Tkáč of Czechoslavkia had won the 1974 world championship and was a contender as well.[2] Antigua and Barbuda and Yugoslavia each made their debut in the men's sprint; East Germany competed separately for the first time. France made its 16th appearance, the only nation to have competed at every appearance of the event.
Competition format
This sprint competition involved a series of head-to-head matches. The 1976 competition featured a smaller field than previous Games, reducing the number of rounds from ten to eight by eliminating the second round and second repechage. The 1976 sprint involved eight rounds: five main rounds (first round, 1/8 finals, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals) as well as two repechages after the first two main rounds; the second repechage was a two-round repechage.[3]
- First round: The 25 entrants were divided into 12 heats of 2 cyclists each (except the final heat, which had 3). The winner of each heat advanced directly to the 1/8 finals (12 cyclists), while all other cyclists who competed were sent to the first repechage (13 cyclists).
- First repechage: The 13 cyclists were divided into 6 heats, each with 2 cyclists (again, except the final heat, which had 3). The winner of each heat advanced to the 1/8 finals (6 cyclists), while all others were eliminated (7 cyclists).
- 1/8 finals: The 18 cyclists who advanced through the first rounds (including repechage) competed in a 1/8 finals round. There were 6 heats in this round, with 3 cyclists in each. The top cyclist in each heat advanced to the quarterfinals (6 cyclists), while the other 2 in each heat went to the second repechage (12 cyclists).
- Second repechage: This was a two-round repechage. The repechage began with 4 heats of 3 cyclists each. The top cyclist in each heat advanced to the second round, while the other 2 cyclists in each heat were eliminated. The second round of this repechage featured 2 heats of 2 cyclists each, with the winners 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 going to the fifth-eighth classification race.
- 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, as well as (for the first time) a classification final for fifth through eighth places for quarterfinal losers.
Records
The records for the sprint are 200 metre flying time trial records, kept for the qualifying round in later Games as well as for the finish of races.
| World record | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Omar Pkhakadze (URS) | 10.61 | Mexico City, Mexico | 22 October 1967 |
| Olympic record | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Leijn Loevesijn (NED) | 10.66 | Mexico City, Mexico | 18 October 1968 |
No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.
Schedule
All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 21 July 1976 | 16:00 16:40 |
Round 1 First repechage |
| Thursday, 22 July 1976 | 15:20 16:15 16:45 17:00 |
1/8 finals Second repechage semifinals Second repechage finals Quarterfinals |
| Friday, 23 July 1976 | 16:30 | Semifinals |
| Saturday, 24 July 1976 | 15:15 | Finals |
Results
First round
First round heat 1
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Morelon | File:Flag of France.svg France | 11.46 | Q |
| 2 | Taworn Tarwan | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | – | R |
First round heat 2
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giorgio Rossi | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 11.36 | Q |
| 2 | Mikhail Kountras | File:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg Greece | – | R |
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First round heat 3
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jürgen Geschke | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 11.55 | Q |
| 2 | Vlado Fumić | File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia | – | R |
First round heat 4
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benedykt Kocot | File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland | 11.79 | Q |
| 2 | Leslie Rawlins | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | – | R |
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First round heat 5
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anton Tkáč | File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia | 11.19 | Q |
| 2 | Stanley Smith | File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados | – | R |
First round heat 6
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergey Kravtsov | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 11.16 | Q |
| 2 | Julio Echevarry | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | – | R |
First round heat 7
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gordon Singleton | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 11.44 | Q |
| 2 | Dimo Angelov Tonchev | File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Bulgaria | – | R |
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First round heat 8
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshikazu Cho | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | 11.21 | Q |
| 2 | Niels Fredborg | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | – | R |
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First round heat 9
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dieter Berkmann | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | 11.38 | Q |
| 2 | Ron Boyle | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | – | R |
First round heat 10
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Tormen | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | 11.63 | Q |
| 2 | Sjaak Pieters | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | – | R |
First round heat 11
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xavier Mirander | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 11.45 | Q |
| 2 | Trevor Gadd | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | – | R |
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First round heat 12
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michel Vaarten | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 11.26 | Q |
| 2 | Leigh Barczewski | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | – | R |
| 3 | Patrick Spencer | File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda | – | R |
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First repechage
First repechage heat 1
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanley Smith | File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados | 12.34 | Q |
| 2 | Taworn Tarwan | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | – |
First repechage heat 2
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dimo Angelov Tonchev | File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Bulgaria | 11.50 | Q |
| 2 | Mikhail Kountras | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | – |
First repechage heat 3
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julio Echevarry | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | – | Q |
| 2 | Leslie Rawlins | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | DSQ |
First repechage heat 4
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niels Fredborg | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 11.96 | Q |
| 2 | Ron Boyle | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | – |
First repechage heat 5
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trevor Gadd | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | – | Q |
| 2 | Leigh Barczewski | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | DSQ |
First repechage heat 6
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sjaak Pieters | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 11.71 | Q |
| 2 | Vlado Fumić | File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia | – | |
| 3 | Patrick Spencer | File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda | – |
1/8 finals
1/8 final 1
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Morelon | File:Flag of France.svg France | 11.29 | Q |
| 2 | Michel Vaarten | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | – | R |
| 3 | Stanley Smith | File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados | – | R |
1/8 final 2
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giorgio Rossi | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 11.39 | Q |
| 2 | Richard Tormen | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | – | R |
| 3 | Dimo Angelov Tonchev | File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Bulgaria | – | R |
1/8 final 3
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jürgen Geschke | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 11.52 | Q |
| 2 | Xavier Mirander | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | – | R |
| 3 | Julio Echevarry | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | – | R |
1/8 final 4
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niels Fredborg | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 11.59 | Q |
| 2 | Dieter Berkmann | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | – | R |
| 3 | Benedykt Kocot | File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland | – | R |
1/8 final 5
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anton Tkáč | File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia | 11.69 | Q |
| 2 | Gordon Singleton | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | – | R |
| 3 | Trevor Gadd | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | – | R |
1/8 final 6
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshikazu Cho | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | 11.28 | Q |
| 2 | Sergey Kravtsov | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | – | R |
| 3 | Sjaak Pieters | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | – | R |
Second repechage heats
Second repechage heat 1
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michel Vaarten | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 12.61 | Q |
| 2 | Julio Echevarry | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | – | |
| 3 | Dimo Angelov Tonchev | File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Bulgaria | – |
Second repechage heat 2
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Tormen | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | 11.75 | Q |
| 2 | Benedykt Kocot | File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland | – | |
| 3 | Stanley Smith | File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados | – |
Second repechage heat 3
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergey Kravtsov | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 11.31 | Q |
| 2 | Trevor Gadd | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | – | |
| 3 | Xavier Mirander | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | – |
Second repechage heat 4
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dieter Berkmann | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | 11.43 | Q |
| 2 | Sjaak Pieters | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | – | |
| 3 | Gordon Singleton | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | – |
Second repechage finals
Second repechage final 1
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dieter Berkmann | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | 11.67 | Q |
| 2 | Richard Tormen | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | – |
Second repechage final 2
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergey Kravtsov | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 11.39 | Q |
| 2 | Michel Vaarten | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | – |
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinal 1
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
| 1 | Daniel Morelon | File:Flag of France.svg France | 11.69 | 1 | 11.15 | 1 | — | Q | |
| 2 | Sergey Kravtsov | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | – | 2 | – | 2 | C | ||
Quarterfinal 2
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
| 1 | Dieter Berkmann | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | – | 2 | 11.96 | 1 | 11.80 | 1 | Q |
| 2 | Giorgio Rossi | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 12.44 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | C |
Quarterfinal 3
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
| 1 | Jürgen Geschke | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 12.14 | 1 | 12.44 | 1 | — | Q | |
| 2 | Yoshikazu Cho | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | – | 2 | – | 2 | C | ||
Quarterfinal 4
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
| 1 | Anton Tkáč | File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia | 11.53 | 1 | 11.69 | 1 | — | Q | |
| 2 | Niels Fredborg | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | – | 2 | – | 2 | C | ||
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
| 1 | Daniel Morelon | File:Flag of France.svg France | 11.42 | 1 | 11.62 | 1 | — | Q | |
| 2 | Dieter Berkmann | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | – | 2 | – | 2 | B | ||
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
| 1 | Anton Tkáč | File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia | 11.24 | 1 | – | 2 | 11.13 | 1 | Q |
| 2 | Jürgen Geschke | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | – | 2 | 11.65 | 1 | – | 2 | B |
Finals
Classification 5–8
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Sergey Kravtsov | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | Unknown |
| 6 | Yoshikazu Cho | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | – |
| 7 | Niels Fredborg | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | – |
| 8 | Giorgio Rossi | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | – |
Bronze medal match
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | |||
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Jürgen Geschke | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 11.35 | 1 | DSQ | 2 | 11.42 | 1 |
| 4 | Dieter Berkmann | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 |
Final
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | |||
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Anton Tkáč | File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia | 10.78 | 1 | – | 2 | 11.17 | 1 |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Daniel Morelon | File:Flag of France.svg France | – | 2 | 11.58 | 1 | – | 2 |
Final classification
References
- ↑ "Cycling at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games: Men's Sprint". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "Sprint, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ↑ Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 191–93.
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