Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem

Men's cycling tandem
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Velodrome, Mexico City
Date20-21 October 1968
Competitors28 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Daniel Morelon, Pierre Trentin  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jan Jansen, Leijn Loevesijn  Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Daniel Goens, Robert Van Lancker  Belgium
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The men's tandem was a cycling event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, held on 20 to 21 October 1968. There were 28 participants from 14 nations.[1]

Competition format

This tandem bicycle competition involved a series of head-to-head matches. The 1968 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 Luigi Borghetti
Walter Gorini
 Italy 10.29 Q
2 Juan Reyes
Ulises Váldez
 Cuba R

First round heat 2

Rank Cyclists Nation Time Notes
1 Daniel Morelon
Pierre Trentin
 France 10.39 Q
2 Guillermo Mendoza
Julio Munguía
 Mexico R

First round heat 3

Rank Cyclists Nation Time Notes
1 Daniel Goens
Robert Van Lancker
 Belgium 10.40 Q
2 Jack Disney
Charles Pranke
 United States R

First round heat 4

Rank Cyclists Nation Time Notes
1 Miloš Jelínek
Ivan Kučírek
 Czechoslovakia 10.14 Q
2 Imants Bodnieks
Igor Tselovalnikov
 Soviet Union R

First round heat 5

Rank Cyclists Nation Time Notes
1 Hans-Jürgen Geschke
Werner Otto
 East Germany 10.32 Q
2 András Baranyecz
Tibor Lendvai
 Hungary R

First round heat 6

Rank Cyclists Nation Time Notes
1 Jan Jansen
Leijn Loevesijn
 Netherlands 9.96 Q
2 Jørgen Jensen
Per Sarto Jørgensen
 Denmark R

First round heat 7

Rank Cyclists Nation Time Notes
1 Klaus Kobusch
Martin Stenzel
 West Germany 10.27 Q
2 Hilton Clarke
Gordon Johnson
 Australia R

Repechage heats

Repechage heat 1

Rank Cyclists Nation Time Notes
1 Imants Bodnieks
Igor Tselovalnikov
 Soviet Union 10.33 Q
2 Juan Reyes
Ulises Váldez
 Cuba
3 Guillermo Mendoza
Julio Munguía
 Mexico

Repechage heat 2

Rank Cyclists Nation Time Notes
1 András Baranyecz
Tibor Lendvai
 Hungary 10.23 Q
2 Jørgen Jensen
Per Sarto Jørgensen
 Denmark

Repechage heat 3

Rank Cyclists Nation Time Notes
1 Hilton Clarke
Gordon Johnson
 Australia 10.26 Q
2 Jack Disney
Charles Pranke
 United States

Repechage final

Rank Cyclists Nation Time Notes
1 Imants Bodnieks
Igor Tselovalnikov
 Soviet Union 10.32 Q
2 András Baranyecz
Tibor Lendvai
 Hungary
3 Hilton Clarke
Gordon Johnson
 Australia

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

Rank Cyclists Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time
1 Luigi Borghetti
Walter Gorini
 Italy 1 10.03 1 10.21 Q
2 Imants Bodnieks
Igor Tselovalnikov
 Soviet Union 2 2

Quarterfinal 2

Rank Cyclists Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time
1 Daniel Morelon
Pierre Trentin
 France 1 10.01 1 9.93 Q
2 Klaus Kobusch
Martin Stenzel
 West Germany 2 2

Quarterfinal 3

Rank Cyclists Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time
1 Jan Jansen
Leijn Loevesijn
 Netherlands 2 1 9.88 1 10.03 Q
2 Miloš Jelínek
Ivan Kučírek
 Czechoslovakia 1 10.63 2 2

Quarterfinal 4

Rank Cyclists Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time
1 Daniel Goens
Robert Van Lancker
 Belgium 1 10.25 2 1 10.06 Q
2 Hans-Jürgen Geschke
Werner Otto
 East Germany 2 1 10.17 2

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Rank Cyclists Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time
1 Jan Jansen
Leijn Loevesijn
 Netherlands 2 1 10.10 1 10.34 Q
2 Luigi Borghetti
Walter Gorini
 Italy 1 9.96 2 2 B

Semifinal 2

Rank Cyclists Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Notes
Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time
1 Daniel Morelon
Pierre Trentin
 France 1 10.24 1 10.60 Q
2 Daniel Goens
Robert Van Lancker
 Belgium 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) Daniel Goens
Robert Van Lancker
 Belgium 1 10.60 1 11.20
4 Luigi Borghetti
Walter Gorini
 Italy 2 2

Final

Rank Cyclists Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3
Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Daniel Morelon
Pierre Trentin
 France 1 10.03 1 9.83
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jan Jansen
Leijn Loevesijn
 Netherlands 2 2

Final classification

Rank Name Nationality
1st place, gold medalist(s) Daniel Morelon
Pierre Trentin
 France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jan Jansen
Leijn Loevesijn
 Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Daniel Goens
Robert Van Lancker
 Belgium
4 Walter Gorini
Luigi Borghetti
 Italy
5 Klaus Kobusch
Martin Stenzel
 West Germany
Werner Otto
Hans-Jürgen Geschke
 East Germany
Ivan Kučírek
Miloš Jelínek
 Czechoslovakia
Igor Tselovalnikov
Imants Bodnieks
 Soviet Union
9 András Baranyecz
Tibor Lendvai
 Hungary
10 Gordon Johnson
Hilton Clarke
 Australia
11 Juan Reyes
Ulises Váldez
 Cuba
Per Sarto Jørgensen
Jørgen Jensen
 Denmark
Jack Disney
Charles Pranke
 United States
Julio Munguía
Guillermo Mendoza
 Mexico

References

  1. ^ "Cycling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  2. ^ Official Report, vol. 3, p. 625.