Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint
The men's sprint was a cycling event held at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, held on 18 to 19 October 1968. There were 47 participants from 28 nations.[1]
Men's cycling sprint at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Velodrome, Mexico City | ||||||||||||
Date | 18-19 October 1968 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 47 from 28 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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Road cycling![]() | |
Road race | men |
Team time trial | men |
Track cycling![]() | |
Individual pursuit | men |
Team pursuit | men |
Sprint | men |
1000 m time trial | men |
Tandem | men |
Competition format
This sprint competition involved a series of head-to-head matches. The 1968 competition involved ten rounds: six main rounds (first round, second round, 1/8 finals, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals) as well as three repechages after the first three main rounds; the third repechage was a two-round repechage.[2]
- First round: The 51 entrants were divided into 17 heats of 3 cyclists each. Withdrawals left some heats with only 2 competitors. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the second round (17 cyclists), while all other cyclists who competed were sent to the first repechage (30 cyclists).
- First repechage: The 30 cyclists were divided into 12 heats, each with 2 or 3 cyclists. The winner of each heat advanced to the second round (12 cyclists), while all others were eliminated (18 cyclists, including those who did not start).
- Second round: The 29 cyclists who advanced through the first round or first repechage were divided into 10 heats; all heats had 3 cyclists except heat 1, which had only 2. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the third round, the 1/8 finals (10 cyclists), while all others went to the second repechage (19 cyclists).
- Second repechage: The 19 cyclists from the second round were divided into 8 heats, with 2 or 3 cyclists per heat. Winners advanced to the 1/8 finals (8 cyclists), while all others were eliminated (11 cyclists, including those who did not start).
- 1/8 finals: The 18 cyclists who advanced through the first two rounds (including repechages) 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 third repechage (12 cyclists).
- Third 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 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 | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Daniel Morelon | ![]() | 11.24 | Q |
2 | Juan Reyes | ![]() | – | R |
3 | Roberto Roxas | ![]() | – | R |
First round heat 2
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Pierre Trentin | ![]() | 11.61 | Q |
2 | José Jaime Galeano | ![]() | – | R |
3 | Pakanit Boriharnvanakhet | ![]() | – | R |
First round heat 3
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Giordano Turrini | ![]() | 11.34 | Q |
2 | Sanji Inoue | ![]() | – | R |
3 | Kensley Reece | ![]() | – | R |
First round heat 4
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Omar Pkhakadze | ![]() | 11.30 | Q |
2 | José Pittaro | ![]() | – | R |
3 | Tarek Abou Al Dahab | ![]() | – | R |
First round heat 5
Jürgen Kissner of West Germany was entered in this heat but did not compete.
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Roger Gibbon | ![]() | 11.15 | Q |
2 | Fan Yue-tao | ![]() | – | R |
First round heat 6
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Robert Van Lancker | ![]() | 11.37 | Q |
2 | Héctor Urrego | ![]() | – | R |
3 | Kim Gwang-seon | ![]() | – | R |
First round heat 7
George Artin of Iraq was entered in this heat but did not compete.
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Reg Barnett | ![]() | 11.34 | Q |
2 | Bob Boucher | ![]() | – | R |
First round heat 8
Constantin Kabemba of the Cook Islands was entered in this heat but did not compete.
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Jan Jansen | ![]() | 11.10 | Q |
2 | Arturo García | ![]() | – | R |
First round heat 9
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dino Verzini | ![]() | 10.87 | Q |
2 | Leslie King | ![]() | – | R |
3 | Rolando Guaves | ![]() | – | R |
First round heat 10
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Niels Fredborg | ![]() | 10.91 | Q |
2 | Jocelyn Lovell | ![]() | – | R |
3 | Kriengsak Varavudhi | ![]() | – | R |
First round heat 11
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leijn Loevesijn | ![]() | 10.92 | Q |
2 | András Baranyecz | ![]() | – | R |
3 | Tim Mountford | ![]() | – | R |
First round heat 12
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Gordon Johnson | ![]() | 11.42 | Q |
2 | José Mercado | ![]() | – | R |
3 | Gwon Jung-hyeon | ![]() | – | R |
First round heat 13
Ignace Mandjambi of the Cook Islands was entered in this heat but did not compete.
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Jürgen Barth | ![]() | 11.39 | Q |
2 | Carlos Roqueiro | ![]() | – | R |
First round heat 14
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Ivan Kučírek | ![]() | 11.03 | Q |
2 | Ian Alsop | ![]() | – | R |
3 | Aubrey Bryce | ![]() | – | R |
First round heat 15
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Jackie Simes | ![]() | 11.23 | Q |
2 | Daniel Goens | ![]() | – | R |
3 | Kenneth Sutherland | ![]() | – | R |
First round heat 16
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Peder Pedersen | ![]() | 11.08 | Q |
2 | Sergey Kravtsov | ![]() | – | R |
3 | Edwin Torres | ![]() | – | R |
First round heat 17
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Miloš Jelínek | ![]() | 11.40 | Q |
2 | John Nicholson | ![]() | – | R |
3 | Raúl Marcelo Vázquez | ![]() | – | R |
First repechage
Tarek Abou Al Dahab of Lebanon withdrew.
First repechage heat 1
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sanji Inoue | ![]() | 11.60 | Q |
2 | Pakanit Boriharnvanakhet | ![]() | – | |
3 | Héctor Urrego | ![]() | – |
First repechage heat 2
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | José Pittaro | ![]() | 11.41 | Q |
2 | Roberto Roxas | ![]() | – | |
3 | Aubrey Bryce | ![]() | – |
First repechage heat 3
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tim Mountford | ![]() | 11.03 | Q |
2 | Kim Gwang-seon | ![]() | – | |
3 | José Jaime Galeano | ![]() | – |
First repechage heat 4
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leslie King | ![]() | 11.35 | Q |
2 | Juan Reyes | ![]() | – | |
3 | Gwon Jung-hyeon | ![]() | – |
First repechage heat 5
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jocelyn Lovell | ![]() | 11.30 | Q |
2 | Arturo García | ![]() | – | |
3 | Rolando Guaves | ![]() | – |
First repechage heat 6
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | András Baranyecz | ![]() | 11.08 | Q |
2 | Kriengsak Varavudhi | ![]() | – |
First repechage heat 7
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | José Mercado | ![]() | 11.27 | Q |
2 | Kensley Reece | ![]() | – |
First repechage heat 8
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Carlos Roqueiro | ![]() | 11.15 | Q |
2 | Edwin Torres | ![]() | – |
First repechage heat 9
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ian Alsop | ![]() | 11.19 | Q |
2 | Bob Boucher | ![]() | – |
First repechage heat 10
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Daniel Goens | ![]() | 11.81 | Q |
2 | Fan Yue-tao | ![]() | – |
First repechage heat 11
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sergey Kravtsov | ![]() | 11.56 | Q |
2 | Raúl Marcelo Vázquez | ![]() | – |
First repechage heat 12
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | John Nicholson | ![]() | 11.09 | Q |
2 | Kenneth Sutherland | ![]() | – |
Second round
Second round heat 1
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Daniel Morelon | ![]() | 10.94 | Q |
2 | Tim Mountford | ![]() | – | R |
Second round heat 2
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pierre Trentin | ![]() | 10.91 | Q |
2 | Sanji Inoue | ![]() | – | R |
3 | Leslie King | ![]() | – | R |
Second round heat 3
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Giordano Turrini | ![]() | 11.47 | Q |
2 | José Pittaro | ![]() | – | R |
3 | Jocelyn Lovell | ![]() | – | R |
Second round heat 4
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Omar Pkhakadze | ![]() | 11.26 | Q |
2 | Miloš Jelínek | ![]() | – | R |
3 | Ian Alsop | ![]() | – | R |
Second round heat 5
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Roger Gibbon | ![]() | 10.70 | Q |
2 | Peder Pedersen | ![]() | – | R |
3 | András Baranyecz | ![]() | – | R |
Second round heat 6
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jackie Simes | ![]() | 10.72 | Q |
2 | Robert Van Lancker | ![]() | – | R |
3 | Sergey Kravtsov | ![]() | – | R |
Second round heat 7
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ivan Kučírek | ![]() | 11.38 | Q |
2 | Reg Barnett | ![]() | – | R |
3 | José Mercado | ![]() | – | R |
Second round heat 8
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gordon Johnson | ![]() | 11.06 | Q |
2 | Jan Jansen | ![]() | – | R |
3 | Carlos Roqueiro | ![]() | – | R |
Second round heat 9
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Jürgen Barth | ![]() | 10.95 | Q |
2 | Dino Verzini | ![]() | – | R |
3 | John Nicholson | ![]() | – | R |
Second round heat 10
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Niels Fredborg | ![]() | 11.09 | Q |
2 | Leijn Loevesijn | ![]() | – | R |
3 | Daniel Goens | ![]() | – | R |
Second repechage
Second repechage heat 1
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sergey Kravtsov | ![]() | 10.87 | Q |
2 | Sanji Inoue | ![]() | – | |
– | Miloš Jelínek | ![]() | DNS |
Second repechage heat 2
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leslie King | ![]() | 11.16 | Q |
2 | José Mercado | ![]() | – | |
3 | Ian Alsop | ![]() | – |
Second repechage heat 3
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tim Mountford | ![]() | 11.31 | Q |
2 | Peder Pedersen | ![]() | – |
Second repechage heat 4
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Robert Van Lancker | ![]() | 10.99 | Q |
2 | András Baranyecz | ![]() | – |
Second repechage heat 5
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Reg Barnett | ![]() | 11.01 | Q |
2 | John Nicholson | ![]() | – |
Second repechage heat 6
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jan Jansen | ![]() | 11.13 | Q |
2 | Daniel Goens | ![]() | – | |
3 | José Pittaro | ![]() | – |
Second repechage heat 7
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dino Verzini | ![]() | 11.04 | Q |
2 | Carlos Roqueiro | ![]() | – |
Second repechage heat 8
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leijn Loevesijn | ![]() | 11.91 | Q |
2 | Jocelyn Lovell | ![]() | – |
1/8 finals
1/8 final 1
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Daniel Morelon | ![]() | 11.00 | Q |
2 | Leslie King | ![]() | – | R |
3 | Reg Barnett | ![]() | – | R |
1/8 final 2
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pierre Trentin | ![]() | 10.96 | Q |
2 | Sergey Kravtsov | ![]() | – | R |
3 | Robert Van Lancker | ![]() | – | R |
1/8 final 3
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Giordano Turrini | ![]() | 10.96 | Q |
2 | Jürgen Barth | ![]() | – | R |
3 | Leijn Loevesijn | ![]() | – | R |
1/8 final 4
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Omar Pkhakadze | ![]() | 10.94 | Q |
2 | Tim Mountford | ![]() | – | R |
3 | Niels Fredborg | ![]() | – | R |
1/8 final 5
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jan Jansen | ![]() | 11.06 | Q |
2 | Roger Gibbon | ![]() | – | R |
3 | Gordon Johnson | ![]() | – | R |
1/8 final 6
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dino Verzini | ![]() | 10.81 | Q |
2 | Jackie Simes | ![]() | – | R |
3 | Ivan Kučírek | ![]() | – | R |
Third repechage heats
Third repechage heat 1
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jürgen Barth | ![]() | 10.98 | Q |
2 | Robert Van Lancker | ![]() | – | |
3 | Reg Barnett | ![]() | – |
Third repechage heat 2
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leijn Loevesijn | ![]() | 10.66 | Q |
2 | Roger Gibbon | ![]() | – | |
3 | Sergey Kravtsov | ![]() | – |
Third repechage heat 3
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jackie Simes | ![]() | 10.92 | Q |
2 | Niels Fredborg | ![]() | – | |
3 | Leslie King | ![]() | – |
Third repechage heat 4
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tim Mountford | ![]() | 10.79 | Q |
2 | Gordon Johnson | ![]() | – | |
3 | Ivan Kučírek | ![]() | – |
Third repechage finals
Third repechage final 1
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jürgen Barth | ![]() | 11.30 | Q |
2 | Jackie Simes | ![]() | – |
Third repechage final 2
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leijn Loevesijn | ![]() | 11.09 | Q |
2 | Tim Mountford | ![]() | – |
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinal 1
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
1 | Daniel Morelon | ![]() | 1 | 11.09 | 1 | 11.26 | N/A | Q | |
2 | Leijn Loevesijn | ![]() | 2 | – | 2 | – |
Quarterfinal 2
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
1 | Pierre Trentin | ![]() | 1 | 11.49 | 1 | 12.09 | N/A | Q | |
2 | Jürgen Barth | ![]() | 2 | – | 2 | – |
Quarterfinal 3
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
1 | Giordano Turrini | ![]() | 2 | – | 1 | 10.97 | 1 | 11.12 | Q |
2 | Jan Jansen | ![]() | 1 | 10.85 | 2 | – | 2 | – |
Quarterfinal 4
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
1 | Omar Pkhakadze | ![]() | 2 | – | 1 | 11.35 | 1 | 10.86 | Q |
2 | Dino Verzini | ![]() | 1 | 11.14 | 2 | – | 2 | – |
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
1 | Daniel Morelon | ![]() | 2 | – | 1 | 10.76 | 1 | 10.69 | Q |
2 | Omar Pkhakadze | ![]() | 1 | 10.69 | 2 | – | 2 | – | B |
Semifinal 2
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
1 | Giordano Turrini | ![]() | 1 | 11.76 | 1 | 11.24 | N/A | Q | |
2 | Pierre Trentin | ![]() | 2 | – | 2 | – | B |
Finals
Bronze medal match
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | |||
![]() | Pierre Trentin | ![]() | 1 | 11.57 | 2 | – | 1 | 10.92 |
4 | Omar Pkhakadze | ![]() | 2 | – | 1 | 11.53 | 2 | – |
Final
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | |||
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Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | |||
![]() | Daniel Morelon | ![]() | 1 | 11.27 | 1 | 10.68 | N/A | |
![]() | Giordano Turrini | ![]() | 2 | – | 2 | – |
Final classification
References
- "Cycling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Sprint". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 623–24.