Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem

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]

Men's cycling tandem
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Velodrome, Munich
Date3–4 September 1972
Competitors28 from 14 nations
Medalists
Igor Tselovalnikov, Vladimir Semenets  Soviet Union
Jürgen Geschke, Werner Otto  East Germany
Andrzej Bek, Benedykt Kocot  Poland
Cycling at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Road cycling
Road racemen
Team time trialmen
Track cycling
Individual pursuitmen
Team pursuitmen
Sprintmen
1000 m time trialmen
Tandemmen

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
RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1
 East Germany11.66Q
2
 Great Britain–R

First round heat 2
RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1
 West Germany11.27Q
2
 Belgium–R

First round heat 3
RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1
 France10.42Q
2
 Japan–R

First round heat 4
RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1
 Soviet Union10.37Q
2
 United States–R

First round heat 5
RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1
 Netherlands10.55Q
2
 Colombia–R

First round heat 6
RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1
 Poland10.56Q
2
 Italy–R

First round heat 7
RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1
 Czechoslovakia10.97Q
2
 Jamaica–R

Repechage heats

Repechage heat 1
RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1
 Great BritainUnknownQ
2
 Japan–

Repechage heat 2
RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1
 Italy11.20Q
2
 Jamaica–

Repechage heat 3
RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1
 Belgium10.97Q
2
 United States–
3
 Colombia–

Repechage final
RankCyclistsNationTimeNotes
1
 Belgium10.94Q
2
 Italy–
3
 Great Britain–

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1
RankCyclistsNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1
 East Germany10.75110.801N/AQ
2
 Belgium–2–2

Quarterfinal 2
RankCyclistsNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1
 Poland10.57110.461N/AQ
2
 West Germany–2–2

Quarterfinal 3
RankCyclistsNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1
 France10.69110.621N/AQ
2
 Netherlands–2–2

Quarterfinal 4
RankCyclistsNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1
 Soviet Union10.66110.531N/AQ
2
 Czechoslovakia–2–2

Semifinals

Semifinal 1
RankCyclistsNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1
 East Germany10.54110.911N/AQ
2
 Poland–2–2B

Semifinal 2
RankCyclistsNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1
 Soviet Union10.66110.511N/AQ
2
 France–2–2B

Finals

Bronze medal match
RankCyclistsNationRace 1Race 2Race 3
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
 Poland10.76110.671N/A
4
 France–2–2

Final
RankCyclistsNationRace 1Race 2Race 3
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
 Soviet Union–210.52110.601
 East Germany10.681–2–2

Final classification
RANKNAME CYCLISTSNATION
Igor Tselovalnikov / Vladimir Semenets  Soviet Union
Jürgen Geschke / Werner Otto  East Germany
Andrzej Bek / Benedykt Kocot  Poland
4. Daniel Morelon / Pierre Trentin  France
5. Manu Snellinx / Noël Soetaert  Belgium
6. Jürgen Barth / Rainer Müller  West Germany
7. Klaas Balk / Peter van Doorn  Netherlands
8. Ivan Kučírek / Vladimír Popelka  Czechoslovakia
9. Dino Verzini / Giorgio Rossi  Italy
10. David Rowe / Geoff Cooke  Great Britain
11. Honson Chin / Howard Fenton  Jamaica
12. Yaichi Numata / Yoshikazu Cho  Japan
13. Jeffrey Spencer / Ralph Therrio  United States
14. Jairo Díaz / Rafael Narváez  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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