Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit

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Men's cycling team pursuit
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
VenueHachioji Velodrome
Date18-20 October 1964
Competitors72 from 18 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lothar Claesges, Karl Link, Karl-Heinz Henrichs and Ernst Streng  United Team of Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Vincenzo Mantovani and Franco Testa
 Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gerard Koel, Jaap Oudkerk, Henk Cornelisse and Cor Schuuring  Netherlands
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The men's team pursuit was a track cycling event held as part of the Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. The course was 4000 metres. It was held on 19 October and 21 October 1964 at the Hachioji Velodrome. 18 teams of 4 cyclists each competed.[1]

Medalists

Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze
 
Karlheinz Henrichs
Karl Link
Ernst Streng
   Netherlands (NED)
Henk Cornelisse
Gerard Koel
Jaap Oudkerk
Cor Schuuring

Results

Heats

In the first round of heats, the 18 teams were divided into 9 pairs. Placing in the heats was not used to advance; rather, the 8 fastest teams from across the heats advanced to the quarterfinals.

Heat 1
1.  Lothar Claesges, Karl Link, Karl-Heinz Henrichs, and Ernst Streng (EUA) 4:42.28 QQ
2.  Trevor Bull, Hugh Porter, Harry Jackson, and Brian Sandy (GBR) 4:47:67
Heat 2
1.  
Vincenzo Mantovani, and Franco Testa (ITA
)
4:39.06 QQ
2.  Carlos Alberto Álvarez, Juan Alberto Merlos, Ernesto Contreras, and Alberto Trillo (ARG) 4:44.66 QQ
Heat 3
1.  Dzintars Lācis, Stanislav Moskvin, Leonid Kolumbet, and Sergey Tereshchenkov (URS) 4:43.76 QQ
2.  Robert Varga, Joseph Pare, Christian Cuch, and Jacques Suire (FRA) 4:50.62
Heat 4
1.  Bent Hansen, Jan Ingstrup-Mikkelsen, Preben Isaksson, and Kurt vid Stein (DEN) 4:46.97 QQ
2.  
Frantisek Rezak (TCH
)
4:47.04 QQ
Heat 5
1.  
Hendrikus Vogels (AUS
)
4:44.90 QQ
2.  Gerard Koel, Jaap Oudkerk, Henk Cornelisse, and Cor Schuuring (NED) 4:45.33 QQ
Heat 6
1.  Hans Wolf, Donald Nelsen, Oliver Martin, and Arnold Uhrlass (USA) 5:01.41
2.  
Roland van de Rijse, Roland de Neve, and Albert Van Vlierberghe (BEL
)
5:04.25
Heat 7
1.  Preeda Chullamondhol, Smaisuk Krisansuwan, and Somchai Chantarasamrit (THA) 5:31.52
2.  Muhammad Ashiq, Muhammad Hafeez, Lal Bakhsh, and Muhammad Shafi (PAK) 5:38.77
Heat 8
1.  Norio Hotogi, Kosaku Takahashi, Fujio Ito, and Hiromi Yamafuji (JPN) 4:55.04
2.  Amar Singh Billing, Chetan Singh Hari, Dalbir Singh Gill, and Amar Singh Sokhi (IND) Elim.
Heat 9
1.  
Juan Timon (URU
)
DNF
2.  Ng Joo Pong, Arulraj Rosli, Choy Mow Thim, and Kamsari Salam (MAS) DNF

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals paired off the 8 remaining teams into 4 heats. Winners advanced, losers were eliminated.

Quarterfinal 1
1.  
Vincenzo Mantovani, and Franco Testa (ITA
)
4:37.58 QS
2.  
Frantisek Rezak (TCH
)
4:45.68
Quarterfinal 2
1.  Lothar Claesges, Karl Link, Karl-Heinz Henrichs, and Ernst Streng (EUA) 4:36.98 QS
2.  Bent Hansen, Jan Ingstrup-Mikkelsen, Preben Isaksson, and Kurt vid Stein (DEN) 4:43.58
Quarterfinal 3
1.  Gerard Koel, Jaap Oudkerk, Henk Cornelisse, and Cor Schuuring (NED) 4:40.41 QS
2.  Dzintars Lācis, Stanislav Moskvin, Leonid Kolumbet, and Sergey Tereshchenkov (URS) 4:41.70
Quarterfinal 4
1.  
Hendrikus Vogels (AUS
)
4:41.58 QS
2.  ) 4:45.74

Semifinals

The winner of each semifinal advanced to the gold medal match, while the loser was sent to the bronze medal match.

Semifinal 1
1.  Lothar Claesges, Karl Link, Karl-Heinz Henrichs, and Ernst Streng (EUA) 4:38.19 QG
2.  
Hendrikus Vogels (AUS
)
4:40.28 QB
Semifinal 2
1.  
Vincenzo Mantovani, and Franco Testa (ITA
)
4:37.98 QG
2.  Gerard Koel, Jaap Oudkerk, Henk Cornelisse, and Cor Schuuring (NED) 4:41.02 QB

Finals

Gold Medal Match
 Lothar Claesges, Karl Link, Karl-Heinz Henrichs, and Ernst Streng (EUA) 4:35.67
 
Vincenzo Mantovani, and Franco Testa (ITA
)
4:35.74
Bronze Medal Match
 Gerard Koel, Jaap Oudkerk, Henk Cornelisse, and Cor Schuuring (NED) 4:38.99
4.  
Hendrikus Vogels (AUS
)
4:39.42

Sources

  • Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad: Tokyo 1964, vol. 2.

References

  1. ^ "Cycling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's team pursuit". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2014.