Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit
These are the official results of the men's individual pursuit at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, held on 17 and 18 October 1968. There were 28 participants from 28 nations.[1]
Men's cycling individual pursuit at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Velodrome, Mexico City | ||||||||||||
Date | 17 to 18 October 1968 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 28 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 | |
Track time trial | men |
Individual pursuit | men |
Team pursuit | men |
Sprint | men |
Tandem | men |
Competition format
The individual pursuit competition consisted of a qualifying round and a 3-round knockout tournament, including a bronze medal race. Each race, in both the qualifying round and the knock-out rounds, consisted of a pair of cyclists starting from opposite sides of the track. The cyclists raced for 4,000 metres, attempting to finish with the fastest time and, if possible, catch the other cyclist. For the qualifying round, the eight fastest times overall (regardless of whether the cyclist finished first or second in his heat, though any cyclist who was overtaken was eliminated) earned advancement to the knockout rounds. In the knockout rounds, the winner of each heat advanced to the next round.[2]
Results
Qualifying round
Quarterfinal 1
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Xaver Kurmann | Switzerland | 4:45.94 | Q |
2 | Paul Crapez | Belgium | 4:49.99 |
Quarterfinal 2
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | John Bylsma | Australia | 4:41.66 | Q |
2 | Radamés Treviño | Mexico | 4:42.40 |
Quarterfinal 3
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Daniel Rébillard | France | 4:39.87 | Q |
2 | Rupert Kratzer | West Germany | 4:41.43 |
Quarterfinal 4
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Mogens Frey | Denmark | 4:37.54 | Q |
2 | Cipriano Chemello | Italy | 4:42.29 |
Semifinal 1
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Mogens Frey | Denmark | 4:42.05 | Q |
2 | Xaver Kurmann | Switzerland | 4:44.26 | B |
Semifinal 2
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Daniel Rébillard | France | 4:41.80 | Q |
2 | John Bylsma | Australia | 4:48.73 | B |
Bronze medal match
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
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Xaver Kurmann | Switzerland | 4:39.42 | |
4 | John Bylsma | Australia | 4:41.60 |
Final
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
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Daniel Rébillard | France | 4:41.71 | |
Mogens Frey | Denmark | 4:42.43 |
Final classification
References
- "Cycling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Individual Pursuit". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- Official Report, vol. 3, p. 626.