Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem

The men's tandem cycling event at the 1936 Summer Olympics took place on 7 and 8 August and was one of six events at the 1936 Olympics.[1]

Cycling - Men's tandem
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Cycling Stadium, Berlin
Dates7-8 August 1936
Competitors22 from 11 nations
Medalists
Ernst Ihbe, Carl Lorenz
 Germany
Bernard Leene, Hendrik Ooms
 Netherlands
Pierre Georget, Georges Maton
 France

Results

Round 1

The winning pair of each heat advanced to the second round. The second-place and third-place pairs were relegated to the repechage for another chance at qualifying.

Heat 1
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1Frans Cools
Roger Pirotte
 Belgium11.4Q
2Heino Dissing
Bjørn Stiler
 DenmarkR
Heat 2
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1Pierre Georget
Georges Maton
 France11.0Q
2Franz Dusika
Alfred Mohr
 AustriaR
Heat 3
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1Bernard Leene
Hendrik Ooms
 Netherlands11.2Q
2Karl Burkhart
Fritz Ganz
 SwitzerlandR
Heat 4
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1Carlo Legutti
Bruno Loatti
 Italy11.6Q
2Ernest Chambers
John Sibbit
 Great BritainR
Heat 5
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1Ernst Ihbe
Carl Lorenz
 Germany11.6Q
2William Logan
Al Sellinger
 United StatesR
3Miklós Németh
Ferenc Pelvássy
 HungaryR

Repechage

The winners of each repechage heat qualified for the second round. The losers were eliminated.

Repechage 1
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1Heino Dissing
Bjørn Stiler
 Denmark11.4Q
2Franz Dusika
Alfred Mohr
 Austria
Repechage 2
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1William Logan
Al Sellinger
 United States12.0Q
2Karl Burkhart
Fritz Ganz
 Switzerland
Repechage 3
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1Ernest Chambers
John Sibbit
 Great BritainQ
2Miklós Németh
Ferenc Pelvássy
 HungaryDNS

Round 2

The winners of each heat advanced to the semifinals. The losers were eliminated.

Heat 1
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1Pierre Georget
Georges Maton
 France11.0Q
2Frans Cools
Roger Pirotte
 Belgium
Heat 2
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1Ernst Ihbe
Carl Lorenz
 Germany11.8Q
2Heino Dissing
Bjørn Stiler
 Denmark
Heat 3
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1Bernard Leene
Hendrik Ooms
 Netherlands11.2Q
2Ernest Chambers
John Sibbit
 Great Britain
Heat 4
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1Carlo Legutti
Bruno Loatti
 Italy11.0Q
2William Logan
Al Sellinger
 United States

Semifinals

The semifinal winners advanced to the gold medal final. The losers competed in a bronze medal final.

Semifinal 1
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1Ernst Ihbe
Carl Lorenz
 Germany11.4Q
2Pierre Georget
Georges Maton
 FranceB
Heat 2
RankNameNationTimeNotes
1Bernard Leene
Hendrik Ooms
 Netherlands11.4Q
2Carlo Legutti
Bruno Loatti
 ItalyB

Finals

Both the gold and bronze medal finals were conducted as best-of-three competitions. In each case, the same team won both of the first two races, making a third race unnecessary.

Gold medal final
RankNameNationRace 1Race 2Race 3WL
Ernst Ihbe
Carl Lorenz
 Germany11.011.020
Bernard Leene
Hendrik Ooms
 Netherlands02
Bronze medal final
RankNameNationRace 1Race 2Race 3WL
Pierre Georget
Georges Maton
 France11.011.420
4Carlo Legutti
Bruno Loatti
 Italy02

References

  1. "Cycling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Tandem". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  • 1936 Official Report.
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