Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem

These are the official results of the Men's Tandem at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, held from 3 to 6 December 1956.[2] There were 20 participants from 10 nations. The winner of each heat qualified for the quarterfinals, the losers for the repechages.

Cycling - Men's tandem
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
VenueMelbourne
Dates3-6 December 1956
Competitors20 from 10 nations
Medalists
Anthony Marchant, Ian Browne
 Australia
Ladislav Fouček, Václav Machek
 Czechoslovakia
Cesare Pinarello, Giuseppe Ogna
 Italy
German and Soviet teams collided in the repechage round, which resulted in the last place for both teams, with three cyclists being hospitalized.[1]

Final classification

RankNameNationality
Anthony Marchant
Ian Browne
 Australia
Ladislav Fouček
Václav Machek
 Czechoslovakia
Cesare Pinarello
Giuseppe Ogna
 Italy
4Eric Thompson
Peter Brotherton
 Great Britain
5André Gruchet
Robert Vidal
 France
Ritchie Johnston
Warren Johnston
 New Zealand
Raymond Robinson
Thomas Shardelow
 South Africa
Donald Ferguson
James Rossi
 United States
9Rostislav Vargashkin
Vladimir Leonov
 Soviet Union
Fritz Neuser
Günther Ziegler
 United Team of Germany

References

  1. Men's Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres Round One Repechage. sports-reference.com
  2. "Cycling at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Tandem". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
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