Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

The men's sprint was a cycling event held at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, held on 18 to 19 October 1968. There were 47 participants from 28 nations.[1] Each nation was limited to two cyclists. The event was won by Daniel Morelon of France, his second consecutive medal and first gold; it was also France's world-leading sixth victory in the men's sprint. His countryman Pierre Trentin, who had lost the bronze medal match to Morelon four years earlier, this year won it against Omar Pkhakadze of the Soviet Union. Between the French cyclists was silver medalist Giordano Turrini of Italy, extending that nation's streak of top-two results in the event to six Games.

Men's sprint
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Mexican stamp commemorating 1968 Olympic cycling
VenueOlympic Velodrome, Mexico City
Dates18–19 October 1968
Competitors47 from 28 nations
Medalists
Daniel Morelon
 France
Giordano Turrini
 Italy
Pierre Trentin
 France
Cycling at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Road cycling
Road racemen
Team time trialmen
Track cycling
Track time trialmen
Individual pursuitmen
Team pursuitmen
Sprintmen
Tandemmen

Background

This was the 14th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1904 and 1912. The only two quarterfinalists from 1964 to return were the French cyclists: Pierre Trentin and Daniel Morelon. Trentin had been favored in 1964, but both had lost in the semifinals and Morelon had won the bronze medal match between them. Morelon would beat Trentin again at the 1966 and 1967 World Championship finals and the 1968 Grand Prix de Paris, though Trentin would prevail in the 1964, 1965, and 1967 Grand Prix competitions. Coming into Mexico City, Morelon was favored with Trentin expected to challenge him in the final. Also contending were 1965 World Champion Omar Phakadze of the Soviet Union and runner-up Giordano Turrini of Italy, as well as 1968 runner-up Niels Fredborg of Denmark.[2]

Barbados, Belize, Lebanon, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, South Korea, and Thailand each made their debut in the men's sprint; West Germany competed separately for the first time. France made its 14th appearance, the only nation to have competed at every appearance of the event.

Competition format

This sprint competition involved a series of head-to-head matches. The 1968 competition involved ten rounds: six main rounds (first round, second round, 1/8 finals, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals) as well as three repechages after the first three main rounds; the third repechage was a two-round repechage.[3]

  • First round: The 51 entrants were divided into 17 heats of 3 cyclists each. Withdrawals left some heats with only 2 competitors. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the second round (17 cyclists), while all other cyclists who competed were sent to the first repechage (30 cyclists).
  • First repechage: The 30 cyclists were divided into 12 heats, each with 2 or 3 cyclists. The winner of each heat advanced to the second round (12 cyclists), while all others were eliminated (18 cyclists, including those who did not start).
  • Second round: The 29 cyclists who advanced through the first round or first repechage were divided into 10 heats; all heats had 3 cyclists except heat 1, which had only 2. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the third round, the 1/8 finals (10 cyclists), while all others went to the second repechage (19 cyclists).
  • Second repechage: The 19 cyclists from the second round were divided into 8 heats, with 2 or 3 cyclists per heat. Winners advanced to the 1/8 finals (8 cyclists), while all others were eliminated (11 cyclists, including those who did not start).
  • 1/8 finals: The 18 cyclists who advanced through the first two rounds (including repechages) competed in a 1/8 finals round. There were 6 heats in this round, with 3 cyclists in each. The top cyclist in each heat advanced to the quarterfinals (6 cyclists), while the other 2 in each heat went to the third repechage (12 cyclists).
  • Third repechage: This was a two-round repechage. The repechage began with 4 heats of 3 cyclists each. The top cyclist in each heat advanced to the second round, while the other 2 cyclists in each heat were eliminated. The second round of this repechage featured 2 heats of 2 cyclists each, with the winners 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.

Records

The records for the sprint are 200 metre flying time trial records, kept for the qualifying round in later Games as well as for the finish of races.

World record Omar Pkhakadze (URS)10.61Mexico City, Mexico22 October 1967
Olympic record Valentino Gasparella (ITA)11.1Rome, Italy29 August 1960

Jan Jansen matched the Olympic record at 11.10 seconds for the last 200 metres in the eighth heat of round 1. Dino Verzini set a new record of 10.87 seconds in the next heat. Roger Gibbon pushed the record to 10.70 seconds in the fifth heat of round 2. Leijn Loevesijn's time of 10.66 seconds in the second heat of the third repechage semifinals was the last record-breaking performance of the event.

Schedule

All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-6)

Date Time Round
Friday, 18 October 196810:00Round 1
First repechage
Round 2
Second repechage
1/8 finals
Third repechage semifinals
Third repechage finals
Saturday, 19 October 196810:00Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals

Results

First round heat 1
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Daniel Morelon France11.24Q
2Juan Reyes Cuba–R
3Roberto Roxas Philippines–R

First round heat 2
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Pierre Trentin France11.61Q
2José Jaime Galeano Colombia–R
3Pakanit Boriharnvanakhet Thailand–R

First round heat 3
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Giordano Turrini Italy11.34Q
2Sanji Inoue Japan–R
3Kensley Reece Barbados–R

First round heat 4
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Omar Pkhakadze Soviet Union11.30Q
2José Pittaro Argentina–R
3Tarek Abou Al Dahab Lebanon–R

First round heat 5

Jürgen Kissner of West Germany was entered in this heat but did not compete.

RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Roger Gibbon Trinidad and Tobago11.15Q
2Fan Yue-tao Republic of China–R

First round heat 6
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Robert Van Lancker Belgium11.37Q
2Héctor Urrego Colombia–R
3Kim Gwang-seon South Korea–R

First round heat 7

George Artin of Iraq was entered in this heat but did not compete.

RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Reg Barnett Great Britain11.34Q
2Bob Boucher Canada–R

First round heat 8

Constantin Kabemba of the Cook Islands was entered in this heat but did not compete.

RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Jan Jansen Netherlands11.10Q, =OR
2Arturo García Mexico–R

First round heat 9
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Dino Verzini Italy10.87Q, OR
2Leslie King Trinidad and Tobago–R
3Rolando Guaves Philippines–R

First round heat 10
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Niels Fredborg Denmark10.91Q
2Jocelyn Lovell Canada–R
3Kriengsak Varavudhi Thailand–R

First round heat 11
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Leijn Loevesijn Netherlands10.92Q
2András Baranyecz Hungary–R
3Tim Mountford United States–R

First round heat 12
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Gordon Johnson Australia11.42Q
2José Mercado Mexico–R
3Gwon Jung-hyeon South Korea–R

First round heat 13

Ignace Mandjambi of the Cook Islands was entered in this heat but did not compete.

RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Jürgen Barth West Germany11.39Q
2Carlos Roqueiro Argentina–R

First round heat 14
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Ivan Kučírek Czechoslovakia11.03Q
2Ian Alsop Great Britain–R
3Aubrey Bryce Guyana–R

First round heat 15
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Jackie Simes United States11.23Q
2Daniel Goens Belgium–R
3Kenneth Sutherland Belize–R

First round heat 16
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Peder Pedersen Denmark11.08Q
2Sergey Kravtsov Soviet Union–R
3Edwin Torres Puerto Rico–R

First round heat 17
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Miloš Jelínek Czechoslovakia11.40Q
2John Nicholson Australia–R
3Raúl Marcelo Vázquez Cuba–R

First repechage

Tarek Abou Al Dahab of Lebanon withdrew.

First repechage heat 1
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Sanji Inoue Japan11.60Q
2Pakanit Boriharnvanakhet Thailand–
3Héctor Urrego Colombia–

First repechage heat 2
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1José Pittaro Argentina11.41Q
2Roberto Roxas Philippines–
3Aubrey Bryce Guyana–

First repechage heat 3
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Tim Mountford United States11.03Q
2Kim Gwang-seon South Korea–
3José Jaime Galeano Colombia–

First repechage heat 4
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Leslie King Trinidad and Tobago11.35Q
2Juan Reyes Cuba–
3Gwon Jung-hyeon South Korea–

First repechage heat 5
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Jocelyn Lovell Canada11.30Q
2Arturo García Mexico–
3Rolando Guaves Philippines–

First repechage heat 6
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1András Baranyecz Hungary11.08Q
2Kriengsak Varavudhi Thailand–

First repechage heat 7
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1José Mercado Mexico11.27Q
2Kensley Reece Barbados–

First repechage heat 8
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Carlos Roqueiro Argentina11.15Q
2Edwin Torres Puerto Rico–

First repechage heat 9
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Ian Alsop Great Britain11.19Q
2Bob Boucher Canada–

First repechage heat 10
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Daniel Goens Belgium11.81Q
2Fan Yue-tao Republic of China–

First repechage heat 11
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Sergey Kravtsov Soviet Union11.56Q
2Raúl Marcelo Vázquez Cuba–

First repechage heat 12
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1John Nicholson Australia11.09Q
2Kenneth Sutherland Belize–

Second round heat 1
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Daniel Morelon France10.94Q
2Tim Mountford United States–R

Second round heat 2
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Pierre Trentin France10.91Q
2Sanji Inoue Japan–R
3Leslie King Trinidad and Tobago–R

Second round heat 3
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Giordano Turrini Italy11.47Q
2José Pittaro Argentina–R
3Jocelyn Lovell Canada–R

Second round heat 4
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Omar Pkhakadze Soviet Union11.26Q
2Miloš Jelínek Czechoslovakia–R
3Ian Alsop Great Britain–R

Second round heat 5
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Roger Gibbon Trinidad and Tobago10.70Q, OR
2Peder Pedersen Denmark–R
3András Baranyecz Hungary–R

Second round heat 6
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Jackie Simes United States10.72Q
2Robert Van Lancker Belgium–R
3Sergey Kravtsov Soviet Union–R

Second round heat 7
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Ivan Kučírek Czechoslovakia11.38Q
2Reg Barnett Great Britain–R
3José Mercado Mexico–R

Second round heat 8
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Gordon Johnson Australia11.06Q
2Jan Jansen Netherlands–R
3Carlos Roqueiro Argentina–R

Second round heat 9
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Jürgen Barth West Germany10.95Q
2Dino Verzini Italy–R
3John Nicholson Australia–R

Second round heat 10
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Niels Fredborg Denmark11.09Q
2Leijn Loevesijn Netherlands–R
3Daniel Goens Belgium–R

Second repechage heat 1
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Sergey Kravtsov Soviet Union10.87Q
2Sanji Inoue Japan–
–Miloš Jelínek CzechoslovakiaDNS

Second repechage heat 2
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Leslie King Trinidad and Tobago11.16Q
2José Mercado Mexico–
3Ian Alsop Great Britain–

Second repechage heat 3
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Tim Mountford United States11.31Q
2Peder Pedersen Denmark–

Second repechage heat 4
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Robert Van Lancker Belgium10.99Q
2András Baranyecz Hungary–

Second repechage heat 5
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Reg Barnett Great Britain11.01Q
2John Nicholson Australia–

Second repechage heat 6
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Jan Jansen Netherlands11.13Q
2Daniel Goens Belgium–
3José Pittaro Argentina–

Second repechage heat 7
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Dino Verzini Italy11.04Q
2Carlos Roqueiro Argentina–

Second repechage heat 8
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Leijn Loevesijn Netherlands11.91Q
2Jocelyn Lovell Canada–

1/8 final 1
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Daniel Morelon France11.00Q
2Leslie King Trinidad and Tobago–R
3Reg Barnett Great Britain–R

1/8 final 2
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Pierre Trentin France10.96Q
2Sergey Kravtsov Soviet Union–R
3Robert Van Lancker Belgium–R

1/8 final 3
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Giordano Turrini Italy10.96Q
2Jürgen Barth West Germany–R
3Leijn Loevesijn Netherlands–R

1/8 final 4
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Omar Pkhakadze Soviet Union10.94Q
2Tim Mountford United States–R
3Niels Fredborg Denmark–R

1/8 final 5
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Jan Jansen Netherlands11.06Q
2Roger Gibbon Trinidad and Tobago–R
3Gordon Johnson Australia–R

1/8 final 6
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Dino Verzini Italy10.81Q
2Jackie Simes United States–R
3Ivan Kučírek Czechoslovakia–R

Third repechage heat 1
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Jürgen Barth West Germany10.98Q
2Robert Van Lancker Belgium–
3Reg Barnett Great Britain–

Third repechage heat 2
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Leijn Loevesijn Netherlands10.66Q, OR
2Roger Gibbon Trinidad and Tobago–
3Sergey Kravtsov Soviet Union–

Third repechage heat 3
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Jackie Simes United States10.92Q
2Niels Fredborg Denmark–
3Leslie King Trinidad and Tobago–

Third repechage heat 4
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Tim Mountford United States10.79Q
2Gordon Johnson Australia–
3Ivan Kučírek Czechoslovakia–

Third repechage final 1
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Jürgen Barth West Germany11.30Q
2Jackie Simes United States–

Third repechage final 2
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Leijn Loevesijn Netherlands11.09Q
2Tim Mountford United States–

Quarterfinal 1
RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1Daniel Morelon France111.09111.26N/AQ
2Leijn Loevesijn Netherlands2–2–

Quarterfinal 2
RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1Pierre Trentin France111.49112.09N/AQ
2Jürgen Barth West Germany2–2–

Quarterfinal 3
RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1Giordano Turrini Italy2–110.97111.12Q
2Jan Jansen Netherlands110.852–2–

Quarterfinal 4
RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1Omar Pkhakadze Soviet Union2–111.35110.86Q
2Dino Verzini Italy111.142–2–

Semifinal 1
RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1Daniel Morelon France2–110.76110.69Q
2Omar Pkhakadze Soviet Union110.692–2–B

Semifinal 2
RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1Giordano Turrini Italy111.76111.24N/AQ
2Pierre Trentin France2–2–B

Bronze medal match
RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
Pierre Trentin France111.572–110.92
4Omar Pkhakadze Soviet Union2–111.532–

Final
RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
Daniel Morelon France111.27110.68N/A
Giordano Turrini Italy2–2–

Final classification
RankCyclistNation
Daniel Morelon France
Giordano Turrini Italy
Pierre Trentin France
4Omar Pkhakadze Soviet Union
5Jürgen Barth West Germany
Jan Jansen Netherlands
Leijn Loevesijn Netherlands
Dino Verzini Italy
9Jackie Simes United States
Tim Mountford United States
Robert Van Lancker Belgium
Roger Gibbon Trinidad and Tobago
Niels Fredborg Denmark
Gordon Johnson Australia
Reg Barnett Great Britain
Serhiy Kravtsov Soviet Union
Leslie King Trinidad and Tobago
Ivan Kučírek Czechoslovakia
Sanji Inoue Japan
José Mercado Mexico
Peder Pedersen Denmark
András Baranyecz Hungary
John Nicholson Australia
Daniel Goens Belgium
Carlos Roqueiro Argentina
Jocelyn Lovell Canada
Ian Alsop Great Britain
José Pittaro Argentina
Miloš Jelínek Czechoslovakia
Pakanit Boriharnvanakhet Thailand
Roberto Roxas Philippines
Kim Gwang-seon South Korea
Juan Reyes Cuba
Arturo García Mexico
Kriengsak Varavudhi Thailand
Kensley Reece Barbados
Edwin Torres Puerto Rico
Bob Boucher Canada
Fan Yue-tao Republic of China
Raúl Marcelo Vázquez Cuba
Kenneth Sutherland Belize
Héctor Urrego Colombia
Aubrey Bryce Guyana
José Jaime Galeano Colombia
Gwon Jung-hyeon South Korea
Rolando Guaves Philippines
Tarek Abou Al Dahab Lebanon

References
  1. "Cycling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Sprint". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  2. "Sprint, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 623–24.
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