Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

The men's sprint at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, was held on 1 to 2 September 1972. There were 51 entrants from 30 nations; 5 withdrawals left 46 competitors from 27 nations.[1] Nations were limited to two cyclists each. The event was won by Daniel Morelon of France, successfully defending his 1968 title and becoming the first man to win three medals in the event (with his 1964 bronze). It was France's seventh gold medal in the event, most in the world. Silver went to John Nicholson of Australia, taking the nation's first medal in the men's sprint since 1956. Omar Pkhakadze, who had finished fourth in 1968, won the bronze this time for the Soviet Union's first medal in the event. Italy's six-Games medal streak was broken.

Men's sprint
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Daniel Morelon (2011)
VenueMunich, West Germany
Dates1–2 September 1972
Competitors46 from 27 nations
Medalists
Daniel Morelon
 France
John Nicholson
 Australia
Omar Pkhakadze
 Soviet Union
Cycling at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Road cycling
Road racemen
Team time trialmen
Track cycling
Track time trialmen
Individual pursuitmen
Team pursuitmen
Sprintmen
Tandemmen

Background

This was the 15th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1904 and 1912. Two quarterfinalists from 1968 returned: gold medalist (and 1964 bronze medalist) Daniel Morelon of France and fourth-place finisher Omar Pkhakadze of the Soviet Union. Morelon was heavily favored to repeat, with three world championships and two Grand Prix de Paris wins since his 1968 gold medal.[2]

The Bahamas and Malaysia each made their debut in the men's sprint; East Germany competed separately for the first time. France made its 15th 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 1972 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 (29 cyclists).
  • First repechage: The 29 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 (17 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).
  • 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 Leijn Loevesijn (NED)10.66Mexico City, Mexico18 October 1968

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Friday, 1 September 197211:19
12:29
15:59
16:50
20:00
21:11
 		Round 1
First repechage
Round 2
Second repechage
1/8 finals
Third repechage heats
Third repechage finals
Saturday, 2 September 197217:58
20:51
21:52		Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

Results

First round heat 1
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Daniel Morelon France11.71Q
2Hector Edwards Barbados–R
3Suriya Chiarasapawong Thailand–R

First round heat 2
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Serhiy Kravtsov Soviet Union11.83Q
2Taworn Tarwan Thailand–R
3Shue Ming-fa Chinese Taipei–R

First round heat 3
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Ivan Kučírek Czechoslovakia11.78Q
2Winston Attong Trinidad and Tobago–R
3Kensley Reece Barbados–R

First round heat 4
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Gérard Quintyn France11.40Q
2Yoshikazu Cho Japan–R
3Jeffrey Spencer United States–R

First round heat 5
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Ezio Cardi Italy11.92Q
2Félix Suárez Spain–R
3Daud Ibrahim Malaysia–R

First round heat 6
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1John Nicholson Australia11.20Q
2Ed McRae Canada–R
–Mabruk Ilmarimi Mah LebanonDNS

First round heat 7
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Peter van Doorn Netherlands11.58Q
2Yaichi Numata Japan–R
–Ahmed Abdussal Gariani LebanonDNS

First round heat 8
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Omar Pkhakadze Soviet Union11.64Q
2Andrzej Bek Poland–R
3Honson Chin Jamaica–R

First round heat 9
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Jürgen Geschke East Germany11.52Q
2Jairo Díaz Colombia–R
–Behrouz Rahbar IranDNS

First round heat 10
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Karl Köther West Germany11.30Q
2Peder Pedersen Denmark–R
–Gholamhosain Koohi IranDNS

First round heat 11
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Vladimír Vačkář Czechoslovakia11.89Q
2Klaas Balk Netherlands–R
3Carlos Galeano Colombia–R

First round heat 12
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Massimo Marino Italy11.83Q
2Roger Young United States–R
3Geoffery Burnside Bahamas–R

First round heat 13
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Dieter Berkmann West Germany11.71Q
2Leslie King Trinidad and Tobago–R
3Arturo Cambroni Mexico–R

First round heat 14
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Niels Fredborg Denmark12.16Q
2Maurice Hugh-Sam Jamaica–R
–Harry Kent New ZealandDNS

First round heat 15
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Benedykt Kocot Poland11.44Q
2Geoff Cooke Great Britain–R
3Manu Snellinx Belgium–R

First round heat 16
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Carlos Reybaud Argentina11.50Q
2Werner Otto East Germany–R
3Ernie Crutchlow Great Britain–R

First round heat 17
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Robert Maveau BelgiumUnknownQ
2Víctor Limba Argentina–R
3Neville Hunte Guyana–R

First repechage heat 1
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Jeffrey Spencer United States12.46Q
2Hector Edwards Barbados–

First repechage heat 2
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Leslie King Trinidad and Tobago11.62Q
2Werner Otto East Germany–
3Suriya Chiarasapawong Thailand–

First repechage heat 3
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Neville Hunte Guyana11.54Q
2Taworn Tarwan Thailand–
3Manu Snellinx Belgium–

First repechage heat 4
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Yoshikazu Cho Japan11.17Q
2Félix Suárez Spain–
3Shue Ming-fa Chinese Taipei–

First repechage heat 5
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Ernie Crutchlow Great Britain11.41Q
2Jairo Díaz Colombia–
3Winston Attong Trinidad and Tobago–

First repechage heat 6
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Roger Young United States11.99Q
2Kensley Reece Barbados–

First repechage heat 7
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Klaas Balk Netherlands12.02Q
2Maurice Hugh-Sam Jamaica–
3Daud Ibrahim Malaysia–

First repechage heat 8
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Honson Chin Jamaica11.90Q
2Yaichi Numata Japan–

First repechage heat 9
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Ed McRae CanadaUnknownQ
2Víctor Limba Argentina–

First repechage heat 10
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Andrzej Bek Poland11.86Q
2Arturo Cambroni Mexico–

First repechage heat 11
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Peder Pedersen Denmark11.34Q
2Geoffery Burnside Bahamas–

First repechage heat 12
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Geoff Cooke Great Britain12.27Q
2Carlos Galeano Colombia–

Second round heat 1
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Daniel Morelon France12.26Q
2Neville Hunte Guyana–R

Second round heat 2
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Serhiy Kravtsov Soviet Union11.35Q
2Geoff Cooke Great Britain–R
3Jeffrey Spencer United States–R

Second round heat 3
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Leslie King Trinidad and Tobago11.77Q
2Ivan Kučírek Czechoslovakia–R
3Roger Young United States–R

Second round heat 4
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Gérard Quintyn FranceUnknownQ
2Carlos Reybaud Argentina–R
3Klaas Balk Netherlands–R

Second round heat 5
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Vladimír Vačkář Czechoslovakia11.83Q
2Ezio Cardi Italy–R
3Andrzej Bek Poland–R

Second round heat 6
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1John Nicholson Australia11.92Q
2Niels Fredborg Denmark–R
3Honson Chin Jamaica–R

Second round heat 7
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Peder Pedersen Denmark11.69Q
2Dieter Berkmann West Germany–R
3Peter van Doorn Netherlands–R

Second round heat 8
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Robert Maveau Belgium11.98Q
2Omar Pkhakadze Soviet Union–R
3Ed McRae Canada–R

Second round heat 9
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Jürgen Geschke East Germany11.53Q
2Benedykt Kocot Poland–R
3Ernie Crutchlow Great Britain–R

Second round heat 10
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Karl Köther West Germany11.37Q
2Yoshikazu Cho Japan–R
3Massimo Marino Italy–R

Second repechage heat 1
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Ivan Kučírek Czechoslovakia12.27Q
2Jeffrey Spencer United States–

Second repechage heat 2
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Klaas Balk Netherlands11.68Q
2Benedykt Kocot Poland–

Second repechage heat 3
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Ezio Cardi Italy11.93Q
2Roger Young United States–

Second repechage heat 4
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Andrzej Bek Poland11.87Q
2Dieter Berkmann West Germany–

Second repechage heat 5
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Niels Fredborg Denmark11.96Q
2Honson Chin Jamaica–

Second repechage heat 6
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Omar Pkhakadze Soviet Union11.56Q
2Ernie Crutchlow Great Britain–
3Neville Hunte Guyana–

Second repechage heat 7
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Peter van Doorn Netherlands11.74Q
2Yoshikazu Cho Japan–
3Ed McRae Canada–

Second repechage heat 8
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Massimo Marino Italy11.68Q
2Carlos Reybaud Argentina–
3Geoff Cooke Great Britain–

1/8 final 1
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Daniel Morelon France12.26Q
2Niels Fredborg Denmark–R
3Peter van Doorn Netherlands–R

1/8 final 2
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Klaas Balk Netherlands11.48Q
2Andrzej Bek Poland–R
3Serhiy Kravtsov Soviet Union–R

1/8 final 3
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Massimo Marino Italy11.40Q
2Robert Maveau Belgium–R
3Gérard Quintyn France–R

1/8 final 4
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Omar Pkhakadze Soviet Union11.43Q
2Karl Köther West Germany–R
3Vladimír Vačkář Czechoslovakia–R

1/8 final 5
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Jürgen Geschke East Germany11.42Q
2Ezio Cardi Italy–R
3Leslie King Trinidad and Tobago–R

1/8 final 6
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1John Nicholson Australia11.67Q
2Ivan Kučírek Czechoslovakia–R
3Peder Pedersen Denmark–R

Third repechage heat 1
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Niels Fredborg Denmark11.91Q
2Ivan Kučírek Czechoslovakia–
3Gérard Quintyn France–

Third repechage heat 2
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Peter van Doorn Netherlands11.59Q
2Robert Maveau Belgium–
3Ezio Cardi Italy–

Third repechage heat 3
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Karl Köther West Germany11.40Q
2Leslie King Trinidad and Tobago–
3Serhiy Kravtsov Soviet Union–

Third repechage heat 4
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Vladimír Vačkář Czechoslovakia11.46Q
2Peder Pedersen Denmark–
3Andrzej Bek Poland–

Third repechage final 1
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Niels Fredborg Denmark11.59Q
2Karl Köther West Germany–

Third repechage heat 2
RankCyclistNationTimeNotes
1Peter van Doorn Netherlands11.61Q
2Vladimír Vačkář Czechoslovakia–

Quarterfinal 1
RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1Daniel Morelon France11.78111.781N/AQ
2Peter van Doorn Netherlands–2–2

Quarterfinal 2
RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1John Nicholson Australia11.68111.591N/AQ
2Niels Fredborg Denmark–2–2

Quarterfinal 3
RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1Klaas Balk Netherlands–211.58111.471Q
2Jürgen Geschke East Germany11.631–2–2

Quarterfinal 4
RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1Omar Pkhakadze Soviet Union11.341–211.651Q
2Massimo Marino Italy–211.471–2

Semifinal 1
RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1Daniel Morelon France11.55111.491N/AQ
2Klaas Balk Netherlands–2–2B

Semifinal 2
RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3Notes
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
1John Nicholson Australia11.30111.471N/AQ
2Omar Pkhakadze Soviet Union–2–2B

Bronze medal match
RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
Omar Pkhakadze Soviet Union–212.12111.341
4Klaas Balk Netherlands11.621–2–2

Final
RankCyclistNationRace 1Race 2Race 3
RankTimeRankTimeRankTime
Daniel Morelon France11.69111.251N/A
John Nicholson Australia–2–2

Final classification
RankCyclistNation
Daniel Morelon France
John Nicholson Australia
Omar Pkhakadze Soviet Union
4Klaas Balk Netherlands
5Niels Fredborg Denmark
Jürgen Geschke East Germany
Massimo Marino Italy
Peter van Doorn Netherlands
9Karl Köther West Germany
Vladimír Vačkář Czechoslovakia
Ivan Kučírek Czechoslovakia
Robert Maveau Belgium
Leslie King Trinidad and Tobago
Peder Pedersen Denmark
15Gérard Quintyn France
Ezio Cardi Italy
Serhiy Kravtsov Soviet Union
Andrzej Bek Poland
19Jeffrey Spencer United States
Benedykt Kocot Poland
Roger Young United States
Dieter Berkmann West Germany
Honson Chin Jamaica
Ernie Crutchlow Great Britain
Yoshikazu Cho Japan
Carlos Reybaud Argentina
27Neville Hunte Guyana
Ed McRae Canada
Geoff Cooke Great Britain
30Hector Edwards Barbados
Werner Otto East Germany
Taworn Tarwan Thailand
Félix Suárez Spain
Jairo Díaz Colombia
Kensley Reece Barbados
Maurice Hugh-Sam Jamaica
Yaichi Numata Japan
Arturo Cambroni Mexico
Geoffery Burnside Bahamas
Carlos Galeano Colombia
Víctor Limba Argentina
42Suriya Chiarasapawong Thailand
Shue Ming-fa Chinese Taipei
Winston Attong Trinidad and Tobago
Daud Ibrahim Malaysia
Manu Snellinx Belgium
— Ahmed Abdussal Gariani[4] Lebanon
Mabruk Ilmarimi Mah[4] Lebanon
Behrouz Rahbar[4] Iran
Gholamhosain Koohi[4] Iran
Harry Kent[4] New Zealand

References
  1. "Cycling at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Sprint". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  2. "Sprint, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 214–15.
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