Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's track time trial

The men's track time trial event at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place on 22 July 1980 in Moscow Olympic Velodrome.[1][2] There were 18 competitors from 18 nations, with one additional cyclist entered but not starting.[3] The event was won by Lothar Thoms of East Germany, the nation's second consecutive victory in the men's track time trial (tying Australia, Italy, and Denmark for second-most all-time). Aleksandr Panfilov of the Soviet Union took silver, the nation's first medal in the event since 1960. David Weller's bronze remains—through the 2016 Games—Jamaica's only medal outside of track and field athletics (77 athletics medals, 1 cycling medal). Denmark's three-Games medal streak (entirely the work of Niels Fredborg) ended.

Men's track time trial
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Soviet stamp commemorating 1980 Olympic cycling
VenueKrylatskoye Sports Complex Velodrome
Dates22 July
Competitors18 from 18 nations
Winning time1:02.955 WR
Medalists
Lothar Thoms
 East Germany
Aleksandr Panfilov
 Soviet Union
David Weller
 Jamaica
Cycling at the
1980 Summer Olympics
Road cycling
Individual road racemen
Team time trialmen
Track cycling
Track time trialmen
Individual pursuitmen
Team pursuitmen
Sprintmen

Background

This was the 13th appearance of the event, which had previously been held in 1896 and every Games since 1928. It would be held every Games until being dropped from the programme after 2004. The only returning cyclist from 1976 was eleventh-place finisher David Weller of Jamaica. None of the nations that had won a medal in the event since 1960 joined the American-led boycott. The favorite was East German Lothar Thoms, the 1978 and 1979 world champion.[3]

Ecuador, Libya, and Zimbabwe each made their debut in the men's track time trial. France and Great Britain each made their 13th appearance, having competed at every appearance of the event.

Competition format

The event was a time trial on the track, with each cyclist competing separately to attempt to achieve the fastest time. Each cyclist raced one kilometre from a standing start.[3][4]

Records

The following were the world and Olympic records prior to the competition.

World record Pierre Trentin (FRA)1:03.91Mexico City, Mexico17 October 1968
Olympic record Pierre Trentin (FRA)1:03.91Mexico City, Mexico17 October 1968

Lothar Thoms broke the world record by nearly a full second, recording a time of 1:02.955. No other cyclist came close to the old record time.

Schedule

All times are Moscow Time (UTC+3)

Date Time Round
Tuesday, 22 July 198019:00Final

Results
Rank Cyclist Nation TimeNotes
Lothar Thoms East Germany1:02.955WR
Aleksandr Panfilov Soviet Union1:04.845
David Weller Jamaica1:05.241
4Guido Bontempi Italy1:05.478
5Yavé Cahard France1:05.584
6Heinz Isler Switzerland1:06.263
7Petr Kocek Czechoslovakia1:06.368
8Bjarne Sørensen Denmark1:07.422
9Terrence Tinsley Great Britain1:07.542
10Kenrick Tucker Australia1:07.709
11Andrzej Michalak Poland1:07.891
12Stoyan Petrov Bulgaria1:08.682
13Jan Blomme Belgium1:09.015
14Errol McLean Guyana1:09.991
15Hans Fischer Brazil1:10.801
16Esteban Espinosa Ecuador1:11.419
17Khalid Shebani Libya1:11.627
18John Musa Zimbabwe1:15.779
—Patrick Wackström FinlandDNS

References
  1. "Cycling at the 1980 Summer Games: Men's 1000 m time trial". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  2. The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 Volume 3 (PDF). p. 203. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  3. "1,000 metres Time Trial, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  4. Official Report, vol. 3, p. 203.
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