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Cycling At The 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's Sprint
The men's sprint cycling event at the 1936 Summer Olympics took place on 6 and 7 August and was one of six events at the 1936 Olympics. There were 20 competitors from 20 nations, with each nation limited to one cyclist.Official Report, vol. 2, p. 926. The event was won, in a disputed final, by Toni Merkens of Germany, the nation's first medal in the men's sprint. Arie van Vliet took the silver medal, the fifth consecutive Games that a Dutch cyclist had finished in the top two. Louis Chaillot of France became the first man to win multiple medals in the event, adding a bronze to his 1932 silver; it was the fourth consecutive podium appearance for France. When van Vliet began to overtake Merkens in the first race of the final, Merkens swerved to the right and blatantly interfered with Van Vliet. No penalty was called, and a disconcerted van Vliet lost the second race. The Dutch team protested, but instead of being disqualified, Merkens was fined 100 marks instead. Background Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Cycling Stadium
Berliner Sport-Club, commonly known as Berliner SC, is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Berlin. The team is part of a sports club which also has departments for badminton, hockey, and rugby. History ''Berliner SC'' was created out of the merger of ''Amateur-Sport-Club 1895'' and ''Sport-Club Berlin'' founded by Carl Diem in 1896. The club was known as ''Sport-Club 1895/1896 Berlin'' until chairman Diem had its name simplified to the current form in 1905. In its earliest years ''Berliner SC'' was primarily an athletics club, though already from 1909 the football team successfully competed for the Berlin championship of the ''Verband Berliner Athletik-Vereine'' association and in 1911 joined the Brandenburg football championship. By 1914 the club had over 2000 members and had added departments for hockey and boxing, as well as a section to accommodate American expatriates. This growth continued through the 1920s when the ''Hertha BSC, BFC Hertha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |