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Cycling At The 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's Sprint
The men's sprint at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, was held from 21 to 24 July 1976. There were 25 participants from 25 nations. Following the explosion in size of the event from 1960 to 1972 when nations were allowed two cyclists each, the limit was again reduced to one competitor from each nation. The event was won by Anton Tkáč of Czechoslovakia, the nation's first medal in the men's sprint. Tkáč beat two-time defending champion Daniel Morelon of France in the final; Morelon's silver was a (still-standing record fourth medal in the event. Jürgen Geschke earned bronze to give East Germany its first medal in the event and the first medal for any German cyclist since 1952. Background This was the 16th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except in 1904 and 1912. Three quarterfinalists from 1972 returned: two-time gold medalist (and 1964 bronze medalist) Daniel Morelon of France and fifth-place finishers Niels Fredborg of Denm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as ''Fort Ville-Marie, Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a Census Metropolitan Area#Census metropolitan areas, metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest city, and List of cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Kountras
Mikhail Kountras (born 31 January 1952) is a Greek former cyclist. He competed in three events at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... References External links * 1952 births Living people Greek male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Greece Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Rhodes 20th-century Greek people {{Greece-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sjaak Pieters
Klaas Pieter "Sjaak" Pieters (born 22 July 1957) is a retired Dutch track cyclist who was active between 1976 and 1985. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the sprint, but failed to reach the final. He won two bronze medals in the tandem at world championships, in 1978 and 1982. He was a national champion in this event in 1977, 1978 and 1982–1985. Pieters is married to Olympic gymnast Ans Dekker. His brother Peter and niece Amy are also Olympic cyclists. See also * List of Dutch Olympic cyclists This is a list of all Dutch cyclists who competed at the Summer Olympics. As of 2012 events in four cycling disciplines ( BMX, mountain biking, road cycling, and track cycling) have been contested at the Summer Olympics. Dutch cyclist did not ... References 1957 births Living people Dutch male cyclists Olympic cyclists of the Netherlands Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics People from Haarlemmermeer Cyclists from North Holland {{Netherlands-cycling-bio- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Tormen
Richard Tormen (born 10 October 1951) is a Chilean former cyclist. He competed in the sprint and 1000m time trial events at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... References External links * 1951 births Living people Chilean male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Chile Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Pan American Games medalists in cycling Pan American Games gold medalists for Chile Pan American Games bronze medalists for Chile Cyclists at the 1979 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games 20th-century Chilean people 21st-century Chilean people {{Chile-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Boyle
Ron Boyle (born 25 August 1947) is an Australian former cyclist. He competed in the sprint event at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... References External links * 1947 births Living people Australian male cyclists Olympic cyclists of Australia Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Cyclists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieter Berkmann
Dieter Berkmann (born 27 July 1950) is a German former cyclist. He competed for West Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 P .... References External links * 1950 births Living people German male cyclists Olympic cyclists of West Germany Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Bavaria People from Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district) Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria {{Germany-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshikazu Cho
is a Japanese former cyclist. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... References External links * 1953 births Living people Japanese male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Japan Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Osaka Prefecture Asian Games medalists in cycling Cyclists at the 1978 Asian Games Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan 20th-century Japanese people {{Japan-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimo Angelov Tonchev
Dimo Angelov Tonchev ( bg, Димо Ангелов Тончев; born 27 December 1952) is a Bulgarian former cyclist. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... References External links * 1952 births Living people Bulgarian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Bulgaria Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Burgas {{Bulgaria-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Singleton
Gordon Singleton, (born August 9, 1956) is a past world-record holding Canadian cyclist. In 1982, he became the first Canadian cyclist to win a world championship, and he was the first, and only, cyclist in history to simultaneously hold world records in all three of cycling's sprint races: the 200m, 500m and 1000m distances. An Olympic racer, he was deprived of competing in the 1980 Olympics at the peak of his career by Canada's boycott of those games in Moscow. Early career Singleton entered cycling at the age of 17 in 1974, when he raced for the St. Catharine's cycling club. His first track race was the Ontario Junior sprint championship held in Woodbridge Ontario, in which he won a gold medal. Later that year he would compete in the Canadian Junior Nationals, where he captured a silver medal. The following year, Singleton would graduate to the elite men's circuit and captured his first Canadian National sprint title in Calgary. Realizing early in his ambition to become an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Echevarry
Julio Echevarry (born 19 October 1957) is a Colombian former cyclist. He competed in the sprint event at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... References External links * 1957 births Living people Colombian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Colombia Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Colombian people {{Colombia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergey Kravtsov (cyclist)
Sergey Tarasovich Kravtsov (russian: Серге́й Тарасович Кравцов; uk, Сергій Тарасович Кравцов; born 15 February 1948) is a retired Ukrainian cyclist. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 P ... in four events in total. His best achievement was fifth place in the sprint in 1976. He won two silver medals in this event at the world championships in 1971 and 1974. In 1974, he also won the Grand Prix de Copenhagen, a major international track competition of those years. References 1948 births Living people Ukrainian male cyclists Soviet male cyclists Olympic cyclists for the Soviet Union Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Cyclists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Smith (cyclist)
Stanley Smith (born 20 August 1952) is a Barbadian former cyclist. He competed in the sprint event at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... References External links * 1952 births Living people Barbadian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Barbados Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Barbados-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
