The men's tandem at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

took place at the

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Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...

. This

track cycling Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ...

event consisted of multiple rounds. The event was a single elimination tournament, with a third-place race between the semifinal losers. The Dutch entrants for this race were Bernhard Leene and Daan van Dijk. They beat the Austrian team in the first round, and competed against the German team in the semi-final. After two rounds, the Dutch team fell, and the race was restarted. This second time, the Dutch team won with a small margin. In the final, the Dutch team faced the British team,

John Sibbit John Ephraim Sibbit (Jack Sibbit) (4 March 1895 – 5 August 1950) was a British track cyclist who won a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics. By age 41 he had held twelve national titles including tandem sprints, with Dennis Horn. ...

and Ernest Chambers. The British team led the race until the final corner, when the Dutch team overtook them.Description of the race

Match round

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Round 1

;Match 1 ;Match 2 ;Match 3 ;Match 4

Semifinals

;Semifinal 1 ;Semifinal 2

Medal matches

;Gold medal match ;Bronze medal match

References

Track cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics Cycling at the Summer Olympics – Men's tandem {{cycling-stub