The men's tandem cycling event at the
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...
took place between 7 and 11 August and was one of
six events at the 1948 Olympics.
Results
First round
The first round took place on 7 August. The winners from each heat advanced to the quarterfinals. The losing pairs competed in the repechage round.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Repechage
The repechage round took place on 7 August. The winners from each plus the fastest losing team advanced to the quarterfinals.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinal round took place on 9 August. The winners from each heat advanced to the semifinals.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Semifinals
The semifinal round took place on 9 August. The winners from each heat competed for the gold medal. The remaining teams competed for the bronze.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Final
The final races took place on 11 August and consisted of two best-of-three series.
Italy
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won the gold medal series against the
British
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team 2–1, while
France
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took home the bronze against
Switzerland
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by winning their series 2–0.
Gold medal race
Bronze medal race
Final standings
References
External links
*Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948)
The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad ''
LA84 Foundation
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''. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
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Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Cycling at the Summer Olympics – Men's tandem
Track cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics