These are the official results of the
Men's individual pursuit at the
1972 Summer Olympics
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in
Munich
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West Germany
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, held on 31 August and 1 September 1972. There were 28 participants from 28 nations.
Competition format
The
individual pursuit
The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track.
It is held at over for men and for women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the ...
competition consisted of a qualifying round and a 3-round knockout tournament, including a bronze medal race. Each race, in both the qualifying round and the knock-out rounds, consisted of a pair of cyclists starting from opposite sides of the track. The cyclists raced for 4,000 metres, attempting to finish with the fastest time and, if possible, catch the other cyclist. For the qualifying round, the eight fastest times overall (regardless of whether the cyclist finished first or second in his heat, though any cyclist who was overtaken was eliminated) earned advancement to the knockout rounds. In the knockout rounds, the winner of each heat advanced to the next round.
[Official Report, vol. 3, p. 217.]
Results
Qualifying round
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinal 1
Quarterfinal 2
Quarterfinal 3
Quarterfinal 4
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Finals
Bronze medal match
Final
Final classification
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cycling At The 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's Individual Pursuit
Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Cycling at the Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit
Track cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics