The men's team pursuit 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 on 7 to 9 August and was one of
six events at the 1948 Olympics.
Results
First round
The first round took place on 7 August. The winning team from each heat advanced to the quarterfinals. Since the number of teams made it impossible for the
Finnish
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See also ...
team to compete against another team, it was determined that their time must beat that of the fastest losing team in the first round to advance to the quarterfinals. Since
Australia's 5:06.05 time beat Finland's 5:17.4 time, Australia advanced to the quarterfinals.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Heat 6
Quarterfinals
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Semifinals
Heat 1
Heat 2
Final
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 team pursuit
Track cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics