The men's tandem cycling event at the

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, took place from 26 to 27 August 1960 at the Olympic Velodrome. A total of 24 cyclists from 12 nations competed in the event.

Competition format

* Heats: Fourteen teams were originally entered, and seven heats were scheduled. However, after two teams withdrew, some heats effectively became byes. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the quarterfinals, while the loser moved to the repechage. * Repechage: A two-round repechage provided a second chance for teams that lost in the heats. One of the five teams that lost in the heats did not compete in the repechage. The remaining four teams were paired into two heats, with the winners advancing to the repechage final and the losers eliminated. The winner of the repechage final advanced to the quarterfinals, while the loser was eliminated. * Quarterfinals: From this stage onward, each match was contested in a best-of-three format. The four quarterfinals included the seven heat winners and the one repechage winner. The winners advanced to the semifinals. * Semifinals: The winners of the semifinals advanced to the gold medal final. The losers were originally scheduled to compete in a bronze medal final, but this was canceled due to an injury withdrawal. * Finals: A gold medal final and a bronze medal final were planned, but only the gold medal final was held.

Results

Heats

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Heat 5

Heat 6

Heat 7

Repechage heats

Repechage heat 1

Repechage heat 2

Repechage final

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

Quarterfinal 2

Quarterfinal 3

Quarterfinal 4

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

The Dutch team crashed during the second race and was unable to continue the contest.

Semifinal 2

Finals

Bronze medal final

The Dutch team did not start the bronze medal final after crashing during the semifinals.

Gold medal final

Final classification

References

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