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Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit

Men's cycling individual pursuit
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Date20–22 July 1976
Competitors27 from 27 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gregor Braun  West Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Herman Ponsteen  Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Thomas Huschke  East Germany
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These are the results of the men's individual pursuit at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, held from 20 to 22 July 1976.[1] There were a total number of 27 participants in the Olympic Vélodrome.

Competition format

The individual pursuit competition consisted of a qualifying round and a 4-round knockout tournament (increased from three rounds in previous Games), 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 16 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.[2]

Results

Qualifying round

Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Vladimir Osokin  Soviet Union 4:48.31 Q
2 Thomas Huschke  East Germany 4:48.75 Q
3 Herman Ponsteen  Netherlands 4:49.51 Q
4 Gregor Braun  West Germany 4:50.00 Q
5 Orfeo Pizzoferrato  Italy 4:50.44 Q
6 Gary Sutton  Australia 4:50.57 Q
7 Jan Jankiewicz  Poland 4:51.48 Q
8 Jan Georg Iversen  Norway 4:51.86 Q
9 Mike Richards  New Zealand 4:55.08 Q
10 Michal Klasa  Czechoslovakia 4:56.42 Q
11 Jean-Louis Baugnies  Belgium 4:56.86 Q
12 Harry Hannus  Finland 4:57.11 Q
13 Robert Dill-Bundi  Switzerland 4:58.76 Q
14 Yoichi Machishima  Japan 4:59.20 Q
15 Jean-Jacques Rebière  France 5:00.32 Q
16 Gábor Szűcs  Hungary 5:00.39 Q
17 Raúl Marcelo Vázquez  Cuba 5:00.45
18 Fernando Vera  Chile 5:00.68
19 Leonard Nitz  United States 5:01.54
20 Ian Hallam  Great Britain 5:02.47
21 Washington Díaz  Uruguay 5:03.00
22 Bojan Ropret  Yugoslavia 5:06.32
23 Erol Küçükbakırcı  Turkey 5:11.84
24 Tang Kam Man  Hong Kong 5:47.24
– José Jaime Galeano  Colombia Overtaken
Gholam Hossein Koohi  Iran Overtaken
– Donald Christian  Antigua and Barbuda DNF
– Elmabruk Kehel  Lebanon DNS

1/8 finals

1/8 final 1

Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Jan Georg Iversen  Norway 4:52.82 Q
2 Mike Richards  New Zealand 4:53.33

1/8 final 2

Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Michal Klasa  Czechoslovakia 4:49.84 Q
2 Jan Jankiewicz  Poland 4:54.94

1/8 final 3

Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Gary Sutton  Australia 4:51.36 Q
2 Jean-Louis Baugnies  Belgium 4:57.53

1/8 final 4

Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Orfeo Pizzoferrato  Italy 4:48.41 Q
2 Harry Hannus  Finland Overtaken

1/8 final 5

Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Gregor Braun  West Germany 4:46.94 Q
2 Robert Dill-Bundi  Switzerland Overtaken

1/8 final 6

Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Herman Ponsteen  Netherlands 4:47.18 Q
2 Yoichi Machishima  Japan Overtaken

1/8 final 7

Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Thomas Huschke  East Germany 4:47.72 Q
2 Jean-Jacques Rebière  France 4:57.37

1/8 final 8

Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Vladimir Osokin  Soviet Union 4:45.10 Q
2 Gábor Szűcs  Hungary Overtaken

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Thomas Huschke  East Germany 4:47.44 Q
2 Orfeo Pizzoferrato  Italy 4:47.89

Quarterfinal 2

Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Herman Ponsteen  Netherlands 4:48.67 Q
2 Michal Klasa  Czechoslovakia 4:49.61

Quarterfinal 3

Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Gregor Braun  West Germany 4:48.67 Q
2 Gary Sutton  Australia 4:49.61

Quarterfinal 4

Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Vladimir Osokin  Soviet Union 4:48.27 Q
2 Jan Georg Iversen  Norway 4:51.04

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Gregor Braun  West Germany 4:45.50 Q
2 Vladimir Osokin  Soviet Union 4:45.67 B

Semifinal 2

Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Herman Ponsteen  Netherlands 4:52.43 Q
2 Thomas Huschke  East Germany 4:59.42 B

Finals

Bronze medal match

Rank Cyclist Nation Time
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Thomas Huschke  East Germany 4:52.71
4 Vladimir Osokin  Soviet Union 4:57.34

Final

Rank Cyclist Nation Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gregor Braun  West Germany 4:47.61
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Herman Ponsteen  Netherlands 4:49.72

Final classification

RANK FINAL RANKING
 Gregor Braun (FRG)
 Herman Ponsteen (NED)
 Thomas Huschke (GDR)
4.  Vladimir Osokin (URS)
5.  Orfeo Pizzoferrato (ITA)
6.  Gary Sutton (AUS)
7.  Jan Georg Iversen (NOR)
8.  Michal Klasa (TCH)
9.  Mike Richards (NZL)
10.  Jan Jankiewicz (POL)
11.  Jean-Jacques Rebière (FRA)
12.  Jean-Louis Baugnies (BEL)
13.  Harry Hannus (FIN)
14.  Robert Dill-Bundi (SUI)
15.  Yoichi Machishima (JPN)
16.  Gábor Szűcs (HUN)
17.  Raúl Marcelo Vázquez (CUB)
18.  Fernando Vera (CHI)
19.  Leonard Nitz (USA)
20.  Ian Hallam (GBR)
21.  Washington Díaz (URU)
22.  Bojan Ropret (YUG)
23.  Erol Küçükbakırcı (TUR)
24.  Tang Kam Man (HKG)
25.  Donald Christian (ANT)
26.  José Jaime Galeano (COL)
27.  Gholam Hossein Koohi (IRI)

References

  1. ^ "Cycling at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games: Men's individual pursuit". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. ^ Official Report, vol. 3, p. 194.
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