Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's track time trial

The men's track time trial cycling event at the 1932 Summer Olympics took place on August 1.[1] Nine cyclists from nine nations competed, with each nation limited to one cyclist.[2] The event was won by Dunc Gray of Australia, the nation's first victory in the men's track time trial. Gray was the first man to win two medals in the event, adding the gold to his 1928 bronze. Jacques van Egmond gave the Netherlands its second consecutive silver medal in the event. Charles Rampelberg of France took bronze, the nation's first medal since 1896 (36 years but only two appearances of the event before).

Cycling - Men's track time trial
at the Games of the X Olympiad
Track cycling pictogram
VenueRose Bowl, Pasadena
DateAugust 1
Competitors9 from 9 nations
Winning time1:13.0 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dunc Gray
 Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jacques van Egmond
 Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Charles Rampelberg
 France
← 1928
1936 →

Background

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This was the third appearance of the event, which had previously been held in 1896 and 1928. It would be held every Games until being dropped from the programme after 2004. The only returning cyclist from 1928 was bronze medalist Dunc Gray of Australia. Gray had the flu shortly before the competition, but received a "miracle drug" from his coach containing brandy.[2]

Mexico and the United States each made their debut in the men's track time trial. France and Great Britain each made their third appearance, having competed at every appearance of the event.

Competition format

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The event was a time trial on the track, with each cyclist competing separately to attempt to achieve the fastest time. Each cyclist raced one kilometre from a standing start.[2][3][4]

Records

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The following was the Olympic record prior to the competition.

World record Unknown Unknown* Unknown Unknown
Olympic record   Willy Hansen (DEN) 1:15.2 Amsterdam, Netherlands 5 August 1928

* World records were not tracked by the UCI until 1949.

Dunc Gray set the new Olympic record at 1:13.0. The top five cyclists all beat the old record.

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Monday, 1 August 1932 19:30 Final

Results

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Rank Cyclist Nation Lap 1 Lap 2 Time Notes
  Dunc Gray   Australia 27.7 52.5 1:13.0 OR
  Jacques van Egmond   Netherlands 30.2 54.6 1:13.3
  Charles Rampelberg   France 27.9 52.4 1:13.4
4 William Harvell   Great Britain 28.6 54.3 1:14.7
Luigi Consonni   Italy 27.9 53.2 1:14.7
6 Lew Rush   Canada 28.1 54.1 1:15.6
7 Harald Christensen   Denmark 29.5 55.0 1:16.0
8 Bernard Mammes   United States 29.0 56.0 1:18.0
9 Ernesto Grobet   Mexico 31.9 1:00.1 1:25.2

References

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  1. ^ "Cycling at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 1,000 metres Time Trial". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "1,000 metres Time Trial, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 98.
  4. ^ Official Report, p. 534.