Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's track time trial

The men's track time trial was a track cycling event held as part of the Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on 16 October 1964 at the Hachioji Velodrome. Twenty-seven cyclists from 27 nations competed, with each nation limited to one competitor.[1] The event was won by Patrick Sercu of Belgium, the nation's first victory in the men's track time trial and first medal in the event since 1948. Giovanni Pettenella's silver medal put Italy on the podium for the event for the fourth consecutive Games, while Pierre Trentin's bronze was the first medal for France in the event since 1948.

Men's cycling track time trial
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
North Korean stamp commemorating 1964 Olympic cycling
VenueHachioji Road Race Course, Tokyo
Date16 October 1964
Competitors27 from 27 nations
Winning time1:09.59
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Patrick Sercu  Belgium
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Giovanni Pettenella  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Pierre Trentin  France
← 1960
1968 →

Background

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This was the ninth appearance of the event, which had previously been held in 1896 and every Games since 1928. It would be held every Games until being dropped from the programme after 2004. The only returning cyclist from the 1960 Games was fourth-place finisher Piet van der Touw of the Netherlands. Patrick Sercu was the 1963 sprint world champion.[2]

Cambodia, the Republic of China, Malaysia, and Thailand each made their debut in the men's track time trial. France and Great Britain each made their ninth 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]

Records

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The following were the world and Olympic records prior to the competition.

World record   Sante Gaiardoni (ITA) 1:07.27 Rome, Italy 26 August 1960
Olympic record   Sante Gaiardoni (ITA) 1:07.27 Rome, Italy 26 August 1960

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

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All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Date Time Round
Friday, 16 October 1964 14:00 Final

Results

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Rank Cyclist Nation 200 m 400 m 800 m Time
  Patrick Sercu   Belgium 17.40 29.59 55.62 1:09.59
  Giovanni Pettenella   Italy 16.65 28.77 55.40 1:10.09
  Pierre Trentin   France 17.83 30.72 57.00 1:10.42
4 Pieter van der Touw   Netherlands 16.54 29.41 56.27 1:10.68
5 Jiří Pecka   Czechoslovakia 17.20 29.51 56.32 1:10.70
6 Lothar Claesges   United Team of Germany 17.24 29.92 56.44 1:10.86
7 Wacław Latocha   Poland 18.39 30.90 56.99 1:11.12
8 Roger Gibbon   Trinidad and Tobago 16.49 29.21 56.54 1:11.19
9 Viktor Logunov   Soviet Union 16.77 29.02 56.19 1:11.36
10 Katsuhiko Sato   Japan 16.53 28.87 56.27 1:11.68
11 Jan Ingstrup-Mikkelsen   Denmark 17.92 30.44 57.44 1:12.03
12 Carlos Alberto Vázquez   Argentina 18.59 31.61 58.23 1:12.18
13 José Mercado   Mexico 17.27 29.87 57.54 1:12.83
14 William Kund   United States 18.60 31.25 58.21 1:12.89
15 Stefan Kirev   Bulgaria 17.89 30.81 58.16 1:13.06
16 Richard Paris   Australia 19.42 31.86 58.61 1:13.27
17 Roger Whitfield   Great Britain 18.13 30.55 57.99 1:13.29
18 Ferenc Habony   Hungary 18.15 31.52 59.80 1:14.48
19 Eduardo Bustos   Colombia 18.38 31.48 59.81 1:15.05
20 Oscar Almada   Uruguay 18.65 32.50 1:01.51 1:17.17
21 Preeda Chullamondhol   Thailand 18.40 31.59 1:01.45 1:18.06
22 Tan Thol   Cambodia 19.68 33.27 1:02.15 1:18.20
23 Muhammad Hafeez   Pakistan 20.09 33.79 1:02.73 1:18.50
24 Ng Joo Pong   Malaysia 19.55 33.48 1:04.16 1:20.68
25 Trần Văn Nen   Vietnam 19.22 34.75 1:05.40 1:21.58
26 Dalbir Singh Gill   India 20.29 34.48 1:04.82 1:21.62
Shue Ming-Shu   Taiwan DNF

Sources

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  • Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad: Tokyo 1964, vol. 2.

References

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  1. ^ "Cycling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's 1000m time trial". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b "1,000 metres Time Trial, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  3. ^ Official Report, vol. 2, p. 258.