Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Appearance
Cycling at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
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Venues | Windsor Great Park Herne Hill Velodrome |
Date | 7 –11 August 1948 |
Competitors | 188 from 33 nations |
The cycling competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only.[1] The track cycling events were held at the Herne Hill Velodrome in south London. The road race events were held in Windsor Great Park, south of Windsor.
Medal summary[edit]
Road cycling[edit]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Road race, Individual |
José Beyaert![]() |
Gerrit Voorting![]() |
Lode Wouters![]() |
Road race, Team |
![]() Léon Delathouwer Eugène van Roosbroeck Lode Wouters |
![]() Robert John Maitland Ian Scott Gordon Thomas Ernie Clements |
![]() José Beyaert Jacques Dupont Alain Moineau |
Track cycling[edit]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Pursuit, Team |
![]() Fernand Decanali Pierre Adam Serge Blusson Charles Coste |
![]() Rino Pucci Arnaldo Benfenati Guido Bernardi Anselmo Citterio |
![]() Wilfred Waters Robert Geldard Tommy Godwin David Ricketts |
Sprint |
Mario Ghella![]() |
Reg Harris![]() |
Axel Schandorff![]() |
Tandem |
![]() and Ferdinando Teruzzi (ITA) |
![]() and Reg Harris (GBR) |
![]() and René Faye (FRA) |
Time trial |
Jacques Dupont![]() |
Pierre Nihant![]() |
Tommy Godwin![]() |
Participating nations[edit]
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188 cyclists from 33 nations competed.[1]
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Medal table[edit]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (6 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Cycling at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2014.