Olympic Summer Games 1908 / cycling - 5 km track (men)
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sport | Cycling | ||||||||
discipline | 100 km track bike | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 42 athletes from 9 countries | ||||||||
Competition location | White City Stadium | ||||||||
Competition phase | July 17-18, 1908 | ||||||||
Winning time | 8: 36.2 min | ||||||||
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Cycling competitions at the 1908 Olympic Games |
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660 yards | Men |
5 km | Men |
20 km | Men |
100 km | Men |
sprint | Men |
tandem | Men |
Team pursuit | Men |
The 5 km race in track cycling at the 1908 Olympic Games in London took place from 17 to 18 July at the White City Stadium instead.
Each nation was entitled to up to 12 starting places. The time limit for the race was 9 minutes and 25 seconds. The competition took place in two rounds (semifinals and finals). In the semi-finals there were seven runs, from which the respective winner qualified for the final, provided that he had not exceeded the time limit.
In the final, the Brit Benjamin Jones was able to secure the Olympic victory.
Results
Semifinals
Semi-final 1
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Johannes van Spengen |
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8: 39.8 min | Q |
2 | Daniel Flynn |
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3 | Guglielmo Malatesta |
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4th | Pierre Seginaud |
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William Bailey |
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DNF |
Semi-final 2
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Émile Marechal |
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9:01.4 min | Q |
2 | Frederick McCarthy |
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3 | Antonie Gerrits |
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Ernest Payne |
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DNF | ||
Émile Demangel |
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DSQ |
Semi-final 3
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | André Auffray |
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8: 56.8 min | Q |
2 | Hermann Martens |
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3 | Philipus Frylink |
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4th | Bruno Gotze |
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5 | William Morton |
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Semi-final 4
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Gerard Bosch van Drakenstein |
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8: 42.8 min | Q |
2 | WF Magee |
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3 | Pierre Texier |
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4th | Thomas Passmore |
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André Poulain |
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DNF |
Semifinals 5
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Benjamin Jones |
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9: 08.8 min | Q |
2 | Karl Neumer |
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3 | Cesare Zanzottera |
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4-9 | Georgius ladies |
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Gaston Delaplane |
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Max Gotze |
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Joe Lavery |
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Frank Shore |
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Richard Villepontoux |
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Semi-finals 6
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Clarence Kingsbury |
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8: 53.0 min | Q |
2 | Guglielmo Morisetti |
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3 | Dorus Nijland |
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4th | Gaston Dreyfus |
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5-6 | Walter Andrews |
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Albert Calvert |
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Semi-final 7
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Maurice Schilles |
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7: 55.4 min | Q |
2 | CV Clark |
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3 | William Anderson |
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4-7 | Guillaume Coeckelberg |
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Rudolf Katzer |
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Georges Perrin |
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Floris Venter |
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final
rank | athlete | nation | time |
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1 | Benjamin Jones |
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8: 36.2 min |
2 | Maurice Schilles |
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3 | André Auffray |
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4th | Émile Marechal |
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5 | Clarence Kingsbury |
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6th | Johannes van Spengen |
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7th | Gerard Bosch van Drakenstein |
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