1908 Summer Olympics / Cycling - Tandem (Men)

sport	Cycling
discipline	tandem
gender	Men
Attendees	34 athletes from 7 countries
Competition location	White City Stadium
Competition phase	July 13-15, 1908
Winning time	3: 07.6 min
Medalist André Auffray / Maurice Schilles ( FRA ) Frederick Hamlin / Thomas Johnson ( GBR ) Charlie Brooks / William Isaacs ( GBR )
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Cycling competitions at the 1908 Olympic Games
Track cycling
660 yards	Men
5 km	Men
20 km	Men
100 km	Men
sprint	Men
tandem	Men
Team pursuit	Men

The 2000 meter race with the tandem at the 1908 Olympic Games in London took place from July 13th to 15th at the White City Stadium .

Each nation was entitled to start places for up to six couples. A total of 3.3 laps had to be completed on the 660 yard long track. The time limit for a run was four minutes. The first round consisted of seven runs, each with two or three teams, with the winning team in each run and the fastest team in second place reaching the semi-finals. There were two semi-finals with four teams each. The winning team of each run and the fastest runner-up reached the final. The final consisted of 3 teams, between which the medals were determined.

Results

1 round

July 13, 1908, 4:15 p.m. (Runs 1 to 4), 4:15 p.m. (Runs 5 to 7)

Run 1

rank	Athletes	nation	time
1	Charlie Brooks William Isaacs	Great Britain	3: 09.4
2	Alwin Boldt Hermann Martens	German Empire	5 lengths back

Run 2

rank	Athletes	nation	time
1	Frederick Hamlin Thomas Johnson	Great Britain	3: 14.8
2	Marc Texier Pierre Texier	France	4 lengths back

Run 3

rank	Athletes	nation	time
1	Max Götze Karl Neumer	German Empire	2: 55.6
2	Charles Avrillon Joseph Guyader	France
3	Cecil McKaig Edward Piercy	Great Britain	2 lengths behind France

Run 4

rank	Athletes	nation	time
1	Léon Coeckelberg Jean Patou	Belgium	2: 25.0
2	John Barnard Arthur Rushen	Great Britain	1.2 lengths back
3	Andrew Hansson Gustaf Westerberg	Sweden

Run 5

rank	Athletes	nation	time
1	André Auffray Maurice Schilles	France	3: 11.4
2	Philipus Frylink Floris Venter	South Africa	1 length back

Run 6

rank	Athletes	nation	time
1	François Bonnet Octave Lapize	France	3: 06.8
2	R. Jolly J. Norman	Great Britain	6 lengths back

Run 7

rank	Athletes	nation	time
1	John Matthews Leonard Meredith	Great Britain	2: 43.2
2	Gaston Dreyfus André Poulain	France	2 lengths back
3	Frederick McCarthy William Morton	Canada

Semifinals

July 15, 1908, 5:00 p.m.

Semi-final 1

rank	Athletes	nation	time
1	Frederick Hamlin Thomas Johnson	Great Britain	2: 42.2 min
2	Charlie Brooks William Isaacs	Great Britain	6 lengths back
3	Max Götze Karl Neumer	German Empire	unknown
4th	Léon Coeckelberg Jean Patou	Belgium	unknown

Semi-final 2

rank	Athletes	nation	time
1	André Auffray Maurice Schilles	France	2: 46.2 min
2	John Matthews Leonard Meredith	Great Britain	1 length back
3	John Barnard Arthur Rushen	Great Britain	unknown
4th	François Bonnet Octave Lapize	France	unknown

final

July 15, 1908, 5:45 p.m.

rank	Athletes	nation	time
1	André Auffray Maurice Schilles	France	3: 07.6
2	Frederick Hamlin Thomas Johnson	Great Britain	unknown
3	Charlie Brooks William Isaacs	Great Britain	unknown

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