1956 Summer Olympics / Cycling - Tandem (Men)
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sport | Cycling | ||||||||
discipline | tandem | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 20 athletes from 10 countries | ||||||||
Competition location | Olympic Park Velodrome | ||||||||
Competition phase | December 3-6, 1956 | ||||||||
Winning time | 10.8 s | ||||||||
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Cycling competitions at the 1956 Olympic Games |
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Road racing | Men |
Team ranking | Men |
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sprint | Men |
tandem | Men |
Team pursuit | Men |
Time trial | Men |
In the 1956 Olympic Games in the Australian city of Melbourne was from 3 to 6 December tandem in cycling held for men.
10 teams (20 athletes) from 10 nations determined the Olympic champion in the Melbourne Olympic Park Velodrome : The Australian team Ian Browne / Tony Marchant won ahead of the Czech duo Ladislav Fouček / Václav Machek and the team Giuseppe Ogna / Cesare Pinarello from Italy .
Time schedule
date | run | Hints |
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3 Dec | Prelims | The winners (Q) of the four preliminary runs qualified directly for the quarter-finals. The six second and third placed (H) qualified for the first round of the hope runs. |
3 Dec | Hope runs, lap I. | The winners (Q) of the three hope runs qualified directly for the quarter finals. The three fastest runner-ups and thirds qualified for the second round of the hope runs. |
3 Dec | Hope runs, round II | The first two of the repechage run qualified for the quarter-finals. |
Dec 4 | Quarter finals | The winners (Q) of the four quarter-finals qualified for the semi-finals. |
Dec 4 | Semifinals | The winners (Q) of the two semi-finals qualified for the final. The losers qualified for the race for 3rd and 4th place. |
6 Dec | final |
Prelims
The winners (Q) of the four preliminary runs qualified directly for the quarter-finals, the six second and third placed (H) drove the first round of the hope runs.
Run 1
rank | Names | nation | time | Note |
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1 |
Robert Vidal André Gruchet |
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11.2 s | Q |
2 |
Ladislav Fouček Václav Machek |
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Run 2
rank | Names | nation | time | Note |
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1 |
Thomas Shardelow Raymond Robinson |
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11.2 s | Q |
2 |
Günther Ziegler Fritz Neuser |
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3 |
Ian Browne Tony Marchant |
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Run 3
rank | Names | nation | time | Note |
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1 |
Giuseppe Ogna Cesare Pinarello |
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10.8 s | Q |
2 |
Peter Brotherton Eric Thompson |
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Run 4
rank | Names | nation | time | Note |
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1 |
Richard Johnston Warren Johnston |
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11.3 s | Q |
2 |
Jim Rossi Donald Ferguson |
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3 |
Rostislav Vargashkin Vladimir Leonov |
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Hope runs, lap I.
The winners (Q) of the three hope runs qualified directly for the quarter-finals, the other participants drove the second round of the hope runs.
Run 1
rank | Names | nation | time | Note |
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1 |
Peter Brotherton Eric Thompson |
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11.0 s | Q |
2 |
Jim Rossi Donald Ferguson |
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Run 2
rank | Names | nation | time | Note |
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1 |
Ladislav Fouček Václav Machek |
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11.2 s | Q |
2 |
Ian Browne Tony Marchant |
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Run 3
rank | Names | nation | time | Note |
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1 |
Günther Ziegler Fritz Neuser |
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DNF | |
2 |
Rostislav Vargashkin Vladimir Leonov |
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DNF |
DNF = Did not finish , English for “did not finish”.
Hope runs, round II
The first two of the repechage run qualified for the quarter-finals.
Run 1
rank | Names | nation | time | Note |
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1 |
Ian Browne Tony Marchant |
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11.0 s | Q |
2 |
Jim Rossi Donald Ferguson |
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Q | |
3 |
Günther Ziegler Fritz Neuser |
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Quarter finals
The winners (Q) of the four quarter-finals qualified for the semi-finals.
Run 1
rank | Surname | nation | time | Note |
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1 |
Ladislav Fouček Václav Machek |
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10.8 s | Q |
2 |
Richard Johnston Warren Johnston |
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Run 2
rank | Surname | nation | 1st race | Note |
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1 |
Ian Browne Tony Marchant |
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10.8 s | Q |
2 |
Thomas Shardelow Raymond Robinson |
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Run 3
rank | Surname | nation | time | Note |
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1 |
Peter Brotherton Eric Thompson |
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11.2 s | Q |
2 |
Robert Vidal André Gruchet |
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Run 4
rank | Surname | nation | time | Note |
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1 |
Giuseppe Ogna Cesare Pinarello |
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10.8 s | Q |
2 |
Jim Rossi Donald Ferguson |
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Semifinals
The winners (Q) of the two semi-finals qualified for the final, the losers qualified for the race for 3rd place.
Run 1
rank | Surname | nation | time | Note |
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1 |
Ladislav Fouček Václav Machek |
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11.0 s | Q |
2 |
Peter Brotherton Eric Thompson |
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Run 2
rank | Surname | nation | time | Note |
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1 |
Ian Browne Tony Marchant |
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10.8 s | Q |
2 |
Giuseppe Ogna Cesare Pinarello |
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Final round
Race for 3rd place
rank | Surname | nation | time |
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Giuseppe Ogna Cesare Pinarello |
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10.8 s |
4th |
Peter Brotherton Eric Thompson |
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final
rank | Surname | nation | time |
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Ian Browne Tony Marchant |
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10.8 s |
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Ladislav Fouček Václav Machek |
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