Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit

Men's cycling individual pursuit
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueMunich, West Germany
Date31 August to 1 September 1972
Competitors28 from 28 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Knut Knudsen  Norway
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Xaver Kurmann  Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hans Lutz  West Germany
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These are the official results of the Men's individual pursuit at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, held on 31 August and 1 September 1972. There were 28 participants from 28 nations.[1]

Competition format

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The individual pursuit competition consisted of a qualifying round and a 3-round knockout tournament, including a bronze medal race. Each race, in both the qualifying round and the knock-out rounds, consisted of a pair of cyclists starting from opposite sides of the track. The cyclists raced for 4,000 metres, attempting to finish with the fastest time and, if possible, catch the other cyclist. For the qualifying round, the eight fastest times overall (regardless of whether the cyclist finished first or second in his heat, though any cyclist who was overtaken was eliminated) earned advancement to the knockout rounds. In the knockout rounds, the winner of each heat advanced to the next round.[2]

Results

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Qualifying round

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Knut Knudsen  Norway 4:49.06 Q
2 John Bylsma  Australia 4:50.06 Q
3 Hans Lutz  West Germany 4:51.33 Q
4 Luciano Borgognoni  Italy 4:52.37 Q
5 Xaver Kurmann  Switzerland 4:54.50 Q
6 Carlos Miguel Álvarez  Argentina 4:55.46 Q
7 Roy Schuiten  Netherlands 4:56.10 Q
8 Luis Díaz  Colombia 4:56.32 Q
9 Thomas Huschke  East Germany 4:57.95
10 Ian Hallam  Great Britain 4:59.43
11 Francisco Huerta  Mexico 5:00.93
12 John Vande Velde  United States 5:01.75
13 Reno Olsen  Denmark 5:02.00
14 Mieczysław Nowicki  Poland 5:02.28
15 Ivan Tsvetkov  Bulgaria 5:02.39
16 Milan Puzrla  Czechoslovakia 5:02.55
17 Miguel Espinós  Spain 5:03.26
18 Wilfried Wesemael  Belgium 5:04.67
19 Raimo Suikkanen  Finland 5:06.77
20 Michel Zucarelli  France 5:07.17
21 Roberto Heredero  Cuba 5:07.70
22 Ron Hayman  Canada 5:17.51
23 Vernon Stauble  Trinidad and Tobago 5:17.87
24 Orlando Bates  Barbados 5:19.68
25 Khosro Haghgosha  Iran 5:22.98
26 Michael Lecky  Jamaica 5:29.90
27 Tarek Abou Al Dahab  Lebanon 5:41.19
28 Maximo Junta  Philippines 5:53.19

Quarterfinals

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Quarterfinal 1

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Xaver Kurmann  Switzerland 4:50.54 Q
2 Luciano Borgognoni  Italy 4:52.31

Quarterfinal 2

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Hans Lutz  West Germany 4:56.17 Q
2 Carlos Miguel Álvarez  Argentina 4:57.09

Quarterfinal 3

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 John Bylsma  Australia 4:50.47 Q
2 Roy Schuiten  Netherlands 4:52.16

Quarterfinal 4

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Knut Knudsen  Norway 4:47.43 Q
2 Luis Díaz  Colombia Overtaken

Semifinals

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Semifinal 1

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Xaver Kurmann  Switzerland 4:47.04 Q
2 John Bylsma  Australia 4:47.41 B

Semifinal 2

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes
1 Knut Knudsen  Norway 4:45.57 Q
2 Hans Lutz  West Germany Overtaken B

Finals

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Bronze medal match

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hans Lutz  West Germany 4:50.80
4 John Bylsma  Australia 4:54.93

Final

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Rank Cyclist Nation Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Knut Knudsen  Norway 4:45.74
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Xaver Kurmann  Switzerland 4:51.96


Final classification

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Rank Name Nationality
1st place, gold medalist(s) Knut Knudsen  Norway
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Xaver Kurmann  Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hans Lutz  West Germany
4 John Bylsma  Australia
5 Carlos Miguel Álvarez  Argentina
Luciano Borgognoni  Italy
Luis Díaz  Colombia
Roy Schuiten  Netherlands
9 Thomas Huschke  East Germany
10 Ian Hallam  Great Britain
11 Francisco Huerta  Mexico
12 John Vande Velde  United States
13 Reno Olsen  Denmark
14 Mieczysław Nowicki  Poland
15 Ivan Tsvetkov  Bulgaria
16 Milan Puzrla  Czechoslovakia
17 Miguel Espinós  Spain
18 Wilfried Wesemael  Belgium
19 Raimo Suikkanen  Finland
20 Michel Zucarelli  France
21 Roberto Heredero  Cuba
22 Ron Hayman  Canada
23 Vernon Stauble  Trinidad and Tobago
24 Orlando Bates  Barbados
25 Khosro Haghgosha  Iran
26 Michael Lecky  Jamaica
27 Tarek Abou Al Dahab  Lebanon
28 Maximo Junta  Philippines

References

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  1. ^ "Cycling at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Individual Pursuit". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  2. ^ Official Report, vol. 3, p. 217.