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Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's track time trial

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Men's track time trial
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Niels Fredborg (1967)
VenueOlympic Velodrome, Munich
Date31 August 1972
Competitors31 from 31 nations
Winning time1:06.44
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Niels Fredborg
 Denmark
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Daniel Clark
 Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jürgen Schütze
 East Germany
← 1968
1976 →

The men's track time trial at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, was held on 31 August 1972. There were 31 participants from 31 nations, with each nation limited to one cyclist. One additional cyclist was entered but did not start.[1] The event was won by Niels Fredborg of Denmark, the nation's first victory in the men's track time trial since Willy Hansen won in 1928. Denmark tied Italy and Australia for second-most gold medals in the event at 2 (behind Italy at 3). Fredborg was just the third man to win multiple medals in the event; he would become the only one to earn a third, in 1976. Daniel Clark's silver medal was Australia's first medal in the event since 1952. Jürgen Schütze's bronze was the first track time trial medal for East Germany as a separate nation.

Background

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This was the 11th appearance of the event, which had previously been held in 1896 and every Games since 1928. It would be held every Games until being dropped from the programme after 2004. All three of the medalists from 1968 returned (gold medalist Pierre Trentin of France, silver medalist Niels Fredborg of Denmark, and bronze medalist Janusz Kierzkowski of Poland), along with seventh-place finisher Jocelyn Lovell of Canada. Fredborg had also won the 1967, 1968, and 1970 world championships; he was the favorite to win the Olympic competition this time. The 1971 world champion, Eduard Rapp of the Soviet Union, was also competing.[2]

The Bahamas and Iran each made their debut in the men's track time trial. France and Great Britain each made their 11th appearance, having competed at every appearance of the event.

Competition format

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The event was a time trial on the track, with each cyclist competing separately to attempt to achieve the fastest time. Each cyclist raced one kilometre from a standing start.[2][3]

Records

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The following were the world and Olympic records prior to the competition.

World record  Pierre Trentin (FRA) 1:03.91 Mexico City, Mexico 17 October 1968
Olympic record  Pierre Trentin (FRA) 1:03.91 Mexico City, Mexico 17 October 1968

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

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All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Thursday, 31 August 1972 20:00 Final

Results

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Rank Cyclist Nation 428 m 713 m Time Speed
(km/h)
1st place, gold medalist(s) Niels Fredborg  Denmark 30.29 47.76 1:06.44 54.184
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Daniel Clark  Australia 30.00 47.95 1:06.87 53.835
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jürgen Schütze  East Germany 29.98 47.67 1:07.02 53.715
4 Karl Köther  West Germany 30.65 48.46 1:07.21 53.563
5 Janusz Kierzkowski  Poland 29.82 47.82 1:07.22 53.555
6 Dimo Angelov Tonchev  Bulgaria 30.09 48.15 1:07.55 53.293
7 Christian Brunner  Switzerland 29.30 47.38 1:07.71 53.167
8 Eduard Rapp  Soviet Union 29.74 47.75 1:07.73 53.152
9 Ezio Cardi  Italy 30.32 48.31 1:07.80 53.097
10 Pierre Trentin  France 30.51 48.59 1:07.85 53.058
11 Peter van Doorn  Netherlands 30.45 48.24 1:08.09 52.871
12 Steven Woznick  United States 30.20 48.72 1:08.56 52.508
13 Anton Tkáč  Czechoslovakia 31.06 49.17 1:08.78 52.340
14 Robert Maveau  Belgium 30.10 48.60 1:08.94 52.219
15 Jocelyn Lovell  Canada 30.81 49.33 1:09.03 52.151
16 Harry Kent  New Zealand 30.60 48.98 1:09.10 52.098
17 Michael Bennett  Great Britain 31.03 49.81 1:09.45 51.835
18 Harald Bundli  Norway 30.78 49.84 1:09.72 51.635
19 Leslie King  Trinidad and Tobago 31.07 49.70 1:09.96 51.457
20 Takafumi Matsuda  Japan 30.56 49.04 1:10.00 51.428
21 Fernando Jiménez  Argentina 30.61 49.24 1:10.30 51.209
22 Neville Hunte  Guyana 31.49 50.04 1:10.48 51.078
23 Jairo Rodríguez  Colombia 31.71 50.42 1:10.86 50.804
24 Arturo Cambroni  Mexico 31.48 50.47 1:11.54 50.321
25 Suriya Chiarasapawong  Thailand 32.00 51.38 1:12.53 49.634
26 Howard Fenton  Jamaica 30.85 50.54 1:12.64 49.559
27 Shue Ming-fa  Chinese Taipei 31.77 51.67 1:14.05 48.615
28 Behrouz Rahbar  Iran 33.04 53.35 1:15.39 47.751
29 Daud Ibrahim  Malaysia 32.88 53.53 1:16.27 47.200
30 Laurence Burnside  Bahamas 33.53 55.39 1:20.31 44.826
Hector Edwards  Barbados DNF
Ahmed Abdussal Gariani  Lebanon DNS

References

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  1. ^ "Cycling at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's 1000m time trial". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b "1,000 metres Time Trial, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  3. ^ Official Report, vol. 3, p. 214.
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