Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

Men's Sprint
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Competitors17 from 17 nations
Medalists
   France
   Netherlands
   Denmark

The men's sprint at the 1928 Summer Olympics took place at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam.[1]

This track cycling event consisted of numerous rounds. The competition began with a preliminary round consisting of six races, with the winner of each advancing to the quarterfinals. The losers of the preliminary round competed in a two-round repechage, with two cyclists qualifying for the finals out of the repechage. Beginning with the quarterfinals, the competition was a single elimination tournament, with a bronze medal match.

Results

Cycling at the
1928 Summer Olympics
Road cycling
Individual road race   men
Team road race men
Track cycling
Time trial men
Team pursuit men
Sprint men
Tandem men

Source:[2][3]

Preliminary round

Match 1
Rank Cyclist
1 Q  Willy Hansen (DEN)
2 r  Antonio Malvassi (ARG)

Match 2
Rank Cyclist
1 Q  Roger Beaufrand (FRA)
2 r  Bertie Donnelly (IRL)
3 r  August Schaffer (AUT)

Match 3
Rank Cyclist
1 Q  Yves Van Massenhove (BEL)
2 r  Jerzy Koszutski (POL)
3 r  Walter Knabenhans (SUI)

Match 4
Rank Cyclist
1 Q  Hans Bernhardt (GER)
2 r  James Davies (CAN)
3  Cavit Cav (TUR)

Match 5
Rank Cyclist
1 Q  Antoine Mazairac (NED)
2 r  Sydney Cozens (GBR)
3 r  Francisco Juillet (CHI)

Match 6
Rank Cyclist
1 Q  Jack Standen (AUS)
2 r  Edoardo Severgnini (ITA)
3 r  Roberts Plūme (LAT)
4 r  José María Yermo (ESP)

Repechage round 1

Match 1
Rank Cyclist
1 R  Walter Knabenhans (SUI)
2  Francisco Juillet (CHI)

Match 2
Rank Cyclist
1 R  Antonio Malvassi (ARG)
2  Edoardo Severgnini (ITA)
3  James Davies (CAN)

Match 3
Rank Cyclist
1 R  Jerzy Koszutski (POL)
2  Bertie Donnelly (IRL)
3  Roberts Plūme (LAT)

Match 4
Rank Cyclist
1 R  Sydney Cozens (GBR)
2  José María de Yermo (ESP)
3  August Schaffer (AUT)

Repechage final

Rank Cyclist
1 Q  Jerzy Koszutski (POL)
2 Q  Antonio Malvassi (ARG)
3  Sydney Cozens (GBR)
4  Walter Knabenhans (SUI)

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1
Rank Cyclist Time (last 200m)
1 Q  Hans Bernhardt (GER) 13.2 seconds
2  Yves Van Massenhove (BEL)

Quarterfinal 2
Rank Cyclist Time (last 200m)
1 Q  Antoine Mazairac (NED) 13.2 seconds
2  Jack Standen (AUS)

Quarterfinal 3
Rank Cyclist Time (last 200m)
1 Q  Roger Beaufrand (FRA) 13.4 seconds
2  Antonio Malvassi (ARG)

Quarterfinal 4
Rank Cyclist Time (last 200m)
1 Q  Willy Hansen (DEN) 13.2 seconds
2  Jerzy Koszutski (POL)

Semifinals

Semifinal 1
Rank Cyclist Time (last 200m)
1 Q  Antoine Mazairac (NED) 12.2 seconds
2  Willy Hansen (DEN)

Semifinal 2
Rank Cyclist Time (last 200m)
1 Q  Roger Beaufrand (FRA) 13.2 seconds
2  Hans Bernhardt (GER)

Medal matches

Gold medal match
Rank Cyclist Time (last 200m)
 Roger Beaufrand (FRA) 13.2 seconds
 Antoine Mazairac (NED)

Bronze medal match
Rank Cyclist Time (last 200m)
1 ()  Willy Hansen (DEN)
2 (4th)  Hans Bernhardt (GER)

References

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