Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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| Road cycling | Windsor Great Park | ||||||
| Track cycling | Herne Hill Velodrome | ||||||
| Dates | 7 August – 11 August | ||||||
| Cyclists | 188 from 33 countries | ||||||
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 France: |
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The cycling competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only.[1] The track cycling events were held at the Herne Hill Velodrome in south London. The road race events were held in Windsor Great Park, south of Windsor.
Medal summary
Road cycling
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road race, Individual |
José Beyaert France |
Gerrit Voorting Netherlands |
Lode Wouters Belgium |
| Road race, Team |
Belgium (BEL) Léon Delathouwer Eugène van Roosbroeck Lode Wouters |
 Great Britain (GBR)Robert John Maitland Ian Scott Gordon Thomas Ernie Clements |
France (FRA) José Beyaert Jacques Dupont Alain Moineau |
Track cycling
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pursuit, Team |
France (FRA) Fernand Decanali Pierre Adam Serge Blusson Charles Coste |
Italy (ITA) Rino Pucci Arnaldo Benfenati Guido Bernardi Anselmo Citterio |
Great Britain (GBR) Wilfred Waters Robert Geldard Tommy Godwin David Ricketts |
| Sprint |
Mario Ghella Italy |
Reg Harris Great Britain |
Axel Schandorff Denmark |
| Tandem |
Renato Perona and Ferdinando Teruzzi Italy |
Alan Bannister and Reg Harris Great Britain |
Gaston Dron and René Faye France |
| 1000m time trial |
Jacques Dupont France |
Pierre Nihant Belgium |
Tommy Godwin Great Britain |
Participating nations
Reg Harris wins the quarter final of the 1000m time trial
188 cyclists from 33 nations competed.[1]
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | France | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
- 1 2 "Cycling at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
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