Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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| Road cycling | Tongillo Road Course | ||||||
| Track cycling | Seoul Olympic Velodrome | ||||||
| Dates | 8 September - 24 September | ||||||
| Cyclists | 422 from 62 countries | ||||||
| Top ranked countries | |||||||
 Soviet Union: |
4  | 1  | 2  | ||||
 East Germany: |
3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
 Netherlands: |
1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
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| Cycling events at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||||
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| Road race | men | women | ||
| Team time trial | men | |||
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| Individual pursuit | men | |||
| Team pursuit | men | |||
| Sprint | men | women | ||
| Time trial | men | |||
| Points race | men | |||
The cycling competitions at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul consisted of two different categories: road cycling and track cycling. Nine events were contested, including the first women's sprint event at the Olympics.[1]
Road cycling
Men's
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| road race |
Olaf Ludwig East Germany |
Bernd Gröne West Germany |
Christian Henn West Germany |
| team time trial |
East Germany (GDR) Jan Schur Uwe Ampler Mario Kummer Maik Landsmann |
 Poland (POL)Andrzej Sypytkowski Joachim Halupczok Zenon Jaskuła Marek Lesniewski |
 Sweden (SWE)Michel Lafis Anders Jarl Björn Johansson Jan Karlsson |
Women's
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| road race |
Monique Knol Netherlands |
Jutta Niehaus West Germany |
Laima Zilporite Soviet Union |
Track cycling
Men's
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| points race |
Dan Frost Denmark |
Leo Peelen Netherlands |
Marat Ganeyev Soviet Union |
| individual pursuit |
Gintautas Umaras Soviet Union |
Dean Woods Australia |
Bernd Dittert East Germany |
| team pursuit |
Soviet Union (URS) Viatcheslav Ekimov Artūras Kasputis Dmitry Nelyubin Gintautas Umaras |
East Germany (GDR) Carsten Wolf Steffen Blochwitz Roland Hennig Dirk Meier |
Australia (AUS) Scott McGrory Dean Woods Brett Dutton Wayne McCarney Stephen McGlede |
| sprint |
Lutz Heßlich East Germany |
Nikolay Kovsh Soviet Union |
Gary Neiwand Australia |
| 1 km time trial |
Aleksandr Kirichenko Soviet Union |
Martin Vinnicombe Australia |
Robert Lechner West Germany |
Women's
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| sprint |
Erika Salumäe Soviet Union |
Christa Luding-Rothenburger East Germany |
Connie Young United States |
Participating nations
422 cyclists from 62 nations competed.[1]
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Soviet Union | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | East Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Australia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| West Germany | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
- 1 2 "Cycling at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
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