Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit explained

Event:Cycling – Men's team pursuit
Games:1932 Summer
Venue:Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Dates:August 2
Competitors:20 (individuals), 5 (teams)
Nations:5
Longnames:yes
Gold:Marco Cimatti
Paolo Pedretti
Alberto Ghilardi
Nino Borsari
Goldnoc:ITA
Silver:Amédée Fournier
René Le Grevès
Henri Mouillefarine
Paul Chocque
Silvernoc:FRA
Bronze:Ernest Johnson
William Harvell
Frank Southall
Charles Holland
Bronzenoc:GBR
Prev:1928
Next:1936

The men's team pursuit cycling event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place on August 2. The format was a 4000 metres pursuit.[1]

Results

The top four teams by time advanced to the semifinal.

Qualifying round

Qualifying

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4:52.9 OR
2 4:54.4
3 4:58.2
4 5:10.4
5 5:17.4

The winner of each of the two heats advanced to the final round.

Semifinal

Heat one

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4:53.9
2 4:57.4

Heat two

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5:24.9
2 5:34.4

Final

Match 1/2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
4:53.0
4:55.7
Match 3/4
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
4:56.0
4 6:04.0

Key: OR = Olympic record

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cycling at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132453/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1932/CYC/mens-team-pursuit-4000-metres.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 7 July 2014 . sports-reference.com.