| Event: | Cycling - Men's tandem |
| Games: | 1948 Summer |
| Venue: | Herne Hill Velodrome, London |
| Dates: | 7–11 August 1948 |
| Competitors: | 20 |
| Nations: | 10 |
| Longnames: | yes |
| Gold: | Ferdinando Terruzzi, Renato Perona |
| Goldnoc: | ITA |
| Silver: | Reg Harris, Alan Bannister |
| Silvernoc: | GBR |
| Bronze: | René Faye, Gaston Dron |
| Bronzenoc: | FRA |
| Prev: | 1936 |
| Next: | 1952 |
The men's tandem cycling event at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place between 7 and 11 August and was one of six events at the 1948 Olympics.[1]
The first round took place on 7 August. The winners from each heat advanced to the quarterfinals. The losing pairs competed in the repechage round.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:24.6 | |||
| 2 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:53.6 | |||
| 2 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:58.4 | |||
| 2 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:34.8 | |||
| 2 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:37.9 | |||
| 2 |
The repechage round took place on 7 August. The winners from each plus the fastest losing team advanced to the quarterfinals.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:05.6 | |||
| 2 | ||||
| 3 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:54.5 | |||
| 2 |
The quarterfinal round took place on 9 August. The winners from each heat advanced to the semifinals.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7:57.8 | |||
| 2 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:26.3 | |||
| 2 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:58.5 | |||
| 2 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:35.6 | |||
| 2 |
The semifinal round took place on 9 August. The winners from each heat competed for the gold medal. The remaining teams competed for the bronze.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:06.4 | |||
| 2 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:36.9 | |||
| 2 |
The final races took place on 11 August and consisted of two best-of-three series. Italy won the gold medal series against the British team 2–1, while France took home the bronze against Switzerland by winning their series 2–0.
Gold medal race
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (Race 1) | Time (Race 2) | Time (Race 3) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:38.8 | 3:55.1 | |||||
| 3:56.6 |
Bronze medal race
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (Race 1) | Time (Race 2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:59.9 | 2:56.2 | ||||
| 4 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| René Faye Gaston Dron | ||
| 4 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 9 | ||
| 10 | ||