Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit explained
| Event: | Men's cycling team pursuit |
| Games: | 1960 Summer |
| Venue: | Olympic Velodrome, Rome |
| Date: | 27–29 August 1960 |
| Competitors: | 76 |
| Nations: | 19 |
| Gold: | Luigi Arienti, Franco Testa, Mario Vallotto, Marino Vigna |
| Goldnoc: | ITA |
| Silver: | Siegfried Köhler, Peter Gröning, Manfred Klieme, Bernd Barleben |
| Silvernoc: | EUA |
| Bronze: | Stanislav Moskvin, Viktor Romanov, Leonid Kolumbet, Arnold Belgardt |
| Bronzenoc: | URS |
| Prev: | 1956 |
| Next: | 1964 |
The men's team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy was held from 27 to 29 August 1960. There were 76 participants from 19 nations.[1]
Competition format
The team pursuit event consisted of both a time trial (with up to 2 teams on the track at the same time) and a series of head-to-head races between 2 teams. There were a total of four rounds: an elimination round, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals.
- Elimination round: This round was a time trial, with 1 or 2 teams on the track simultaneously. The top 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the head-to-head competitions.
- Quarterfinals: There were four quarterfinals. Beginning with the quarterfinals, each round featured a single head-to-head race. The winner of each advanced to the semifinals while the loser was eliminated.
- Semifinals: There two semifinals. The winner of each advanced to the gold medal final, the loser to the bronze medal final.
- Finals: A gold medal final and a bronze medal final were held.
Results
Elimination round
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | 7 | | 4:38.41 | |
| 2 | 6 | | 4:38.46 | |
| 3 | 7 | | 4:40.33 | |
| 4 | 3 | | 4:40.48 | |
| 5 | 4 | | 4:40.64 | |
| 6 | 5 | | 4:40.80 | |
| 7 | 2 | | 4:42.60 | |
| 8 | 1 | | 4:44.44 | |
| 9 | 11 | | 4:44.87 | |
| 10 | 5 | | 4:45.23 | |
| 11 | 1 | | 4:45.87[2] | |
| 12 | 8 | | 4:47.70 | |
| 13 | 10 | | 4:47.83 | |
| 14 | 2 | | 4:48.55 | |
| 15 | 10 | | 4:49.46 | |
| 16 | 9 | | 4:49.92 | |
| 17 | 6 | | 4:50.00 | |
| 18 | 4 | | 4:50.26 | |
| 19 | 8 | | 4:52.55 | | |
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinal 1
| Rank | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | 4:29.98 | |
| 2 | | 4:38.17 | | |
Quarterfinal 2
| Rank | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | 4:30.82 | |
| 2 | | 4:38.73 | | |
Quarterfinal 3
| Rank | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | 4:29.32 | |
| 2 | | 4:37.44 | | |
Quarterfinal 4
| Rank | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | 4:29.97 | |
| 2 | | 4:29.98 | | |
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | 4:33.46 | |
| 2 | | 4:37.17 | | |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | 4:28.88 | |
| 2 | | 4:33.01 | | |
Finals
Bronze medal final
| Rank | Nation | Time |
|---|
| | 4:34.05 |
| 4 | | 4:35.72 | |
Gold medal final
| Rank | Nation | Time |
|---|
| | 4:30.90 |
| | 4:35.78 | |
Final classification
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Notes and References
- Web site: Cycling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418124623/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/CYC/mens-team-pursuit-4000-metres.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 28 July 2014 . sports-reference.com.
- The Official Report lists the time as 4:35.87, clearly a typographical error as Japan is shown in 2nd place in the heat behind Argentina, who finished in 4:44.44. Sports-reference lists the correct time.
