Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem explained

Event:	Men's cycling tandem
Games:	1972 Summer
Venue:	Olympic Velodrome, Munich
Date:	3 - 4 September 1972
Competitors:	28
Nations:	14
Gold:	Igor Tselovalnikov, Vladimir Semenets
Goldnoc:	URS
Silver:	Jürgen Geschke, Werner Otto
Silvernoc:	GDR
Bronze:	Andrzej Bek, Benedykt Kocot
Bronzenoc:	POL
Prev:	1968

These are the official results of the Men's Tandem Race at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany held on 3 to 4 September 1972. There were 28 participants from 14 countries.^[1]

Competition format

This tandem bicycle competition involved a series of head-to-head matches. The 1972 competition involved six rounds: four main rounds (first round, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals) as well as a two-round repechage after the first round.^[2]

• First round: The 14 teams were divided into 7 heats of 2 cyclists each. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the quarterfinal (7 teams); the loser went to the repechage (7 teams).
• Repechage: This was a two-round repechage. The repechage began with 3 heats of 2 or 3 teams each. The top team in each heat advanced to the second round, while the other team or teams in each heat were eliminated. The second round of this repechage featured a single heats of 3 teams, with the winner advancing to the quarterfinals and the losers eliminated.
• Quarterfinals: Beginning with the quarterfinals, all matches were one-on-one competitions and were held in best-of-three format. There were 4 quarterfinals, with the winner of each advancing to the semifinals and the loser eliminated.
• Semifinals: The two semifinals provided for advancement to the gold medal final for winners and to the bronze medal final for losers.
• Finals: Both a gold medal final and a bronze medal final were held.

Results

First round

First round heat 1

Rank	Cyclists	Nation	Time	Notes
1			11.66
2			–

First round heat 2

Rank	Cyclists	Nation	Time	Notes
1			11.27
2			–

First round heat 3

Rank	Cyclists	Nation	Time	Notes
1			10.42
2			–

First round heat 4

Rank	Cyclists	Nation	Time	Notes
1			10.37
2			–

First round heat 5

Rank	Cyclists	Nation	Time	Notes
1			10.55
2			–

First round heat 6

Rank	Cyclists	Nation	Time	Notes
1			10.56
2			–

First round heat 7

Rank	Cyclists	Nation	Time	Notes
1			10.97
2			–

Repechage heats

Repechage heat 1

Rank	Cyclists	Nation	Time	Notes
1			Unknown
2			–

Repechage heat 2

Rank	Cyclists	Nation	Time	Notes
1			11.20
2			–

Repechage heat 3

Rank	Cyclists	Nation	Time	Notes
1			10.97
2			–
3			–

Repechage final

Rank	Cyclists	Nation	Time	Notes
1			10.94
2			–
3			–

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

Rank	Cyclists	Nation	Race 1		Race 2		Race 3		Notes
			Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time
1			10.75	1	10.80	1	colspan=2 rowspan=2
2			–	2	–	2

Quarterfinal 2

Rank	Cyclists	Nation	Race 1		Race 2		Race 3		Notes
			Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time
1			10.57	1	10.46	1	colspan=2 rowspan=2
2			–	2	–	2

Quarterfinal 3

Rank	Cyclists	Nation	Race 1		Race 2		Race 3		Notes
			Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time
1			10.69	1	10.62	1	colspan=2 rowspan=2
2			–	2	–	2

Quarterfinal 4

Rank	Cyclists	Nation	Race 1		Race 2		Race 3		Notes
			Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time
1			10.66	1	10.53	1	colspan=2 rowspan=2
2			–	2	–	2

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Rank	Cyclists	Nation	Race 1		Race 2		Race 3		Notes
			Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time
1			10.54	1	10.91	1	colspan=2 rowspan=2
2			–	2	–	2

Semifinal 2

Rank	Cyclists	Nation	Race 1		Race 2		Race 3		Notes
			Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time
1			10.66	1	10.51	1	colspan=2 rowspan=2
2			–	2	–	2

Finals

Bronze medal match

Rank	Cyclists	Nation	Race 1		Race 2		Race 3
			Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time
			10.76	1	10.67	1	colspan=2 rowspan=2
4			–	2	–	2

Final

Rank	Cyclists	Nation	Race 1		Race 2		Race 3
			Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time
			–	2	10.52	1	10.60	1
			10.68	1	–	2	–	2

Final classification

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External links

• Official Report

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cycling at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's tandem . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417195237/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/CYC/mens-tandem-sprint-2000-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 2 November 2014 . sports-reference.com.
2. Official Report, vol. 3, p. 216.