This is an overview of the progression of the Olympic track cycling record of the men's 1 km time trial as recognised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).[1]
The track time trial was already at the 1896 Summer Olympics, but it was the only time the event was held over one-third of a kilometre rather than one kilometer. The men's 1 km time trial was introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics and was discontinued after the 2004 Summer Olympics. Strangely, the list of Olympic records from the UCI starts in 1980.
| Time | Cyclists | Location | Track | Date | Meet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1'14"2* | August 1928 | 1928 Summer Olympics | ||||
| 1'13"0* | 1 August 1932 | 1932 Summer Olympics | ||||
| 1'12"0* | 8 September 1936 | 1936 Summer Olympics | ||||
| 1'11"1* | Helsinki (FIN) | 31 July 1952 | 1952 Summer Olympics | |||
| 1'09"8* | Melbourne (AUS) | 6 December 1956 | 1956 Summer Olympics | |||
| 1'07"27* | 26 September 1960 | 1960 Summer Olympics | ||||
| 1'03"91* | 17 October 1968 | 1968 Summer Olympics | ||||
| 1'02"955 | Moscow (URS) | Indoor track | 22 July 1980 | 1980 Summer Olympics | ||
| 1'02"712 | Atlanta (USA) | Open air track | 24 July 1996 | 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
| 1'01"609 | Sydney (AUS) | Indoor track | 16 September 2000 | 2000 Summer Olympics | ||
| 1'01"224 | Athens (GRE) | Indoor track | 20 August 2004 | 2004 Summer Olympics | ||
| 1'01"186 | Athens (GRE) | Indoor track | 20 August 2004 | 2004 Summer Olympics | ||
| 1'00"896 | Athens (GRE) | Indoor track | 20 August 2004 | 2004 Summer Olympics | ||
| 1'00"711 | Athens (GRE) | Indoor track | 20 August 2004 | 2004 Summer Olympics |