Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics explained

Event:Cycling
Games:1952 Summer
Venues:Käpylä and the surrounding area
Helsinki Velodrome
Date:28 –31 July 1952 (track)
2 August 1952 (road)
Competitors:215
Nations:36
Prev:1948
Next:1956

thumb|250px|Three Belgian cyclists during the road race.The cycling competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only. 215 cyclists from 36 countries competed in the six events.[1]

Medal summary

Road cycling

Road race, Individual
Road race, Team

Robert Grondelaers
André Noyelle
Lucien Victor

Dino Bruni
Gianni Ghidini
Vincenzo Zucconelli

Jacques Anquetil
Claude Rouer
Alfred Tonello

Track cycling

Pursuit, Team

Marino Morettini
Loris Campana
Mino de Rossi
Guido Messina

Alfred Swift
George Estman
Robert Fowler
Thomas Shardelow

Ronald Stretton
Donald Burgess
George Newberry
Alan Newton
Sprint
Tandem
Time trial

Participating nations

215 cyclists from 36 nations competed.

width=50valign=topwidth=50valign=topwidth=50valign=top

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cycling: 1952 Helsinki Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055052/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/CYC/ . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2012-12-26 . sports-reference.com.