These are the official results of the men's team pursuit at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, held from 2 to 4 September 1972. There were 90 participants from 22 nations.[1]
| Men's cycling team pursuit at the Games of the XX Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Munich, West Germany |
| Date | 2–4 September 1972 |
| Competitors | 90 from 22 nations |
| Medalists | |
Competition format edit
The team pursuit competition consisted of a qualifying round and a 3-round knockout tournament, including a bronze medal race. Each race, in both the qualifying round and the knock-out rounds, consisted of two teams of 4 cyclists each starting from opposite sides of the track. The teams raced for 4,000 metres, attempting to finish with the fastest time (measured by the third rider) and, if possible, catch the other team. For the qualifying round, the eight fastest times overall (regardless of whether the team finished first or second in its heat, though any team that was overtaken was eliminated) earned advancement to the knockout rounds. In the knockout rounds, the winner of each heat advanced to the next round. Teams could change members between rounds.[2]
Results edit
Qualifying round edit
Quarterfinals edit
Quarterfinal 1 edit
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Bennett Ian Hallam Ronald Keeble William Moore |
 Great Britain |
4:25.23 | Q |
| 2 | Ad Dekkers Gerard Kamper Herman Ponsteen Roy Schuiten |
 Netherlands |
4:26.11 |
Quarterfinal 2 edit
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernard Kręczyński Paweł Kaczorowski Janusz Kierzkowski Mieczysław Nowicki |
 Poland |
4:25.72 | Q |
| 2 | Viktor Bykov Vladimir Kuznetsov Anatoly Stepanenko Aleksandr Yudin |
 Soviet Union |
4:26.75 |
Quarterfinal 3 edit
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Huschke Heinz Richter Herbert Richter Uwe Unterwalder |
 East Germany |
4:23.26 | Q |
| 2 | Martin Steger Xaver Kurmann René Savary Christian Brunner |
 Switzerland |
4:26.44 |
Quarterfinal 4 edit
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jürgen Colombo Günter Haritz Udo Hempel Günther Schumacher |
 West Germany |
4:24.49 | Q |
| 2 | Nikifor Petrov Minchev Plamen Timchev Dimo Angelov Tonchev Ivan Tsvetkov |
 Bulgaria |
4:31.55 |
Semifinals edit
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jürgen Colombo Günter Haritz Günther Schumacher Peter Vonhof |
West Germany |
– | Q |
| 2 | Michael Bennett Ian Hallam Ronald Keeble William Moore |
Great Britain |
Overtaken | B |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Huschke Heinz Richter Herbert Richter Uwe Unterwalder |
East Germany |
4:23.14 | Q |
| 2 | Bernard Kręczyński Paweł Kaczorowski Janusz Kierzkowski Mieczysław Nowicki |
Poland |
4:26.39 | B |
Finals edit
Bronze medal match edit
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Michael Bennett Ian Hallam Ronald Keeble William Moore |
Great Britain |
4:23.78 |
| 4 | Bernard Kręczyński Paweł Kaczorowski Janusz Kierzkowski Mieczysław Nowicki |
Poland |
4:26.06 |
Final edit
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Jürgen Colombo Günter Haritz Udo Hempel Günther Schumacher |
West Germany |
4:22.14 |
 |
Thomas Huschke Heinz Richter Herbert Richter Uwe Unterwalder |
East Germany |
4:25.25 |
Final classification edit
References edit
- ^ "Cycling at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ Official Report, vol. 3, pp. 218–220.