Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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]

Cycling
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
VenuesKäpylä and the surrounding area
Helsinki Velodrome
Date28 –31 July 1952 (track)
2 August 1952 (road)
Competitors215 from 36 nations
← 1948
1956 →
Three Belgian cyclists during the road race.

Medal summary

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Road cycling

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
Road race, Individual
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André Noyelle
  Belgium
Robert Grondelaers
  Belgium
Edi Ziegler
  Germany
Road race, Team
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  Belgium (BEL)
Robert Grondelaers
André Noyelle
Lucien Victor
  Italy (ITA)
Dino Bruni
Gianni Ghidini
Vincenzo Zucconelli
  France (FRA)
Jacques Anquetil
Claude Rouer
Alfred Tonello

Track cycling

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
Pursuit, Team
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  Italy (ITA)
Marino Morettini
Loris Campana
Mino de Rossi
Guido Messina
  South Africa (RSA)
Alfred Swift
George Estman
Robert Fowler
Thomas Shardelow
  Great Britain (GBR)
Ronald Stretton
Donald Burgess
George Newberry
Alan Newton
Sprint
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Enzo Sacchi
  Italy
Lionel Cox
  Australia
Werner Potzernheim
  Germany
Tandem
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  Lionel Cox
and Russell Mockridge (AUS)
  Raymond Robinson
and Thomas Shardelow (RSA)
  Antonio Maspes
and Cesare Pinarello (ITA)
Time trial
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Russell Mockridge
  Australia
Marino Morettini
  Italy
Raymond Robinson
  South Africa

Participating nations

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215 cyclists from 36 nations competed.[1]

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Italy (ITA)2215
2  Australia (AUS)2103
  Belgium (BEL)2103
4  South Africa (RSA)0213
5  Germany (GER)0022
6  France (FRA)0011
  Great Britain (GBR)0011
Totals (7 entries)66618

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cycling: 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
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