Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres was one of seven track cycling

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Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics

At the 1908 Summer Olympics, seven track cycling events were contested, all for men only. The weather was poor, flooding the track on occasion. The track was 660 yards long ; some events used full laps of the track; the others used metric distances.-Medal summary:-Medal...

programme. Its distance was the median of the individual event distances. The time limit for the race was 9 minutes, 25 seconds.

Semifinal 1

Place	Cyclist	Nation	Time
1	Johannes van Spengen		8:39.8
2	Daniel Flynn		Unknown
3	Guglielmo Malatesta		Unknown
4	Pierre Seginaud		Unknown
—	William Bailey William Bailey William Bailey was an American actor. He appeared in 222 films between 1911 and 1959. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Bailey died in Hollywood, California in 1962 at the age of 76.-Selected filmography:...		Did not finish

Semifinal 2

Demangel had finished first by inches, but was disqualified for fouling.

Place	Cyclist	Nation	Time
1	Émile Marechal		9:01.4
2	Frederick McCarthy		Unknown
3	Antonie Gerrits		Unknown
—	Ernest Payne Ernest Payne Ernest "Ernie" Payne was a British track cycling racer. Born in Worcester, he won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and went on to play football, including two games as an amateur for Manchester United.-Background:Payne was born in a cottage at 221 London Road,...		Did not finish
—	Émile Demangel		Disqualified

Semifinal 3

Place	Cyclist	Nation	Time
1	André Auffray André Auffray André Auffray was a racing cyclist from France.He competed for France in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, United Kingdom in the tandem sprint event where he finished in first place and in the 5000 metres event where he finished in third place.-References:...		8:56.8
2	Hermann Martens Hermann Martens Hermann Martens was a German track cyclist who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the silver medal together with his teammates Karl Neumer, Max Götze, and Rudolf Katzer in the team pursuit...		Unknown
3	Philipus Frylink		Unknown
4	Bruno Götze		Unknown
5	William Morton		Unknown

Semifinal 4

Place	Cyclist	Nation	Time
1	Gerard Bosch van Drakenstein		8:42.8
2	W. F. Magee		Unknown
3	Pierre Texier		Unknown
4	T. H. E. Passmore		Unknown
—	André Poulain		Did not finish

Semifinal 5

Place	Cyclist	Nation	Time
1	Benjamin Jones Benjamin Jones (cyclist) Benjamin "Ben" Jones was a British track cycling racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....		9:08.8
2	Karl Neumer Karl Neumer Karl Neumer was a German track cycling racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....		Unknown
3	Luigi Arizini		Unknown
4-9	Georgius Damen		Unknown
	Gaston Delaplane		Unknown
	Max Götze Max Götze Max Götze was a German track cycling racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the silver medal together with his teammates Karl Neumer, Rudolf Katzer, and Hermann Martens in the team pursuit. He also competed in the 5000 metres race, but was eliminated in the first round...		Unknown
	J. L. Lavery		Unknown
	F. Shore		Unknown
	R. Villepontoux		Unknown

Semifinal 6

Place	Cyclist	Nation	Time
1	Clarence Kingsbury Clarence Kingsbury Clarence Brickwood Kingsbury was a British track cyclist who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He belonged to the Paddington and North End cycling clubs....		8:53.0
2	Guglielmo Morisetti		Unknown
3	Dorus Nijland		Unknown
4	G. Dreyfus		Unknown
5-6	Walter Andrews		Unknown
5-6	A. E. Calvert		Unknown

Semifinal 7

Place	Cyclist	Nation	Time
1	Maurice Schilles Maurice Schilles Maurice Schilles was a French track cyclist who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the gold medal in the tandem competition together with his partner André Auffray. In the 5000 metres event he won the silver medal.He also competed in the sprint event...		7:55.4
2	C. V. Clark		Unknown
3	William Anderson		Unknown
4-7	Guillaume Coeckelberg		Unknown
	Rudolf Katzer Rudolf Katzer Rudolf Katzer was a German track cycling racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.With his teammates Karl Neumer, Max Götze and Hermann Martens he won the silver medal in the team pursuit. He also competed in the 660 yards sprint, in the 5000 metres race, and in the 20 kilometres race, but...		Unknown
	Georges Perrin		Unknown
	Floris Venter		Unknown

Final

Place	Cyclist	Nation	Time
1	Benjamin Jones		8:36.2
2	Maurice Schilles		Unknown
3	André Auffray		Unknown
4	Émile Marechal		Unknown
5	Clarence Kingsbury		Unknown
6	Johannes van Spengen		Unknown
7	Gerard Bosch van Drakenstein		Unknown

Sources

De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Cycling 1908". Accessed 7 April 2006. Available electronically at .

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