Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race
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The men's individual road race cycling event event at the 1932 Olympic Games
took place on August 4. It was competed in a 100km time trial
format.
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
took place on August 4. It was competed in a 100km time trial
Time trial
In many racing sports an athlete will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. In cycling, for example, a time trial can be a single track cycling event, or an individual or team time trial on the road, and either or both of the latter may form components of...
format.
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attilio Pavesi Attilio Pavesi Attilio Pavesi was an Italian cyclist and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, in the Individual Road Race, as well as a gold medal in the Team Road Race. He turned 100 in October 2010. He died at the age of almost 101 years, on August 2 of the next year,... |
2:28:05.6 | |||
| Guglielmo Segato | 2:29:21.4 | |||
| Bernhard Britz Bernhard Britz Bernhard Rudolf Britz was a Swedish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he won the bronze medal in the individual road race as well as in the team road race.-External links:*... |
2:29:45.2 | |||
| 4 | Giuseppe Olmo Giuseppe Olmo Giuseppe Olmo was an Italian road bicycle racer, who once held the world record for an hour's run on a bicycle, with 45.090 km, until it was beaten in 1936. He was born in Celle Ligure.... |
2:29:48.2 | ||
| 5 | Frode Sørensen Frode Sørensen Frode Sørensen is a Danish politician representing the Social Democrats. He was Tax Minister from December 21, 2000 to November 27, 2001. He was a Member of Parliament from March 11, 1998. - 13. Nov. 2007.... |
2:30:11.2 | ||
| 6 | Frank Southall Frank Southall William Frank Southall was an English racing cyclist who won silver medals for Great Britain in the individual road race at the 1928 Summer Olympics and a track cycling medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles... |
2:30:16.2 | ||
| 7 | Giovanni Cazzulani | 2:31:07.2 | ||
| 8 | Sven Höglund Sven Höglund Sven Gustaf Alvar Höglund was a Swedish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.... |
2:31:29.4 | ||
| 9 | Leo Nielsen Leo Nielsen Carl Leo Holger Nielsen was a Danish track cyclist who won a gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics with Henry Hansen and Orla Jørgensen and a silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics with Hansen and Frode Sørensen.... |
2:32:48.6 | ||
| 10 | Paul Chocque Paul Chocque Paul Chocque was a French professional road bicycle racer. In 1932 he won a silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in team pursuit.- Palmarès :19321933... |
2:33:24.4 | ||
| 11 | Henry O'Brien, Jr. | 2:33:36.0 | ||
| 12 | Henry Hansen Henry Hansen (cyclist) Henry Hansen was a Danish racing cyclist who won two gold medals at the 1928 Summer Olympics.... |
2:35:50.4 | ||
| 13 | Amédée Fournier Amédée Fournier Amédée Fournier was a French professional road bicycle racer. In 1932 he won a silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in team pursuit.- Palmarès :193219381939- External links :... |
2:36:06.4 | ||
| 14 | Henri Mouillefarine | 2:37:00.8 | ||
| 15 | Charles Holland Charles Holland (cyclist) Charles Holland was a British road bicycle racer. He was one of the first two Britons to ride the Tour de France.-The early years:... |
2:37:17.2 | ||
| 16 | Stanley Butler | 2:37:19.6 | ||
| 17 | Frank Connell | 2:37:20.4 | ||
| 18 | Gunnar Andersen Gunnar Andersen Gunnar Andersen was a Norwegian footballer and ski jumper. In 1918 he became the first to receive the Egebergs Ærespris, an award presented to Norwegian athletes who excel at two different sports.... |
2:37:23.6 | ||
| 19 | William Harvell | 2:37:46.8 | ||
| 20 | Arne Berg Arne Berg Axel Arne Berg was a Swedish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.... |
2:37:58.0 | ||
| 21 | Folke Nilsson | 2:38:04.2 | ||
| 22 | Glen Robbins | 2:38:24.8 | ||
| 23 | Ron Foubister | 2:38:42.4 | ||
| 24 | Georges Conan | 2:38:58.6 | ||
| 25 | James Jackson | 2:40:29.8 | ||
| 26 | Otto Luedeke | 2:40:59.2 | ||
| 27 | Frank Elliott | 2:42:43.4 | ||
| 28 | Werner Lange-Wittich | 2:43:36.2 | ||
| 29 | John Sinibaldi | 2:44:01.2 | ||
| 30 | Julius Maus | 2:45:15.0 | ||
| 31 | Sebestyén Schmidt | 2:48:37.0 | ||
| 32 | Hubert Ebner | 2:52:30.0 | ||
| 33 | Manuel Díaz | 3:01:08.2 | ||