Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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The cycling
competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics
consisted of two road cycling
events and four track cycling
events, all for men only.
Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
consisted of two road cycling
Road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...
events and four track cycling
Track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....
events, all for men only.
Medal summary
| Individual road race | |||
| Team road race | Robert Charpentier Robert Charpentier Robert Charpentier was a French racing cyclist who won three gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics.-External links:* at DatabaseOlympics.com... Robert Dorgebray Guy Lapébie Guy Lapébie Guy Lapébie was a French professional road bicycle racer. In the 1936 Olympics, Lapébie won two golden medals and one silver medal. He was born in Saint-Geours-de-Maremne and died in Bagnères-de-Luchon.... |
Edgar Buchwalder Ernst Nievergelt Ernst Nievergelt Ernst Nievergelt is a cyclist from Switzerland. He was born in Affoltern, Zurich, Switzerland, and died in Kappel am Albis.In 1935 Nieves won the amateur standings in the Championship of Zurich.... Kurt Ott |
Auguste Garrebeek Armand Putzeys François Vandermotte |
| 1000m time trial | |||
| Sprint | |||
| Tandem | Ernst Ihbe Carl Lorenz |
Bernhard Leene Bernhard Leene Bernhardus Petrus Leene was a track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics .... Hendrik Ooms |
Pierre Georget Georges Maton |
| Team pursuit | Roger-Jean Le Nizerhy Robert Charpentier Robert Charpentier Robert Charpentier was a French racing cyclist who won three gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics.-External links:* at DatabaseOlympics.com... Jean Goujon Guy Lapébie Guy Lapébie Guy Lapébie was a French professional road bicycle racer. In the 1936 Olympics, Lapébie won two golden medals and one silver medal. He was born in Saint-Geours-de-Maremne and died in Bagnères-de-Luchon.... |
Severino Rigoni Bianco Bianchi Mario Gentili Armando Latini |
Ernest Mills Ernest Mills Ernest Victor Mills, Ernie Mills, was an English amateur cyclist who, with his team-mate 'Bill' Paul, set the British 12-hour record on a tandem in 1934 and re-established it in 1936 with a 'world's best performance'. In 1937, in Italy, they set the world one-hour tandem record which stood for 63... Harry Hill Harry Hill (cyclist) Harry Heaton Hill was a British cyclist who competed in the Olympic games in 1936. He won the bronze medal in the 4000m team pursuit in Berlin with Ernest Mills, Ernest Johnson and Charles King.... Ernest Johnson Charles King Charles King (cyclist) Charles King was an English cyclist. He won a bronze medal in the 1936 Berlin Olympics in the 4000m team pursuit with Ernest Mills, Ernest Johnson and Harry Heaton Hill.-References:*... |
Medal table
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |