Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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The cycling
competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics
in London
consisted of two road cycling
events and four track cycling
events, all for men only. The track cycling events were held at the Herne Hill Velodrome
in south London.
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 1948 Summer Olympics
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...
in London
London
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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. The track cycling events were held at the Herne Hill Velodrome
Herne Hill Velodrome
The Herne Hill Velodrome is a velodrome or track cycling venue in south London. It is one of the oldest cycling tracks in the world, having been built in 1891. It hosted the track cycling events in the 1948 Summer Olympics and was briefly the home of Crystal Palace F.C...
in south London.
Medal table
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal summary
| Individual road race | |||
| Team road race | Léon Delathouwer Eugène van Roosbroeck Lode Wouters Lode Wouters Lode Alphonse Wouters is a cyclist from Belgium. He was born in Antwerp, Belgium.He competed for Belgium in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, United Kingdom in the individual road race event where he finished in third place... |
Robert John Maitland Ian Scott Gordon Thomas |
José Beyaert José Beyaert José Beyaert was a French professional cyclist who, during the 1940s and 1950s, was the 1948 Olympics road race champion. Beyaert moved to Colombia in 1952 and lived there for several years where he was the coach to the national cycling team... Jacques Dupont Alain Moineau |
| 1000m time trial | |||
| Sprint | |||
| Tandem | Renato Perona Renato Perona Renato Perona is an Italian racing cyclist and olympic champion in track cycling.He received a gold medal in tandem at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.-References:... Ferdinando Teruzzi Ferdinando Teruzzi Ferdinando Teruzzi is an Italian racing cyclist and Olympic champion in track cycling.He received a gold medal in tandem at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.-References:... |
Alan Bannister Reg Harris Reg Harris Reginald - 'Reg' - Hargreaves Harris OBE was a leading English track racing cyclist in the 1940s and 1950s. He won the world amateur sprint title in 1947, two Olympic silver medals in 1948, and the professional title in 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1954... |
Gaston Dron René Faye |
| Team pursuit | Fernand Decanali Pierre Adam Serge Blusson Charles Coste |
Rino Pucci Arnaldo Benfenati Guido Bernardi Anselmo Citterio |
Wilfred Waters Wilfred Waters Wilfred Waters was a British racing cyclist, he was one of the top British riders in the 1940s. A member of the South London RC, he competed at many national track events including the Grand Prix of the City of Manchester, where he rode against Reg Harris amongst others. There he also paired up... Robert Geldard Tommy Godwin David Ricketts |