The men's sprint was a track cycling

Track cycling

Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....

 event held as part of the Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

The cycling competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and five track cycling events, all for men only. The 4000m individual pursuit event was introduced at these Games.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-References:*...

 programme. It was held on 17 October 1964 at the Hachioji Velodrome

Hachioji Velodrome

was a temporary velodrome located in the Hachiōji, Tokyo area. Constructed between March and August 1964, it hosted the track cycling events for the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:* Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 132-3....

. 39 cyclists competed.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze

Heats

In the first round of heats, the 39 cyclists were divided into 13 heats of 3 cyclists each. The winner of each heat advanced to the 1/8 finals, while the 26 remaining cyclists were relegated to the first round of repechages.

Heat 1
1.		12.77	Q 1/8
2.			Q R1E
3.			Q R1E
Heat 2
1.		12.84	Q 1/8
2.			Q R1E
3.			Q R1E
Heat 3
1.		11.58	Q 1/8
2.			Q R1E
3.			Q R1E
Heat 4
1.		11.67	Q 1/8
2.			Q R1E
3.			Q R1E
Heat 5
1.		11.60	Q 1/8
2.			Q R1E
3.			Q R1E
Heat 6
1.		12.68	Q 1/8
2.			Q R1E
3.		DNF
Heat 7
1.		11.40	Q 1/8
2.			Q R1E
3.			Q R1E
Heat 8
1.		12.26	Q 1/8
2.			Q R1E
3.			Q R1E
Heat 9
1.		11.54	Q 1/8
2.			Q R1E
3.			Q R1E
Heat 10
1.		11.92	Q 1/8
2.			Q R1E
3.			Q R1E
Heat 11
1.		11.60	Q 1/8
2.			Q R1E
3.			Q R1E
Heat 12
1.		12.09	Q 1/8
2.			Q R1E
3.			Q R1E
Heat 13
1.		12.60	Q 1/8
2.			Q R1E
3.			Q R1E

First repechage, eliminations

All of the competitors who had not qualified for the 1/8 finals in the heats competed in the first round repechage. Ten heats, each with 2 or 3 cyclists, were held. The winner of each heat moved on to the first round repechage finals, all others (16 in all) were eliminated.

Heat 1
1.		12.16	Q R1F
2.
3.
Heat 2
1.		11.65	Q R1F
2.
3.
Heat 3
1.		12.31	Q R1F
2.
3.
Heat 4
1.		13.00	Q R1F
2.
3.
Heat 5
1.		12.31	Q R1F
2.
3.
Heat 6
1.		12.69	Q R1F
2.
Heat 7
1.		11.61	Q R1F
2.
Heat 8
1.		12.21	Q R1F
2.
Heat 9
1.		12.48	Q R1F
2.
Heat 10
1.		12.20	Q R1F
2.

First repechage, finals

The winners of the 10 heats of the elimination round of the first repechage competed against each other in 5 heats of repechage finals. The winners of the five heats advanced to the 1/8 finals, the losers were eliminated.

Heat 1
1.		12.09	Q 1/8
2.
Heat 2
1.		12.25	Q 1/8
2.
Heat 3
1.		11.91	Q 1/8
2.
Heat 4
1.		11.35	Q 1/8
2.
Heat 5
1.		11.52	Q 1/8
2.

1/8 finals

The 18 remaining cyclists competed in 6 heats of 3 cyclists in the 1/8 finals. The winner of each heat advanced to the quarterfinals, with the 2 defeated cyclists in each heat relegated to the second round of repechages.

Heat 1
1.		12.07	Q QF
2.			Q R2E
3.			Q R2E
Heat 2
1.		11.93	Q QF
2.			Q R2E
3.			Q R2E
Heat 3
1.		11.83	Q QF
2.			Q R2E
3.			Q R2E
Heat 4
1.		11.43	Q QF
2.			Q R2E
3.			Q R2E
Heat 5
1.		12.06	Q QF
2.			Q R2E
3.			Q R2E
Heat 6
1.		12.15	Q QF
2.			Q R2E
3.			Q R2E

Second repechage, eliminations

Four heats of three cyclists each were held, with the winner of each moving to the finals of the second repechage while the other 8 cyclists were eliminated.

Heat 1
1.		12.81	Q R2F
2.
3.		DNF
Heat 2
1.		12.06	Q R2F
2.
3.
Heat 3
1.		11.70	Q R2F
2.
3.
Heat 4
1.		11.45	Q R2F
2.
3.

Second repechage, finals

The four winners of the eliminations of the second repechage faced off in two heats of finals for the repechage. The winner in each heat moved on to the semifinals, the loser was eliminated.

Heat 1
1.		11.88	Q QF
2.
Heat 2
1.		11.71	Q QF
2.

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals, which began the day of 19 October, were the first round of direct elimination. The 8 remaining cyclists were paired off into four heats. The winner of each match, which was in a best-of-three format, advanced, the loser was eliminated.

Quarterfinal 1
1.		12.07	12.18	—	Q SF
2.				—
Quarterfinal 2
1.		13.00	12.31	—	Q SF
2.				—
Quarterfinal 3
1.		12.03	11.57	—	Q SF
2.				—
Quarterfinal 4
1.			12.58	12.72	Q SF
2.		12.52

Semifinals

The semifinals were also raced in a best-of-three format. The winner of each semifinal advanced to the gold medal match, while the loser was sent to the bronze medal match.

Semifinal 1
1.			wo	12.74	Q GMM
2.		12.89	DQ		Q BMM
Semifinal 2
1.		12.52		12.91	Q GMM
2.			11.83		Q BMM

Finals

The two finals each pitted a pair of countrymen against each other; Italians in the gold medal match and Frenchmen in the bronze. Again the format was best-of-three.

Gold medal match
		13.85	13.69	—
				—
Bronze medal match
			11.58	13.85
4.		11.42