Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's team pursuit
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The men's team pursuit was a track cycling
event held as part of the Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics
programme. The course was 4000 metres. It was held on 19 October and 21 October 1964 at the Hachioji Velodrome
. 18 teams of 4 cyclists each competed.
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. The course was 4000 metres. It was held on 19 October and 21 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....
. 18 teams of 4 cyclists each competed.
Medalists
 Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
Heats
In the first round of heats, the 18 teams were divided into 9 pairs. Placing in the heats was not used to advance; rather, the 8 fastest teams from across the heats advanced to the quarterfinals.| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | 4:42.28 | ||
| 2. | 4:47:67 | ||
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | 4:39.06 | ||
| 2. | 4:44.66 | ||
| Heat 3 | |||
| 1. | 4:43.76 | ||
| 2. | 4:50.62 | ||
| Heat 4 | |||
| 1. | 4:46.97 | ||
| 2. | 4:47.04 | ||
| Heat 5 | |||
| 1. | 4:44.90 | ||
| 2. | 4:45.33 | ||
| Heat 6 | |||
| 1. | 5:01.41 | ||
| 2. | 5:04.25 | ||
| Heat 7 | |||
| 1. | 5:31.52 | ||
| 2. | 5:38.77 | ||
| Heat 8 | |||
| 1. | 4:55.04 | ||
| 2. | Elim. | ||
| Heat 9 | |||
| 1. | DNF | ||
| 2. | DNF | ||
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals paired off the 8 remaining teams into 4 heats. Winners advanced, losers were eliminated.| Quarterfinal 1 | |||
| 1. | 4:37.58 | QS | |
| 2. | 4:45.68 | ||
| Quarterfinal 2 | |||
| 1. | 4:36.98 | QS | |
| 2. | 4:43.58 | ||
| Quarterfinal 3 | |||
| 1. | 4:40.41 | QS | |
| 2. | 4:41.70 | ||
| Quarterfinal 4 | |||
| 1. | 4:41.58 | QS | |
| 2. | 4:45.74 | ||
Semifinals
The winner of each semifinal advanced to the gold medal match, while the loser was sent to the bronze medal match.| Semifinal 1 | |||
| 1. | 4:38.19 | QG | |
| 2. | 4:40.28 | QB | |
| Semifinal 2 | |||
| 1. | 4:37.98 | QG | |
| 2. | 4:41.02 | QB | |
Finals
| Gold Medal Match | |||
|
4:35.67 | ||
|
4:35.74 | ||
| Bronze Medal Match | |||
|
4:38.99 | ||
| 4. | 4:39.42 | ||