Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Encyclopedia
The cycling
competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles
consisted of three road cycling
events and five track cycling
events. For the first time, women's cycling events were included in the Olympic program, with a single event, the individual road race. Also newly introduced in these Games was the men's points race
event.
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 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
in Los Angeles
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consisted of three 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 five track cycling
Track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....
events. For the first time, women's cycling events were included in the Olympic program, with a single event, the individual road race. Also newly introduced in these Games was the men's points race
Points race
A points race is a mass start track cycling event involving large numbers of riders simultaneously on track. It was an Olympic event for men between 1984–2008 and for women 1996-2008....
event.
Medal table
1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Road cycling
Men's individual road race Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's individual road race These are the official results of the Men's Individual Road Race at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, held on Sunday July 29, 1984... |
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Women's individual road race Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's individual road race These are the official results of the Women's Individual Road Race at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, held on Sunday July 29, 1984. There were 45 participants in the inaugural race in Los Angeles. One cyclist who did not finish.... |
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Men's team time trial | Marcello Bartalini Marco Giovannetti Marco Giovannetti Marco Giovannetti is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer and Olympic gold medalist who won the Vuelta a España in 1990. He has also won stages at the Tour de Suisse and the Giro d'Italia.... Eros Poli Eros Poli Eros Poli is an Italian former professional racing cyclist of the 1990s, notably employed as Mario Cipollini's lead-out man in bunch sprints.... Claudio Vandelli |
Alfred Achermann Alfred Achermann Alfred Achermann is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Switzerland, who was a professional rider from 1984 to 1991. He represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won the silver medal in the men's team time trial, alongside... Richard Trinkler Richard Trinkler Richard Trinkler is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Switzerland, who was a professional rider from 1987 to 1989... Laurent Vial Laurent Vial Laurent Vial is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Switzerland, who was a professional road rider in 1985... Benno Wiss Benno Wiss Benno Wiss is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Switzerland, who was a professional road rider from 1984 to 1986. He represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won the silver medal in the men's team time trial, alongside... |
Ron Kiefel Ron Kiefel Ronald Alexander Kiefel is a former professional road bicycle racer from the United States. Kiefel is a seven-time Tour de France racer, Olympic bronze medalist and member of the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame.... Clarence Knickman Clarence Knickman Clarence Knickman is a former professional road bicycle racer from the United States, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Team Road Race at the 1984 Summer Olympics... Davis Phinney Davis Phinney Davis Phinney is a former professional road bicycle racer from the United States. He was known as a fast sprinter, and claims to have won the most races in American history. In 1986, he became the first American to win a stage at the Tour de France, while riding on the American-based team 7-Eleven... Andrew Weaver Andrew Weaver Andrew Teisher Weaver is a former professional road bicycle racer from the United States, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Team Road Race at the 1984 Summer Olympics. His winning teammates in Los Angeles, California were Ron Kiefel, Clarence Knickman, and Davis Phinney... |
Track cycling
All track cycling events were for men in the 1984 Games. Points race Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's points race These are the official results of the Men's Points Race at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, for which the final was held on August 3, 1984. There were a total number of 51 participants, with 23 cyclists actually competing in the final after two semi-finals .-Final... |
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Individual pursuit | |||
Team pursuit | Michael Grenda Michael Grenda Michael Grenda, OAM is a retired road bicycle and track cyclist from Australia, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.... Kevin Nichols Kevin Nichols Kevin John Nichols is a former track cyclist and Olympic gold medallist.-Career:At the 1984 Summer Olympics, in Los Angeles, Nichols was a member of the gold winning pursuit team. Nichols also competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:* , from sports-reference.com;... Michael Turtur Michael Turtur Mike Turtur is a former track cyclist, Olympic gold medallist, and current race director of the Tour Down Under.... Dean Woods Dean Woods Dean Anthony Woods, OAM is an Australian racing cyclist from Wangaratta in Victoria known for his track cycling at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games... |
David Grylls David Grylls David Miles Grylls is a retired track cyclist from the United States. He represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won the silver medal in the men's 4.000m team pursuit, alongside Steve Hegg, Leonard Nitz and Patrick McDonough.-External links:*... Steve Hegg Steve Hegg Steve Edward Hegg is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from the United States, who was a professional rider from 1988 to 2000... Patrick McDonough Patrick McDonough (cyclist) Patrick McDonough is a retired track cyclist from the United States. He represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won the silver medal in the men's 4.000m team pursuit, alongside Steve Hegg, Leonard Nitz and David Grylls.-References:*... Leonard Nitz Leonard Nitz Leonard Harvey Nitz is a retired track cyclist from the United States. He won the silver medal in the 4000m team pursuit and bronze in the 4000m individual pursuit at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.-References:*... |
Reinhard Alber Rolf Gölz Rolf Gölz Rolf Gölz is a retired road and track cyclist from Germany, who was a professional rider from 1985 to 1993. He represented West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won the silver medal in the men's individual pursuit, behind America's Steve Hegg... Roland Günther Michael Marx |
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