Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics
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The cycling
competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles
consisted of two road cycling
events and four track cycling
events, all for men only. The program of events was unchanged from the previous Games
.
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 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
in Los Angeles
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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 program of events was unchanged from the previous Games
Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics
The cycling competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only...
.
Medal summary
| Individual road race Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race The men's individual road race cycling event event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place on August 4. It was competed in a 100km time trial format.-Final:-References:*, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; Retrieved 2010-07-26... |
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| Team road race Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's team road race The men's team road race cycling event event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place on August 4. It was competed in a 100km time trial format. Team time taken as sum of the team's three best finishers.-Final:-References:... |
Giuseppe Olmo Giuseppe Olmo Giuseppe Olmo was an Italian road bicycle racer, who once held the world record for an hour's run on a bicycle, with 45.090 km, until it was beaten in 1936. He was born in Celle Ligure.... Attilio Pavesi Attilio Pavesi Attilio Pavesi was an Italian cyclist and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, in the Individual Road Race, as well as a gold medal in the Team Road Race. He turned 100 in October 2010. He died at the age of almost 101 years, on August 2 of the next year,... Guglielmo Segato |
Henry Hansen Henry Hansen (cyclist) Henry Hansen was a Danish racing cyclist who won two gold medals at the 1928 Summer Olympics.... Leo Nielsen Leo Nielsen Carl Leo Holger Nielsen was a Danish track cyclist who won a gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics with Henry Hansen and Orla Jørgensen and a silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics with Hansen and Frode Sørensen.... Frode Sørensen |
Arne Berg Arne Berg Axel Arne Berg was a Swedish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.... Bernhard Britz Bernhard Britz Bernhard Rudolf Britz was a Swedish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he won the bronze medal in the individual road race as well as in the team road race.-External links:*... Sven Höglund Sven Höglund Sven Gustaf Alvar Höglund was a Swedish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.... |
| 1000 m Time trial Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000 m time trial The men's 1000m time trial cycling event event at the 1932 Summer Olympics took place on August 1.-Final:-References:*, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; Retrieved 2010-07-26... |
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| Sprint Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint The men's sprint cycling event event at the 1932 Summer Olympics took place on August 1 and 3. The format was a sprint of 1000 metres.-Results:Riders competed in three heats and one repechage; top two riders advanced to quarterfinal.-Heats:... |
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| Tandem Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem The men's tandem cycling event event at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The format was a sprint of 2000 metres.-Results:Winner of each of the two heats and the top two pairs in the repechage advanced to semifinal.-Heats:Heat oneHeat two... |
Louis Chaillot Louis Chaillot Louis Chaillot was a cyclist from France. He was born in Chaumont, France.He competed for France in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the tandem event where he finished in first place and in the individual sprint event where she finished in second place.He also... Maurice Perrin |
Ernest Chambers Ernest Chambers (cyclist) Ernest Henry Chambers was an English track cyclist who won a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in the London borough of Hackney.-Palmarés:19281932-References:... Stanley Chambers |
Harald Christensen Willy Gervin |
| Team pursuit | Paolo Pedretti Nino Borsari Marco Cimatti Alberto Ghilardi |
Henri Mouillefarine Paul Chocque Paul Chocque Paul Chocque was a French professional road bicycle racer. In 1932 he won a silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in team pursuit.- Palmarès :19321933... Amédée Fournier Amédée Fournier Amédée Fournier was a French professional road bicycle racer. In 1932 he won a silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in team pursuit.- Palmarès :193219381939- External links :... René Legrèves |
Frank Southall Frank Southall William Frank Southall was an English racing cyclist who won silver medals for Great Britain in the individual road race at the 1928 Summer Olympics and a track cycling medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles... William Harvell Charles Holland Charles Holland (cyclist) Charles Holland was a British road bicycle racer. He was one of the first two Britons to ride the Tour de France.-The early years:... Ernest Johnson |
Medal table
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |