Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
| Cycling at the Games of the XV Olympiad |
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| Road cycling | Käpylä and the surrounding area | ||||||
| Track cycling | Helsinki Velodrome | ||||||
| Dates | 28 July – 31 July | ||||||
| Cyclists | 215 from 36 countries | ||||||
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 Italy: |
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The cycling competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only. 215 cyclists from 36 countries competed in the six events.[1]
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Pursuit, Team |
Italy (ITA) Marino Morettini Loris Campana Mino de Rossi Guido Messina |
 South Africa (RSA)Alfred Swift George Estman Robert Fowler Thomas Shardelow |
 Great Britain (GBR)Ronald Stretton Donald Burgess George Newberry Alan Newton |
| Road race, Individual |
André Noyelle Belgium (BEL) |
Robert Grondelaers Belgium (BEL) |
 Edi ZieglerGermany (GER) |
| Road race, Team |
Belgium (BEL) Robert Grondelaers André Noyelle Lucien Victor |
Italy (ITA) Dino Bruni Gianni Ghidini Vincenzo Zucconelli |
 France (FRA)Jacques Anquetil Claude Rouer Alfred Tonello |
| 1000m time trial |
Russell Mockridge Australia (AUS) |
Marino Morettini Italy (ITA) |
Raymond Robinson South Africa (RSA) |
| Sprint |
Enzo Sacchi Italy (ITA) |
Lionel Cox Australia (AUS) |
Werner Potzernheim Germany (GER) |
| Tandem |
Australia (AUS) Lionel Cox Russell Mockridge |
South Africa (RSA) Raymond Robinson Thomas Shardelow |
Italy (ITA) Antonio Maspes Cesare Pinarello |
Participating nations
215 cyclists from 36 nations competed.[1]
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Australia (AUS) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cycling: 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
External links
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