Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics
| Cycling at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad |
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 The Seoul Olympic Velodrome in 2008 |
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| Road cycling | Tongillo Road Course | ||||||
| Track cycling | Seoul Olympic Velodrome | ||||||
| Dates | 8 September - 24 September | ||||||
| Cyclists | 422 from 62 countries | ||||||
| Top ranked countries | |||||||
 Soviet Union: |
4  | 1  | 2  | ||||
 East Germany: |
3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
 Netherlands: |
1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
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The cycling competitions at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul consisted of two different categories: road cycling and track cycling.
Medal summary
Road cycling
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's road race |
Olaf Ludwig East Germany (GDR) |
 Bernd GröneWest Germany (FRG) |
Christian Henn West Germany (FRG) |
| Women's road race |
Monique Knol Netherlands (NED) |
Jutta Niehaus West Germany (FRG) |
Laima Zilporite Soviet Union (URS) |
| Men's team time trial |
East Germany (GDR) Jan Schur Uwe Ampler Mario Kummer Maik Landsmann |
 Poland (POL)Andrzej Sypytkowski Joachim Halupczok Zenon Jaskuła Marek Lesniewski |
 Sweden (SWE)Michel Lafis Anders Jarl Björn Johansson Jan Karlsson |
Track cycling
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's sprint |
Lutz Heßlich East Germany (GDR) |
Nikolay Kovsh Soviet Union (URS) |
 Gary NeiwandAustralia (AUS) |
| Women's sprint |
Erika Salumäe Soviet Union (URS) |
Christa Luding-Rothenburger East Germany (GDR) |
 Connie YoungUnited States (USA) |
| Men's 1 km time trial |
Aleksandr Kirichenko Soviet Union (URS) |
Martin Vinnicombe Australia (AUS) |
Robert Lechner West Germany (FRG) |
| Men's points race |
 Dan FrostDenmark (DEN) |
Leo Peelen Netherlands (NED) |
Marat Ganeyev Soviet Union (URS) |
| Men's individual pursuit |
Gintautas Umaras Soviet Union (URS) |
Dean Woods Australia (AUS) |
Bernd Dittert East Germany (GDR) |
| Men's team pursuit |
Soviet Union (URS) Viatcheslav Ekimov Artūras Kasputis Dmitry Nelyubin Gintautas Umaras |
East Germany (GDR) Carsten Wolf Steffen Blochwitz Roland Hennig Dirk Meier |
Australia (AUS) Scott McGrory Dean Woods Brett Dutton Wayne McCarney Stephen McGlede |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | East Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Australia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| West Germany | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
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