The cycling competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only.[1] The track cycling events were held at the Herne Hill Velodrome in south London. The road race events were held in Windsor Great Park, south of Windsor.
Cycling at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
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Venues | Windsor Great Park Herne Hill Velodrome |
Date | 7 –11 August 1948 |
Competitors | 188 from 33 nations |
Medal summary
Road cycling
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Road race, Individual | José Beyaert![]() | Gerrit Voorting![]() | Lode Wouters![]() |
Road race, Team | ![]() Léon Delathouwer Eugène van Roosbroeck Lode Wouters | ![]() Robert John Maitland Ian Scott Gordon Thomas Ernie Clements | ![]() José Beyaert Jacques Dupont Alain Moineau |
Track cycling
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Pursuit, Team | ![]() Fernand Decanali Pierre Adam Serge Blusson Charles Coste | ![]() Rino Pucci Arnaldo Benfenati Guido Bernardi Anselmo Citterio | ![]() Wilfred Waters Robert Geldard Tommy Godwin David Ricketts |
Sprint | Mario Ghella![]() | Reg Harris![]() | Axel Schandorff![]() |
Tandem | ![]() and Ferdinando Teruzzi (ITA) | ![]() and Reg Harris (GBR) | ![]() and René Faye (FRA) |
Time trial | Jacques Dupont![]() | Pierre Nihant![]() | Tommy Godwin![]() |
Participating nations
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188 cyclists from 33 nations competed.[1]
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Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (6 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
References
External links
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