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Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's track time trial

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{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Men's track time trial

|games = 1984 Summer

|image = File:Stamps of Germany (Berlin) 1984, MiNr 717.jpg

|image_size = 200px

|caption = German stamp commemorating 1984 Olympic cycling

|venue = Olympic Velodrome, Los Angeles

|date = 30 July

|competitors = 25

|nations = 25

|win_value = 1:06.10

|longnames = yes

|gold = Fredy Schmidtke

|goldNOC = FRG

|silver = Curt Harnett

|silverNOC = CAN

|bronze = Fabrice Colas

|bronzeNOC = FRA

|prev=1980

|next=1988

}}

{{CyclingAt1984SummerOlympics}}

The men's track time trial cycling event at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place on 30 July and was one of eight cycling events at the 1984 Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/CYC/mens-1000-metres-time-trial.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045612/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/CYC/mens-1000-metres-time-trial.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Cycling at the 1984 Summer Games: Men's 1,000 metres Time Trial |access-date=May 29, 2015 |work=Sports Reference}} There were 25 competitors from 25 nations, with each nation limited to one cyclist. Two other cyclists entered but did not start. The event was won by Fredy Schmidtke of West Germany, the nation's first victory in the men's track time trial and the third consecutive Games in which a German cyclist won (with East Germany victorious in 1976 and 1980). Curt Harnett earned Canada's first medal in the event with his silver, while France returned to the podium for the first time since 1968 with Fabrice Colas's bronze.

Background

This was the 14th appearance of the event, which had previously been held in 1896 and every Games since 1928. It would be held every Games until being dropped from the programme after 2004. The returning cyclists from 1980 were bronze medalist David Weller of Jamaica and sixth-place finisher Heinz Isler of Switzerland. The Soviet-led boycott kept out defending Olympic champion Lothar Thoms of East Germany and reigning world champion Sergey Kopylov of the Soviet Union. The favorite among those competing was 1982 world champion Fredy Schmidtke.{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/154448 |work=Olympedia |title=1,000 metres Time Trial, Men |accessdate=11 November 2020}}

The Cayman Islands and Chinese Taipei each made their debut in the men's track time trial. France and Great Britain each made their 14th appearance, having competed at every appearance of the event.

Competition format

The event was a time trial on the track, with each cyclist competing separately to attempt to achieve the fastest time. Each cyclist raced one kilometre from a standing start.Official Report, vol. 2, p. 376.

Records

The following were the world and Olympic records prior to the competition.

{{World Olympic Record

| world_athlete = {{flagathlete|Lothar Thoms|GDR}}

| world_mark = 1:02.955

| world_place = Moscow, Soviet Union

| world_date = 22 July 1980

| olympic_athlete = {{flagIOCathlete|Lothar Thoms|GDR|1980 Summer}}

| olympic_mark = 1:02.955

| olympic_place = Moscow, Soviet Union

| olympic_date = 22 July 1980

}}

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)

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! Date

! Time

! Round

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| Monday, 30 July 1984

12:00Final

Results

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! Rank !! Cyclist

Nation !! Lap 1Lap 2Time
{{gold01}}

|align=left| Fredy Schmidtke

align=left| {{flagIOC|FRG|1984 Summer}}

| 23.67

44.001:06.10
{{silver02}}

|align=left| Curt Harnett

align=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1984 Summer}}

| 23.78

44.021:06.44
{{bronze03}}

|align=left| Fabrice Colas

align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1984 Summer}}

| 24.10

44.111:06.65
4

|align=left| Gene Samuel

align=left| {{flagIOC|TRI|1984 Summer}}

| 23.82

44.031:06.69
5

|align=left| Craig Adair

align=left| {{flagIOC|NZL|1984 Summer}}

| 24.82

45.191:06.96
6

|align=left| David Weller

align=left| {{flagIOC|JAM|1984 Summer}}

| 24.17

44.481:07.24
7

|align=left| Marcelo Alexandre

align=left| {{flagIOC|ARG|1984 Summer}}

| 24.44

44.961:07.29
8

|align=left| Rory O'Reilly

align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1984 Summer}}

| 24.07

44.451:07.39
9

|align=left| Stefano Baudino

align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1984 Summer}}

| 23.79

44.671:07.70
10

|align=left| Heinz Isler

align=left| {{flagIOC|SUI|1984 Summer}}

| 24.08

44.991:07.88
11

|align=left| Rolf Morgan Hansen

align=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1984 Summer}}

| 24.42

45.301:07.94
12

|align=left| Marcelo Greuel

align=left| {{flagIOC|BRA|1984 Summer}}

| 24.00

45.141:08.37
13

|align=left| Tsutomu Sakamoto

align=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1984 Summer}}

| 24.31

45.521:08.87
14

|align=left| Max Rainsford

align=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1984 Summer}}

| 25.36

46.281:08.96
15

|align=left| Claus Rasmussen

align=left| {{flagIOC|DEN|1984 Summer}}

| 25.15

46.221:09.04
16

|align=left| Max Leiva

align=left| {{flagIOC|GUA|1984 Summer}}

| 25.15

46.411:09.36
17

|align=left| Miguel Droguett

align=left| {{flagIOC|CHI|1984 Summer}}

| 25.40

46.761:09.42
18

|align=left| Mark Barry

align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1984 Summer}}

| 24.10

45.921:09.54
19

|align=left| Charles Pile

align=left| {{flagIOC|BAR|1984 Summer}}

| 25.13

46.511:10.56
20

|align=left| Rosman Alwi

align=left| {{flagIOC|MAS|1984 Summer}}

| 25.39

47.641:11.03
21

|align=left| Paul Popp

align=left| {{flagIOC|AUT|1984 Summer}}

| 26.05

47.611:11.10
22

|align=left| Lee Fu-hsiang

align=left| {{flagIOC|TPE|1984 Summer}}

| 24.89

46.321:11.12
23

|align=left| Rodolfo Guaves

align=left| {{flagIOC|PHI|1984 Summer}}

| 26.30

48.361:11.61
24

|align=left| Ernest Moodie

align=left| {{flagIOC|CAY|1984 Summer}}

| 26.97

50.061:16.91
data-sort-value=25| —

|align=left| Leon Richardson

align=left| {{flagIOC|ANT|1984 Summer}}

|colspan=2 data-sort-value=89.99| —

data-sort-value=8:99.99| {{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}
rowspan=2 data-sort-value=26| —

|align=left| Gonzalez Carlos Garcia

align=left| {{flagIOC|URU|1984 Summer}}

|colspan=2 data-sort-value=99.99| —

data-sort-value=9:99.99| {{abbr|DNS|Did not start}}
align=left| Muharud Mukasaalign=left| {{flagIOC|UGA|1984 Summer}}

|colspan=2 data-sort-value=99.99| —

data-sort-value=9:99.99| {{abbr|DNS|Did not start}}

References

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{{Footer Olympic Champions Track Time Trial Men}}

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