cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
{{Short description|Sports event at the Olympic Games}}
{{use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox Olympic event
| event = Cycling
| games = 1948 Summer
| image = Olympic rings without rims.svg
| image_size = 150px
| caption =
| venues = Windsor Great Park
Herne Hill Velodrome
| date = 7 –11 August 1948
| competitors = 188
| nations = 33
| prev = 1936
| next = 1952
}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/CYC/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417054534/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/CYC/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Cycling at the 1948 London Summer Games |access-date=15 July 2014 |work=sports-reference.com}} 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.
Medal summary
=Road cycling=
| {{MedalistTable| width=225|labelwidth=200}} |
| Road race, Individual {{DetailsLink|Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|José Beyaert|FRA|1948 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Gerrit Voorting|NED|1948 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Lode Wouters|BEL|1948 Summer}} |
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| Road race, Team | {{FlagIOCteam|BEL|1948 Summer}} | {{FlagIOCteam|GBR|1948 Summer}} | {{FlagIOCteam|FRA|1948 Summer}} |
=Track cycling=
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| valign="top"
| Pursuit, Team | {{FlagIOCteam|FRA|1948 Summer}} | {{FlagIOCteam|ITA|1948 Summer}} | {{FlagIOCteam|GBR|1948 Summer}} |
| Sprint {{DetailsLink|Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Mario Ghella|ITA|1948 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Reg Harris|GBR|1948 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Axel Schandorff|DEN|1948 Summer}} |
| Tandem {{DetailsLink|Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Renato Perona |{{flagIOCathlete|Alan Bannister |{{flagIOCathlete|Gaston Dron |
| Time trial {{DetailsLink|Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000m time trial}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Jacques Dupont|FRA|1948 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Pierre Nihant|BEL|1948 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Tommy Godwin|GBR|1948 Summer}} |
Participating nations
File:Reg Harris wins quarter final of 1000m cycle race, Olympic Games, London, 1948.jpg wins the quarter-final of the 1000m time trial]]
188 cyclists from 33 nations competed.
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- {{flagIOC|ARG|1948 Summer|12}}
- {{flagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer|6}}
- {{flagIOC|AUT|1948 Summer|8}}
- {{flagIOC|BEL|1948 Summer|12}}
- {{flagIOC|CAN|1948 Summer|6}}
- {{flagIOC|ROC|1948 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|CUB|1948 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|DEN|1948 Summer|11}}
- {{flagIOC|FIN|1948 Summer|5}}
- {{flagIOC|FRA|1948 Summer|11}}
- {{flagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer|10}}
- {{flagIOC|GRE|1948 Summer|3}}
- {{flagIOC|GUY|1948 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|IND|1948 Summer|9}}
- {{flagIOC|ITA|1948 Summer|12}}
- {{flagIOC|KOR|1948 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIOC|LUX|1948 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIOC|MEX|1948 Summer|5}}
- {{flagIOC|NED|1948 Summer|9}}
- {{flagIOC|NZL|1948 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|NOR|1948 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIOC|PAK|1948 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIOC|PER|1948 Summer|3}}
- {{flagIOC|RSA|1948 Summer|3}}
- {{flagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIOC|SUI|1948 Summer|11}}
- {{flagIOC|TTO|1948 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|TUR|1948 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIOC|USA|1948 Summer|9}}
- {{flagIOC|URU|1948 Summer|9}}
- {{flagIOC|VEN|1948 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|YUG|1948 Summer|4}}
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Medal table
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = FlagIOC
| event = 1948 Summer
| team =
| gold_FRA = 3 | silver_FRA = 0 | bronze_FRA = 2
| gold_ITA = 2 | silver_ITA = 1 | bronze_ITA = 0
| gold_BEL = 1 | silver_BEL = 1 | bronze_BEL = 1
| gold_GBR = 0 | silver_GBR = 3 | bronze_GBR = 2
| gold_NED = 0 | silver_NED = 1 | bronze_NED = 0
| gold_DEN = 0 | silver_DEN = 0 | bronze_DEN = 1
}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060622162855/http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Report]
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{{Cycling at the Summer Olympics}}
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Category:Events at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Category:Cycle racing in London