cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics

{{Infobox Olympic event

| event = Cycling

| games = 1952 Summer

| image = Helsingin olympialaiset 1952.jpg

| caption =

| venues = Käpylä and the surrounding area
Helsinki Velodrome

| date = 28 –31 July 1952 (track)
2 August 1952 (road)

| competitors = 215

| nations = 36

| prev = 1948

| next = 1956

}}

file:Maantiepyöräily Helsingin Olympialaiset 1952.jpg

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/CYC/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055052/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/CYC/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Cycling: 1952 Helsinki Summer Games |access-date=2012-12-26 |work=sports-reference.com}}

Medal summary

=Road cycling=

Road race, Individual
{{DetailsLink|Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|André Noyelle|BEL|1952 Summer}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Robert Grondelaers|BEL|1952 Summer}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Edi Ziegler|GER|1952 Summer}}

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| Road race, Team
{{DetailsLink|Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team road race}}

| {{FlagIOCteam|BEL|1952 Summer}}
Robert Grondelaers
André Noyelle
Lucien Victor

| {{FlagIOCteam|ITA|1952 Summer}}
Dino Bruni
Gianni Ghidini
Vincenzo Zucconelli

| {{FlagIOCteam|FRA|1952 Summer}}
Jacques Anquetil
Claude Rouer
Alfred Tonello

=Track cycling=

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| Pursuit, Team
{{DetailsLink|Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit}}

| {{FlagIOCteam|ITA|1952 Summer}}
Marino Morettini
Loris Campana
Mino de Rossi
Guido Messina

| {{FlagIOCteam|RSA|1952 Summer}}
Alfred Swift
George Estman
Robert Fowler
Thomas Shardelow

| {{FlagIOCteam|GBR|1952 Summer}}
Ronald Stretton
Donald Burgess
George Newberry
Alan Newton

Sprint
{{DetailsLink|Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Enzo Sacchi|ITA|1952 Summer}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Lionel Cox|AUS|1952 Summer}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Werner Potzernheim|GER|1952 Summer}}

Tandem
{{DetailsLink|Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Lionel Cox
and Russell Mockridge|AUS|1952 Summer}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Raymond Robinson
and Thomas Shardelow|RSA|1952 Summer}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Antonio Maspes
and Cesare Pinarello|ITA|1952 Summer}}

Time trial
{{DetailsLink|Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000 m time trial}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Russell Mockridge|AUS|1952 Summer}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Marino Morettini|ITA|1952 Summer}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Raymond Robinson|RSA|1952 Summer}}

Participating nations

215 cyclists from 36 nations competed.

{{flagIOC|ARG|1952 Summer|6}}
{{flagIOC|AUS|1952 Summer|6}}
{{flagIOC|AUT|1952 Summer|4}}
{{flagIOC|BEL|1952 Summer|11}}
{{flagIOC|BUL|1952 Summer|5}}
{{flagIOC|CAN|1952 Summer|2}}
{{flagIOC|CHI|1952 Summer|4}}
{{flagIOC|TCH|1952 Summer|6}}
{{flagIOC|DEN|1952 Summer|13}}
{{flagIOC|FIN|1952 Summer|11}}
{{flagIOC|FRA|1952 Summer|10}}
{{flagIOC|GER|1952 Summer|5}}
{{flagIOC|GBR|1952 Summer|12}}
{{flagIOC|GUA|1952 Summer|5}}
{{flagIOC|HUN|1952 Summer|6}}
{{flagIOC|IND|1952 Summer|5}}
{{flagIOC|ITA|1952 Summer|11}}
{{flagIOC|JPN|1952 Summer|4}}
{{flagIOC|JAM|1952 Summer|1}}
{{flagIOC|LIE|1952 Summer|2}}
{{flagIOC|LUX|1952 Summer|4}}
{{flagIOC|MEX|1952 Summer|4}}
{{flagIOC|NED|1952 Summer|6}}
{{flagIOC|NZL|1952 Summer|2}}
{{flagIOC|NOR|1952 Summer|3}}
{{flagIOC|PAK|1952 Summer|2}}
{{flagIOC|ROM|1952 Summer|5}}
{{flagIOC|RSA|1952 Summer|5}}
{{flagIOC|KOR|1952 Summer|3}}
{{flagIOC|VIE|1952 Summer|4}}
{{flagIOC|URS|1952 Summer|10}}
{{flagIOC|SWE|1952 Summer|8}}
{{flagIOC|SUI|1952 Summer|10}}
{{flagIOC|USA|1952 Summer|9}}
{{flagIOC|URU|1952 Summer|7}}
{{flagIOC|VEN|1952 Summer|4}}

Medal table

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host =

| flag_template = FlagIOCteam

| event = 1952 Summer

| team =

| gold_ITA = 2 | silver_ITA = 2 | bronze_ITA = 1

| gold_AUS = 2 | silver_AUS = 1 | bronze_AUS = 0

| gold_BEL = 2 | silver_BEL = 1 | bronze_BEL = 0

| gold_RSA = 0 | silver_RSA = 2 | bronze_RSA = 1

| gold_FRA = 0 | silver_FRA = 0 | bronze_FRA = 1

| gold_GBR = 0 | silver_GBR = 0 | bronze_GBR = 1

| gold_GER = 0 | silver_GER = 0 | bronze_GER = 2

}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20080411091045/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1952/OR1952.pdf Official Olympic Report]

Category:Events at the 1952 Summer Olympics

1952

Category:1952 in road cycling

Category:1950s in track cycling

Category:1952 in cycle racing