Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem

The men's tandem event was part of the track cycling programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1]

Men's tandem
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueVélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg
Dates9–10 August
Competitors22 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)Thomas Lance, Harry Ryan
 Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s)William Smith, James Walker
 South Africa
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Frans de Vreng and Piet Ikelaar
 Netherlands
← 1908
1924 →

Results

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

PlaceCyclistsTimeQual.
1  Piet Ikelaar and Frans de Vreng (NED)12.6Q
2  Henry Andersen and Axel Hansen (DEN)
3  William Ormston and Herbert Lee (GBR)

Quarterfinal 2

PlaceCyclistsTimeQual.
1  William Smith and James Walker (RSA)13.0Q
2  John Verhoeven and Léonard Daghelinckx (BEL)
3  Pieter Beets and Tjabel Boonstra (NED)

Quarterfinal 3

PlaceCyclistsTimeQual.
1  Harry Ryan and Thomas Lance (GBR)12.0Q
2  Sammy Goosen and George Thursfield (RSA)
3  Henri Bellivier and Georges Perrin (FRA)

Quarterfinal 4

PlaceCyclistsTimeQual.
1  William Stewart and Cyril Alden (GBR)15.6Q
2  Frans Verschueren and Gustave Claessen (BEL)DNF

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

PlaceCyclistsTimeQual.
1  Harry Ryan and Thomas Lance (GBR)11.6Q
2  Piet Ikelaar and Frans de Vreng (NED)

Semifinal 2

PlaceCyclistsTimeQual.
1  William Smith and James Walker (RSA)12.6Q
2  William Stewart and Cyril Alden (GBR)

Final

PlaceCyclistsTime
1  Harry Ryan and Thomas Lance (GBR)11.2
2  William Smith and James Walker (RSA)

Bronze medal match

PlaceCyclistsTime
3  Piet Ikelaar and Frans de Vreng (NED)
4  William Stewart and Cyril Alden (GBR)DNF

References

External links

  • Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2007.