Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit

The men's team pursuit at the 1928 Summer Olympics took place at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam.[1]

Men's team pursuit
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Competitors48 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Italy
Cesare Facciani, Giacomo Gaioni, Mario Lusiani, Luigi Tasselli
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Netherlands
Johannes Maas, Piet van der Horst, Janus Braspennincx, Jan Pijnenburg
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Great Britain
George Southall, Harry Wyld, Leonard Wyld, Percy Wyld
← 1924
1932 →

This track cycling event consisted of multiple rounds. Cyclists competed in teams of four. The event was a single elimination tournament, with a third-place race between the semifinal losers.

Team rosters

Source:[1][2][3]

Match round

Source:[2]

Round 1

Match 2
RankNation
1 Q  France
2  Chile

Match 4
RankNation
1 Q  Italy
2  Latvia

Match 6
RankNation
1 Q  Germany
2 q[5]  Canada

Round 2

Match 2
RankNation
1 Q  Netherlands
2  Poland

Match 4
RankNation
1 Q  Italy
2  Germany

Semifinals

Semifinal 2
RankNation
1 Q  Netherlands
2  France

Medal matches

Bronze medal match
RankNation
1 ( )  Great Britain
2 (4th)  France

References

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