Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's track time trial

The men's track time trial cycling event at the 1932 Summer Olympics took place on August 1.[1] Nine cyclists from nine nations competed, with each nation limited to one cyclist.[2] The event was won by Dunc Gray of Australia, the nation's first victory in the men's track time trial. Gray was the first man to win two medals in the event, adding the gold to his 1928 bronze. Jacques van Egmond gave the Netherlands its second consecutive silver medal in the event. Charles Rampelberg of France took bronze, the nation's first medal since 1896 (36 years but only two appearances of the event before).

Cycling - Men's track time trial
at the Games of the X Olympiad
Track cycling pictogram
VenueRose Bowl, Pasadena
DateAugust 1
Competitors9 from 9 nations
Winning time1:13.0 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)Dunc Gray
 Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Jacques van Egmond
 Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Charles Rampelberg
 France
← 1928
1936 →

Background

This was the third appearance of the event, which had previously been held in 1896 and 1928. It would be held every Games until being dropped from the programme after 2004. The only returning cyclist from 1928 was bronze medalist Dunc Gray of Australia. Gray had the flu shortly before the competition, but received a "miracle drug" from his coach containing brandy.[2]

Mexico and the United States each made their debut in the men's track time trial. France and Great Britain each made their third 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.[2][3][4]

Records

The following was the Olympic record prior to the competition.

World recordUnknownUnknown* UnknownUnknown
Olympic record  Willy Hansen (DEN)1:15.2 Amsterdam, Netherlands5 August 1928

* World records were not tracked by the UCI until 1949.

Dunc Gray set the new Olympic record at 1:13.0. The top five cyclists all beat the old record.

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Monday, 1 August 193219:30Final

Results

RankCyclistNationLap 1Lap 2TimeNotes
Dunc Gray  Australia27.752.51:13.0OR
Jacques van Egmond  Netherlands30.254.61:13.3
Charles Rampelberg  France27.952.41:13.4
4William Harvell  Great Britain28.654.31:14.7
Luigi Consonni  Italy27.953.21:14.7
6Lew Rush  Canada28.154.11:15.6
7Harald Christensen  Denmark29.555.01:16.0
8Bernard Mammes  United States29.056.01:18.0
9Ernesto Grobet  Mexico31.91:00.11:25.2

References


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