Dates 7-9 August 1948 | Competitors 23 from 23 nations | |
Venue Herne Hill Velodrome, London | ||
The men's sprint cycling event at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place between 7 and 9 August and was one of six events at the 1948 Olympics.
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Format
The first two rounds consisted of single races between pairs of cyclists. The berths in the second round were allocated to the winners from each of the races in the first round, and the winners from each race in the repechage round. Starting with the quarterfinals stage, cyclists were paired once again, this time racing against each other two times, with the winner advancing further in the competition.
First round
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Heat 6
Heat 7
Heat 8
Heat 9
Heat 10
Heat 11
Repechage
According to the official report, Howard Wing from China broke his collar bone after finishing his first round race. Manthos Kaloudis from Greece took his place.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Second round
The race between Jan Hijzelendoorn from the Netherlands and Leonel Rocca from Uruguay was repeated following a protest from Uruguay after the disqualification of Rocca.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 2 re-run
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Heat 6
Heat 7
Heat 8
Quarterfinals
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Semifinals
Heat 1
Heat 2