Dates 7-11 August 1948 | Competitors 20 from 10 nations | |
Venue Herne Hill Velodrome, London | ||
The men's tandem cycling event at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place between 7 and 11 August and was one of six events at the 1948 Olympics.
Contents
First round
The first round took place on 7 August. The winners from each heat advanced to the quarterfinals. The losing pairs competed in the repechage round.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Repechage
The repechage round took place on 7 August. The winners from each plus the fastest losing team advanced to the quarterfinals.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinal round took place on 9 August. The winners from each heat advanced to the semifinals.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Semifinals
The semifinal round took place on 9 August. The winners from each heat competed for the gold medal. The remaining teams competed for the bronze.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Final
The final races took place on 11 August and consisted of two best-of-three series. Italy won the gold medal series against the British team 2–1, while France took home the bronce against Switzerland by winning their series 2–0.
Gold medal race
Bronze medal race