The cycling competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only.[1] The track cycling events were held at the Herne Hill Velodrome in south London. The road race events were held in Windsor Great Park, south of Windsor.
| Cycling at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
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| Venues | Windsor Great Park Herne Hill Velodrome |
| Date | 7 –11 August 1948 |
| Competitors | 188 from 33 nations |
Medal summary
editRoad cycling
edit| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road race, Individual |
José Beyaert France |
Gerrit Voorting Netherlands |
Lode Wouters Belgium |
| Road race, Team |
Belgium (BEL) Léon Delathouwer Eugène van Roosbroeck Lode Wouters |
Great Britain (GBR) Robert John Maitland Ian Scott Gordon Thomas Ernie Clements |
France (FRA) José Beyaert Jacques Dupont Alain Moineau |
Track cycling
edit| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pursuit, Team |
France (FRA) Fernand Decanali Pierre Adam Serge Blusson Charles Coste |
Italy (ITA) Rino Pucci Arnaldo Benfenati Guido Bernardi Anselmo Citterio |
Great Britain (GBR) Wilfred Waters Robert Geldard Tommy Godwin David Ricketts |
| Sprint |
Mario Ghella Italy |
Reg Harris Great Britain |
Axel Schandorff Denmark |
| Tandem |
Renato Perona and Ferdinando Teruzzi (ITA) |
Alan Bannister and Reg Harris (GBR) |
Gaston Dron and René Faye (FRA) |
| Time trial |
Jacques Dupont France |
Pierre Nihant Belgium |
Tommy Godwin Great Britain |
Participating nations
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188 cyclists from 33 nations competed.[1]
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Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Cycling at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2014.