Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint
The men's sprint was one of the cycling events in the 1896 Summer Olympics. It was held on 11 April. It was the second event that day. The sprint was 6 laps around the track and was 2 kilometres long. There were 4 Cyclists from 3 Nations. The sprint was was won by Paul Masson of France. His teammate, Léon Flameng, was in 3rd place. Stamatios Nikolopoulos of Greece was in 2nd place.
| Men's sprint at the Games of the I Olympiad | |||||||
| Venue | Neo Phaliron Velodrome | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 11 April 1896 | ||||||
| Competitors | 4 from 3 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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| 1900» | |||||||
Background
changeThe sprint was the first time this event happened. The event was at every Summer Olympics except 1904 and 1912.[1]
Competition
changeThe event was a single race. All 4 racers started together. The race was 2 kilometers. The track was 1⁄3 kilometres long, so every racer did 6 laps.[1][2]
Schedule
changeThe exact time that the event happened was not known.
| Date | Time | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregorian | Julian | ||
| Saturday, 11 April 1896 | Saturday, 30 March 1896 | Final | |
Results
changeThe race was very slow. Rosemeyer had to stop because his bike stopped working. At the end of the race, Masson passed Nikolopoulos. He won by 15 meters. Flameng was very far behind, and was in third place.
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Paul Masson |  France
|
4:58.2 |
|
Stamatios Nikolopoulos |  Greece
|
5:00.2 |
|
Léon Flameng | France
|
Unknown |
| — | Joseph Rosemeyer |  Germany
|
DNF |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sprint, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ↑ Official Report, p. 98.
- Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J.; Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at [1] Archived 2008-05-27 at the Wayback Machine)
- Mallon, Bill; Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at [2] Archived 2008-04-11 at the Wayback Machine)
- Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.