Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Cycling
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
VenuesAvus motor road
Berliner Sport-Club Stadium
Deutschlandhalle
Date6 –8 August 1936
Competitors175 from 30 nations

The cycling competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only.[1]

Medal summary

Road cycling

Games Gold Silver Bronze
Road race, Individual
Robert Charpentier
 France
Guy Lapébie
 France
Ernst Nievergelt
 Switzerland
Road race, Team
 France
Robert Charpentier
Robert Dorgebray
Guy Lapébie
 Switzerland
Edgar Buchwalder
Ernst Nievergelt
Kurt Ott
 Belgium
Auguste Garrebeek
Armand Putzeys
François Vandermotte

Track cycling

Games Gold Silver Bronze
Pursuit, team
 France
Roger-Jean Le Nizerhy
Robert Charpentier
Jean Goujon
Guy Lapébie
 Italy
Severino Rigoni
Bianco Bianchi
Mario Gentili
Armando Latini
 Great Britain
Ernie Mills
Harry Hill
Ernest Johnson
Charles King
Sprint
Toni Merkens
 Germany
Arie van Vliet
 Netherlands
Louis Chaillot
 France
Tandem
Ernst Ihbe
and Carl Lorenz
 Germany
Bernhard Leene
and Hendrik Ooms
 Netherlands
Pierre Georget
and Georges Maton
 France
1000m time trial
Arie van Vliet
 Netherlands
Pierre Georget
 France
Rudolf Karsch
 Germany

Participating nations

175 cyclists from 30 nations competed.[1]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France3227
2 Germany2013
3 Netherlands1203
4 Switzerland0112
5 Italy0101
6 Belgium0011
 Great Britain0011
Totals (7 entries)66618

References

  1. ^ a b "Cycling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2014.