Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's sprint
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The men's 1000 metre sprint was one of seven track cycling
events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics
programme. Its distance was the second shortest of the individual event distances. The time limit for the race was 1 minute and 45 seconds.
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Track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....
events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, seven track cycling events were contested, all for men only. The weather was poor, flooding the track on occasion. The track was 660 yards long ; some events used full laps of the track; the others used metric distances.-Medal summary:-Medal...
programme. Its distance was the second shortest of the individual event distances. The time limit for the race was 1 minute and 45 seconds.
Heat 1
Place | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
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1 | Victor Johnson Victor Johnson (cyclist) Victor Louis Johnson, Vic Johnson, was a British track cycling racer who, in 1908, won a gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics; became 'World Amateur Sprint Champion' and the 'British National Quarter-mile Champion'.... |
1:33.8 | |
2 | Gerard Bosch van Drakenstein | Unknown | |
3 | Guglielmo Malatesta | Unknown |
Heat 2
Place | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
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1 | Floris Venter | 1:33.2 | |
2 | André Poulain | Unknown | |
3 | John Matthews | Unknown |
Heat 3
Place | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
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1 | Maurice Schilles Maurice Schilles Maurice Schilles was a French track cyclist who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the gold medal in the tandem competition together with his partner André Auffray. In the 5000 metres event he won the silver medal.He also competed in the sprint event... |
1:38.4 | |
2 | Andrew Hansson | Unknown |
Heat 4
Place | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
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1 | Daniel Flynn | 1:30.2 | |
2 | Pierre Seginaud | Unknown | |
3 | Paul Schulze | Unknown | |
4 | Frederick McCarthy | Unknown |
Heat 5
Place | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
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1 | Ernest Payne Ernest Payne Ernest "Ernie" Payne was a British track cycling racer. Born in Worcester, he won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and went on to play football, including two games as an amateur for Manchester United.-Background:Payne was born in a cottage at 221 London Road,... |
1:32.0 | |
2 | Dorus Nijland | Unknown |
Heat 6
Place | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
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— | W. F. Magee | Time limit exceeded | |
Hermann Martens Hermann Martens Hermann Martens was a German track cyclist who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the silver medal together with his teammates Karl Neumer, Max Götze, and Rudolf Katzer in the team pursuit... |
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Johannes van Spengen |
Heat 7
Place | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
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1 | Karl Neumer Karl Neumer Karl Neumer was a German track cycling racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... |
1:33.2 | |
2 | R. Villepontoux | Unknown | |
3 | William Bailey William Bailey William Bailey was an American actor. He appeared in 222 films between 1911 and 1959. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Bailey died in Hollywood, California in 1962 at the age of 76.-Selected filmography:... |
Unknown |
Heat 8
Place | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
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1 | George Cameron | 1:29.4 | |
2 | Philipus Frylink | Unknown | |
3 | Herbert Crowther | Unknown | |
4 | G. Dreyfus | Unknown |
Heat 9
Place | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
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1 | Émile Demangel | 1:35.2 | |
2 | William Morton | Unknown |
Heat 10
Auffray was the only starter in the heat.Place | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
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1 | André Auffray André Auffray André Auffray was a racing cyclist from France.He competed for France in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, United Kingdom in the tandem sprint event where he finished in first place and in the 5000 metres event where he finished in third place.-References:... |
1:23.6 |
Heat 11
Morisetti was the only starter in the heat.Place | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
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1 | Guglielmo Morisetti | 1:21.4 |
Heat 12
Place | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
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1 | Benjamin Jones Benjamin Jones (cyclist) Benjamin "Ben" Jones was a British track cycling racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... |
1:35.0 | |
2 | Émile Marechal | Unknown | |
3 | Bruno Götze | Unknown |
Heat 13
Place | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
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1 | Pierre Texier | 1:31.0 | |
2 | George Summers | Unknown | |
3 | Louis Weintz | Unknown |
Heat 14
Place | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
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1 | J. L. Lavery | 1:41.0 | |
2 | Antonie Gerrits | Unknown |
Heat 15
Place | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
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1 | Clarence Kingsbury Clarence Kingsbury Clarence Brickwood Kingsbury was a British track cyclist who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He belonged to the Paddington and North End cycling clubs.... |
1:27.4 | |
2 | Gaston Delaplane | Unknown |
Heat 16
Place | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
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— | Georges Perrin | Time limit exceeded | |
F. Shore |
Semifinal 1
Place | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
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1 | Victor Johnson | 1:27.4 | |
2 | Karl Neumer | Unknown | |
3 | Floris Venter | Unknown | |
4 | Pierre Texier | Unknown |
Semifinal 2
Place | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
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1 | Maurice Schilles | 1:38.8 | |
2-4 | George Cameron | Unknown | |
Daniel Flynn | Unknown | ||
Ernest Payne | Unknown |
Semifinal 3
Place | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
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1 | Benjamin Jones | 1:40.8 | |
2 | Émile Demangel | Unknown | |
3 | J. L. Lavery | Unknown |
Semifinal 4
Place | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
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1 | Clarence Kingsbury | 1:35.6 | |
2 | Guglielmo Morisetti | Unknown | |
3 | André Auffray | Unknown |
Final
The time limit in the final was exceeded, resulting in the race being declared void and no medals being awarded. Two of the three British riders, Kingsbury and Johnson, did not finish, leaving the race to Jones and the Frenchman, Schilles. According to the Official Report, "the Frenchman apparently won by inches, but the Judge did not officially place the riders."Place | Cyclist | Nation | Time |
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Time limit exceeded | Victor Johnson | NMR | |
Benjamin Jones | |||
Clarence Kingsbury | |||
Maurice Schilles |
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