Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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The cycling
competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics
in Munich
consisted of two road cycling
events and five track cycling
events, all for men only.
Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
consisted of two road cycling
Road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...
events and five track cycling
Track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....
events, all for men only.
Medal table
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal summary
| Individual road race | no medal awarded | ||
| Team time trial | Valery Yardy Valery Yardy Valery Nikolayevich Yardy was a Chuvash Olympic cyclist, who won a gold medal in the team race at the 1972 Summer Olympics for the USSR. He trained at the Armed Forces sports society... Gennady Komnatov Valery Likhachov Boris Shukov |
Ryszard Szurkowski Ryszard Szurkowski Ryszard Jan Szurkowski is a retired road bicycle racer from Poland.He won twice Olympic silver medal in team time trial at Munich 1972 and Montreal 1976.... Edward Barcik Lucjan Lis Stanisław Szozda |
no medal awarded |
| 1000m time trial | |||
| Sprint | |||
| Tandem | Vladimir Semenets Igor Tselovalnykov |
Jürgen Geschke Jürgen Geschke Hans-Jürgen Geschke is a retired track cyclist from East Germany, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972. After having won the silver medal in the Men's Tandem, alongside Werner Otto, he claimed the bronze medal in the Men's 1.000m Sprint at the... Werner Otto Werner Otto Werner Otto is a retired track cyclist from East Germany, who represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. There he won the silver medal in the Men's Tandem, alongside Jürgen Geschke.... |
Andrzej Bek Benedykt Kocot |
| Individual pursuit | |||
| Team pursuit | Günther Schumacher Günther Schumacher Günther Schumacher is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer born in East Germany, who was a professional rider from 1977 to 1984... Jürgen Colombo Jürgen Colombo Jürgen Colombo is a retired track cyclist from West Germany, who won the gold medal in the Men's 4.000 Team Pursuit at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, alongside Günther Schumacher, Günter Haritz, and Udo Hempel.-References:... Günter Haritz Günter Haritz Günter Haritz is a retired road and track cyclist from West Germany, who won the gold medal in the Men's 4.000 Team Pursuit at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, alongside Günther Schumacher, Jürgen Colombo, and Udo Hempel... Udo Hempel Udo Hempel Udo Hempel is a retired road and track cyclist from West Germany, who won the gold medal in the Men's 4.000 Team Pursuit at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, alongside Günther Schumacher, Jürgen Colombo, and Günter Haritz. In the 1968 Summer Olympics, he had already won silver in the same event... |
Uwe Unterwalder Thomas Huschke Heinz Richter Heinz Richter (cyclist) Heinz Richter , is a German former track cyclist, who won the silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and 13 championships. He competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin/Sportvereinigung Dynamo.- References :... Herbert Richter |
William Moore Michael Bennett Ian Hallam Ronald Keeble |