Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem
Cycling - Men's tandem at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Melbourne | |||||||||
Dates | 3-6 December 1956 | |||||||||
Competitors | 20 from 10 nations | |||||||||
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The men's tandem was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, held from 3 to 6 December 1956.[2] There were 20 participants from 10 nations. The winner of each heat qualified for the quarterfinals, the losers for the repechages.
Final classification
Rank | Name | Nationality |
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Anthony Marchant Ian Browne | Australia | |
Ladislav Fouček Václav Machek | Czechoslovakia | |
Cesare Pinarello Giuseppe Ogna | Italy | |
4 | Eric Thompson Peter Brotherton | Great Britain |
5 | André Gruchet Robert Vidal | France |
Ritchie Johnston Warren Johnston | New Zealand | |
Raymond Robinson Thomas Shardelow | South Africa | |
Donald Ferguson James Rossi | United States | |
9 | Rostislav Vargashkin Vladimir Leonov | Soviet Union |
Fritz Neuser Günther Ziegler | United Team of Germany |
References
External links
- Official Report