Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem
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These are the official results of the Men's Tandem Race at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany held on 3 to 4 September 1972. There were 28 participants from 14 countries.[1]
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VenueOlympic Velodrome, Munich
Date3–4 September 1972
Competitors28 from 14 nations
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| Venue | Olympic Velodrome, Munich | ||||||||||||
| Date | 3–4 September 1972 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 28 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
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Competition format
This tandem bicycle competition involved a series of head-to-head matches. The 1972 competition involved six rounds: four main rounds (first round, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals) as well as a two-round repechage after the first round.[2]
- First round: The 14 teams were divided into 7 heats of 2 cyclists each. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the quarterfinal (7 teams); the loser went to the repechage (7 teams).
- Repechage: This was a two-round repechage. The repechage began with 3 heats of 2 or 3 teams each. The top team in each heat advanced to the second round, while the other team or teams in each heat were eliminated. The second round of this repechage featured a single heats of 3 teams, with the winner advancing to the quarterfinals and the losers eliminated.
- Quarterfinals: Beginning with the quarterfinals, all matches were one-on-one competitions and were held in best-of-three format. There were 4 quarterfinals, with the winner of each advancing to the semifinals and the loser eliminated.
- Semifinals: The two semifinals provided for advancement to the gold medal final for winners and to the bronze medal final for losers.
- Finals: Both a gold medal final and a bronze medal final were held.
Results
First round
First round heat 1
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
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| 1 |  East Germany | 11.66 | Q | |
| 2 |  Great Britain | – | R |
First round heat 2
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  West Germany | 11.27 | Q | |
| 2 |  Belgium | – | R |
First round heat 3
First round heat 4
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
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| 1 |  Soviet Union | 10.37 | Q | |
| 2 |  United States | – | R |
First round heat 5
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands | 10.55 | Q | |
| 2 |  Colombia | – | R |
First round heat 6
First round heat 7
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
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| 1 |  Czechoslovakia | 10.97 | Q | |
| 2 |  Jamaica | – | R |
Repechage heats
Repechage heat 1
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | Unknown | Q | |
| 2 |  Japan | – |
Repechage heat 2
Repechage heat 3
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 10.97 | Q | |
| 2 | United States | – | ||
| 3 | Colombia | – |
Repechage final
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 10.94 | Q | |
| 2 |  Italy | – | ||
| 3 | Great Britain | – |
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinal 1
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
| 1 | East Germany | 10.75 | 1 | 10.80 | 1 | N/a | Q | ||
| 2 | Belgium | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||
Quarterfinal 2
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
| 1 |  Poland | 10.57 | 1 | 10.46 | 1 | N/a | Q | ||
| 2 | West Germany | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||
Quarterfinal 3
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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| Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
| 1 |  France | 10.69 | 1 | 10.62 | 1 | N/a | Q | ||
| 2 | Netherlands | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||
Quarterfinal 4
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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| Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
| 1 | Soviet Union | 10.66 | 1 | 10.53 | 1 | N/a | Q | ||
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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| Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
| 1 | East Germany | 10.54 | 1 | 10.91 | 1 | N/a | Q | ||
| 2 | Poland | – | 2 | – | 2 | B | |||
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
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| Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
| 1 | Soviet Union | 10.66 | 1 | 10.51 | 1 | N/a | Q | ||
| 2 | France | – | 2 | – | 2 | B | |||
Finals
Bronze medal match
Final
| Rank | Cyclists | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | |||
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| Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | |||
 | Soviet Union | – | 2 | 10.52 | 1 | 10.60 | 1 | |
 | East Germany | 10.68 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | |
Final classification
| RANK | NAME CYCLISTS | NATION |
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Igor Tselovalnikov / Vladimir Semenets | Soviet Union |
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Jürgen Geschke / Werner Otto | East Germany |
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Andrzej Bek / Benedykt Kocot | Poland |
| 4. | Daniel Morelon / Pierre Trentin | France |
| 5. | Manu Snellinx / Noël Soetaert | Belgium |
| 6. | Jürgen Barth / Rainer Müller | West Germany |
| 7. | Klaas Balk / Peter van Doorn | Netherlands |
| 8. | Ivan Kučírek / Vladimír Popelka | Czechoslovakia |
| 9. | Dino Verzini / Giorgio Rossi | Italy |
| 10. | David Rowe / Geoff Cooke | Great Britain |
| 11. | Honson Chin / Howard Fenton | Jamaica |
| 12. | Yaichi Numata / Yoshikazu Cho | Japan |
| 13. | Jeffrey Spencer / Ralph Therrio | United States |
| 14. | Jairo Díaz / Rafael Narváez | Colombia |