Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint
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The men's sprint at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, was held on 1 to 2 September 1972. There were 51 entrants from 30 nations; 5 withdrawals left 46 competitors from 27 nations.[1] Nations were limited to two cyclists each. The event was won by Daniel Morelon of France, successfully defending his 1968 title and becoming the first man to win three medals in the event (with his 1964 bronze). It was France's seventh gold medal in the event, most in the world. Silver went to John Nicholson of Australia, taking the nation's first medal in the men's sprint since 1956. Omar Pkhakadze, who had finished fourth in 1968, won the bronze this time for the Soviet Union's first medal in the event. Italy's six-Games medal streak was broken.
VenueMunich, West Germany
Dates1–2 September 1972
Competitors46 from 27 nations
| Men's sprint at the Games of the XX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Daniel Morelon (2011) | ||||||||||
| Venue | Munich, West Germany | |||||||||
| Dates | 1–2 September 1972 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 46 from 27 nations | |||||||||
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Background
This was the 15th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1904 and 1912. Two quarterfinalists from 1968 returned: gold medalist (and 1964 bronze medalist) Daniel Morelon of France and fourth-place finisher Omar Pkhakadze of the Soviet Union. Morelon was heavily favored to repeat, with three world championships and two Grand Prix de Paris wins since his 1968 gold medal.[2]
The Bahamas and Malaysia each made their debut in the men's sprint; East Germany competed separately for the first time. France made its 15th appearance, the only nation to have competed at every appearance of the event.
Competition format
This sprint competition involved a series of head-to-head matches. The 1972 competition involved ten rounds: six main rounds (first round, second round, 1/8 finals, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals) as well as three repechages after the first three main rounds; the third repechage was a two-round repechage.[3]
- First round: The 51 entrants were divided into 17 heats of 3 cyclists each. Withdrawals left some heats with only 2 competitors. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the second round (17 cyclists), while all other cyclists who competed were sent to the first repechage (29 cyclists).
- First repechage: The 29 cyclists were divided into 12 heats, each with 2 or 3 cyclists. The winner of each heat advanced to the second round (12 cyclists), while all others were eliminated (17 cyclists, including those who did not start).
- Second round: The 29 cyclists who advanced through the first round or first repechage were divided into 10 heats; all heats had 3 cyclists except heat 1, which had only 2. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the third round, the 1/8 finals (10 cyclists), while all others went to the second repechage (19 cyclists).
- Second repechage: The 19 cyclists from the second round were divided into 8 heats, with 2 or 3 cyclists per heat. Winners advanced to the 1/8 finals (8 cyclists), while all others were eliminated (11 cyclists).
- 1/8 finals: The 18 cyclists who advanced through the first two rounds (including repechages) competed in a 1/8 finals round. There were 6 heats in this round, with 3 cyclists in each. The top cyclist in each heat advanced to the quarterfinals (6 cyclists), while the other 2 in each heat went to the third repechage (12 cyclists).
- Third repechage: This was a two-round repechage. The repechage began with 4 heats of 3 cyclists each. The top cyclist in each heat advanced to the second round, while the other 2 cyclists in each heat were eliminated. The second round of this repechage featured 2 heats of 2 cyclists each, with the winners 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.
Records
The records for the sprint are 200 metre flying time trial records, kept for the qualifying round in later Games as well as for the finish of races.
| World record |  Omar Pkhakadze (URS) | 10.61 | Mexico City, Mexico | 22 October 1967 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic record |  Leijn Loevesijn (NED) | 10.66 | Mexico City, Mexico | 18 October 1968 |
No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.
Schedule
All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 1 September 1972 | 11:19 12:29 15:59 16:50 20:00 21:11 | Round 1 First repechage Round 2 Second repechage 1/8 finals Third repechage heats Third repechage finals |
| Saturday, 2 September 1972 | 17:58 20:51 21:52 | Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
Results
First round
First round heat 1
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Morelon |  France | 11.71 | Q |
| 2 | Hector Edwards |  Barbados | – | R |
| 3 | Suriya Chiarasapawong |  Thailand | – | R |
First round heat 2
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serhiy Kravtsov | Soviet Union | 11.83 | Q |
| 2 | Taworn Tarwan | Thailand | – | R |
| 3 | Shue Ming-fa |  Chinese Taipei | – | R |
First round heat 3
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Kučírek |  Czechoslovakia | 11.78 | Q |
| 2 | Winston Attong |  Trinidad and Tobago | – | R |
| 3 | Kensley Reece | Barbados | – | R |
First round heat 4
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gérard Quintyn | France | 11.40 | Q |
| 2 | Yoshikazu Cho |  Japan | – | R |
| 3 | Jeffrey Spencer |  United States | – | R |
First round heat 5
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ezio Cardi |  Italy | 11.92 | Q |
| 2 | Félix Suárez |  Spain | – | R |
| 3 | Daud Ibrahim |  Malaysia | – | R |
First round heat 6
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Nicholson |  Australia | 11.20 | Q |
| 2 | Ed McRae |  Canada | – | R |
| – | Mabruk Ilmarimi Mah |  Lebanon | DNS |
First round heat 7
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter van Doorn | Netherlands | 11.58 | Q |
| 2 | Yaichi Numata | Japan | – | R |
| – | Ahmed Abdussal Gariani | Lebanon | DNS |
First round heat 8
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omar Pkhakadze | Soviet Union | 11.64 | Q |
| 2 | Andrzej Bek |  Poland | – | R |
| 3 | Honson Chin |  Jamaica | – | R |
First round heat 9
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jürgen Geschke |  East Germany | 11.52 | Q |
| 2 | Jairo Díaz |  Colombia | – | R |
| – | Behrouz Rahbar |  Iran | DNS |
First round heat 10
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karl Köther |  West Germany | 11.30 | Q |
| 2 | Peder Pedersen |  Denmark | – | R |
| – | Gholamhosain Koohi | Iran | DNS |
First round heat 11
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimír Vačkář | Czechoslovakia | 11.89 | Q |
| 2 | Klaas Balk | Netherlands | – | R |
| 3 | Carlos Galeano | Colombia | – | R |
First round heat 12
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massimo Marino | Italy | 11.83 | Q |
| 2 | Roger Young | United States | – | R |
| 3 | Geoffrey Burnside |  Bahamas | – | R |
First round heat 13
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dieter Berkmann | West Germany | 11.71 | Q |
| 2 | Leslie King | Trinidad and Tobago | – | R |
| 3 | Arturo Cambroni |  Mexico | – | R |
First round heat 14
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niels Fredborg | Denmark | 12.16 | Q |
| 2 | Maurice Hugh-Sam | Jamaica | – | R |
| – | Harry Kent |  New Zealand | DNS |
First round heat 15
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benedykt Kocot | Poland | 11.44 | Q |
| 2 | Geoff Cooke |  Great Britain | – | R |
| 3 | Manu Snellinx |  Belgium | – | R |
First round heat 16
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reybaud |  Argentina | 11.50 | Q |
| 2 | Werner Otto | East Germany | – | R |
| 3 | Ernie Crutchlow | Great Britain | – | R |
First round heat 17
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Maveau | Belgium | Unknown | Q |
| 2 | Víctor Limba | Argentina | – | R |
| 3 | Neville Hunte |  Guyana | – | R |
First repechage
First repechage heat 1
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffrey Spencer | United States | 12.46 | Q |
| 2 | Hector Edwards | Barbados | – |
First repechage heat 2
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leslie King | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.62 | Q |
| 2 | Werner Otto | East Germany | – | |
| 3 | Suriya Chiarasapawong | Thailand | – |
First repechage heat 3
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neville Hunte | Guyana | 11.54 | Q |
| 2 | Taworn Tarwan | Thailand | – | |
| 3 | Manu Snellinx | Belgium | – |
First repechage heat 4
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshikazu Cho | Japan | 11.17 | Q |
| 2 | Félix Suárez | Spain | – | |
| 3 | Shue Ming-fa | Chinese Taipei | – |
First repechage heat 5
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Crutchlow | Great Britain | 11.41 | Q |
| 2 | Jairo Díaz | Colombia | – | |
| 3 | Winston Attong | Trinidad and Tobago | – |
First repechage heat 6
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Young | United States | 11.99 | Q |
| 2 | Kensley Reece | Barbados | – |
First repechage heat 7
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klaas Balk | Netherlands | 12.02 | Q |
| 2 | Maurice Hugh-Sam | Jamaica | – | |
| 3 | Daud Ibrahim | Malaysia | – |
First repechage heat 8
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honson Chin | Jamaica | 11.90 | Q |
| 2 | Yaichi Numata | Japan | – |
First repechage heat 9
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed McRae | Canada | Unknown | Q |
| 2 | Víctor Limba | Argentina | – |
First repechage heat 10
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrzej Bek | Poland | 11.86 | Q |
| 2 | Arturo Cambroni | Mexico | – |
First repechage heat 11
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peder Pedersen | Denmark | 11.34 | Q |
| 2 | Geoffery Burnside | Bahamas | – |
First repechage heat 12
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoff Cooke | Great Britain | 12.27 | Q |
| 2 | Carlos Galeano | Colombia | – |
Second round
Second round heat 1
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Morelon | France | 12.26 | Q |
| 2 | Neville Hunte | Guyana | – | R |
Second round heat 2
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serhiy Kravtsov | Soviet Union | 11.35 | Q |
| 2 | Geoff Cooke | Great Britain | – | R |
| 3 | Jeffrey Spencer | United States | – | R |
Second round heat 3
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leslie King | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.77 | Q |
| 2 | Ivan Kučírek | Czechoslovakia | – | R |
| 3 | Roger Young | United States | – | R |
Second round heat 4
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gérard Quintyn | France | Unknown | Q |
| 2 | Carlos Reybaud | Argentina | – | R |
| 3 | Klaas Balk | Netherlands | – | R |
Second round heat 5
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimír Vačkář | Czechoslovakia | 11.83 | Q |
| 2 | Ezio Cardi | Italy | – | R |
| 3 | Andrzej Bek | Poland | – | R |
Second round heat 6
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Nicholson | Australia | 11.92 | Q |
| 2 | Niels Fredborg | Denmark | – | R |
| 3 | Honson Chin | Jamaica | – | R |
Second round heat 7
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peder Pedersen | Denmark | 11.69 | Q |
| 2 | Dieter Berkmann | West Germany | – | R |
| 3 | Peter van Doorn | Netherlands | – | R |
Second round heat 8
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Maveau | Belgium | 11.98 | Q |
| 2 | Omar Pkhakadze | Soviet Union | – | R |
| 3 | Ed McRae | Canada | – | R |
Second round heat 9
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jürgen Geschke | East Germany | 11.53 | Q |
| 2 | Benedykt Kocot | Poland | – | R |
| 3 | Ernie Crutchlow | Great Britain | – | R |
Second round heat 10
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karl Köther | West Germany | 11.37 | Q |
| 2 | Yoshikazu Cho | Japan | – | R |
| 3 | Massimo Marino | Italy | – | R |
Second repechage
Second repechage heat 1
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Kučírek | Czechoslovakia | 12.27 | Q |
| 2 | Jeffrey Spencer | United States | – |
Second repechage heat 2
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klaas Balk | Netherlands | 11.68 | Q |
| 2 | Benedykt Kocot | Poland | – |
Second repechage heat 3
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ezio Cardi | Italy | 11.93 | Q |
| 2 | Roger Young | United States | – |
Second repechage heat 4
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrzej Bek | Poland | 11.87 | Q |
| 2 | Dieter Berkmann | West Germany | – |
Second repechage heat 5
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niels Fredborg | Denmark | 11.96 | Q |
| 2 | Honson Chin | Jamaica | – |
Second repechage heat 6
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omar Pkhakadze | Soviet Union | 11.56 | Q |
| 2 | Ernie Crutchlow | Great Britain | – | |
| 3 | Neville Hunte | Guyana | – |
Second repechage heat 7
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter van Doorn | Netherlands | 11.74 | Q |
| 2 | Yoshikazu Cho | Japan | – | |
| 3 | Ed McRae | Canada | – |
Second repechage heat 8
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massimo Marino | Italy | 11.68 | Q |
| 2 | Carlos Reybaud | Argentina | – | |
| 3 | Geoff Cooke | Great Britain | – |
1/8 finals
1/8 final 1
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Morelon | France | 12.26 | Q |
| 2 | Niels Fredborg | Denmark | – | R |
| 3 | Peter van Doorn | Netherlands | – | R |
1/8 final 2
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klaas Balk | Netherlands | 11.48 | Q |
| 2 | Andrzej Bek | Poland | – | R |
| 3 | Serhiy Kravtsov | Soviet Union | – | R |
1/8 final 3
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massimo Marino | Italy | 11.40 | Q |
| 2 | Robert Maveau | Belgium | – | R |
| 3 | Gérard Quintyn | France | – | R |
1/8 final 4
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omar Pkhakadze | Soviet Union | 11.43 | Q |
| 2 | Karl Köther | West Germany | – | R |
| 3 | Vladimír Vačkář | Czechoslovakia | – | R |
1/8 final 5
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jürgen Geschke | East Germany | 11.42 | Q |
| 2 | Ezio Cardi | Italy | – | R |
| 3 | Leslie King | Trinidad and Tobago | – | R |
1/8 final 6
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Nicholson | Australia | 11.67 | Q |
| 2 | Ivan Kučírek | Czechoslovakia | – | R |
| 3 | Peder Pedersen | Denmark | – | R |
Third repechage heats
Third repechage heat 1
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niels Fredborg | Denmark | 11.91 | Q |
| 2 | Ivan Kučírek | Czechoslovakia | – | |
| 3 | Gérard Quintyn | France | – |
Third repechage heat 2
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter van Doorn | Netherlands | 11.59 | Q |
| 2 | Robert Maveau | Belgium | – | |
| 3 | Ezio Cardi | Italy | – |
Third repechage heat 3
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karl Köther | West Germany | 11.40 | Q |
| 2 | Leslie King | Trinidad and Tobago | – | |
| 3 | Serhiy Kravtsov | Soviet Union | – |
Third repechage heat 4
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimír Vačkář | Czechoslovakia | 11.46 | Q |
| 2 | Peder Pedersen | Denmark | – | |
| 3 | Andrzej Bek | Poland | – |
Third repechage finals
Third repechage final 1
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niels Fredborg | Denmark | 11.59 | Q |
| 2 | Karl Köther | West Germany | – |
Third repechage heat 2
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter van Doorn | Netherlands | 11.61 | Q |
| 2 | Vladimír Vačkář | Czechoslovakia | – |
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinal 1
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
| 1 | Daniel Morelon | France | 11.78 | 1 | 11.78 | 1 | N/a | Q | |
| 2 | Peter van Doorn | Netherlands | – | 2 | – | 2 | |||
Quarterfinal 2
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
| 1 | John Nicholson | Australia | 11.68 | 1 | 11.59 | 1 | N/a | Q | |
| 2 | Niels Fredborg | Denmark | – | 2 | – | 2 | |||
Quarterfinal 3
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
| 1 | Klaas Balk | Netherlands | – | 2 | 11.58 | 1 | 11.47 | 1 | Q |
| 2 | Jürgen Geschke | East Germany | 11.63 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | |
Quarterfinal 4
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
| 1 | Omar Pkhakadze | Soviet Union | 11.34 | 1 | – | 2 | 11.65 | 1 | Q |
| 2 | Massimo Marino | Italy | – | 2 | 11.47 | 1 | – | 2 | |
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
| 1 | Daniel Morelon | France | 11.55 | 1 | 11.49 | 1 | N/a | Q | |
| 2 | Klaas Balk | Netherlands | – | 2 | – | 2 | B | ||
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | ||||
| 1 | John Nicholson | Australia | 11.30 | 1 | 11.47 | 1 | N/a | Q | |
| 2 | Omar Pkhakadze | Soviet Union | – | 2 | – | 2 | B | ||
Finals
Bronze medal match
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | |||
 | Omar Pkhakadze | Soviet Union | – | 2 | 12.12 | 1 | 11.34 | 1 |
| 4 | Klaas Balk | Netherlands | 11.62 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 |
Final
| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | |||
 | Daniel Morelon | France | 11.69 | 1 | 11.25 | 1 | N/a | |
 | John Nicholson | Australia | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||