Cycling at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Cycling at the Games of the V Olympiad | |
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Venues | Road race around Lake Mälaren |
Date | 7 July 1912 |
Competitors | 123 from 16 nations |
At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, one cycling event was contested on Sunday, 7 July. This event was a time trial which also counted as an individual race. For the only time in Olympic history, no track cycling events were held.
Amateur definitions
[edit]In cycling, where, according to the agreement made by the national associations affiliated to the Union Cycliste Internationale, every amateur was to be provided with a certificate issued by the Union or by one of the said associations.
The amateur regulation was as follows:
The competition is only open to amateurs with a license from the Union Cycliste Internationale or any affiliated to the above-mentioned Union. A certified copy of such license shall accompany each entry.
Medal summary
[edit]Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Individual time trial |
Rudolph Lewis (RSA) | Frederick Grubb (GBR) | Carl Schutte (USA) |
Team time trial |
Sweden (SWE) Erik Friborg Ragnar Malm Axel Persson Algot Lönn |
Great Britain (GBR) Frederick Grubb Leonard Meredith Charles Moss William Hammond |
United States (USA) Carl Schutte Alvin Loftes Albert Krushel Walter Martin |
Participating nations
[edit]A total of 123 cyclists from sixteen nations competed at the Stockholm Games:[1]
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Medal table
[edit]Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
3 | Great Britain | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
4 | United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Cycling at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ Including one German cyclist, who competed for Russia.