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1984  Los Angeles Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics - The Results (Cycling)

Cycling at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games

 

Host City: Los Angeles, United States
Date Started: July 29, 1984
Date Finished: August 3, 1984
Events: 8

Participants: 359 (314 men and 45 women) from 54 countries
Youngest Participant: HKG Hung Chung Yam (16 years, 224 days)
Oldest Participant: MAW George Nayeja (38 years, 52 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): 3 athletes with 2 medals
Most Medals (Country): USA United States (9 medals)

Participating nations

359 cyclists from 54 nations competed.[1]

  •  Antigua and Barbuda (3)
  •  Argentina (8)
  •  Australia (12)
  •  Austria (9)
  •  Barbados (1)
  •  Belgium (8)
  •  Belize (6)
  •  Bermuda (3)
  •  Brazil (7)
  •  Cameroon (5)
  •  Canada (13)
  •  Cayman Islands (6)
  •  Chile (7)
  •  China (7)
  •  Chinese Taipei (2)
  •  Colombia (7)
  •  Cyprus (1)
  •  Denmark (13)
  •  Fiji (1)
  •  Finland (5)
  •  France (17)
  •  Great Britain (16)
  •  Greece (2)
  •  Guatemala (1)
  •  Guyana (3)
  •  Hong Kong (4)
  •  Ireland (5)
  •  Italy (21)
  •  Jamaica (5)
  •  Japan (9)
  •  Lebanon (1)
  •  Malaysia (1)
  •  Malawi (4)
  •  Mexico (8)
  •  Morocco (4)
  •  Netherlands (16)
  •  New Zealand (7)
  •  Norway (10)
  •  Peru (1)
  •  Philippines (4)
  •  Puerto Rico (1)
  •  San Marino (1)
  •  Saudi Arabia (6)
  •  South Korea (10)
  •  Spain (4)
  •  Sweden (11)
  •  Switzerland (12)
  •  Trinidad and Tobago (1)
  •  Uganda (2)
  •  Uruguay (1)
  •  United States (20)
  •  Venezuela (2)
  •  West Germany (20)
  •  Yugoslavia (6)
  

Overview

The biggest change in cycling in 1984 was that a women'€™s event, the individual road race, was added to the program. Women had raced a World Championship road race, and several other events, since 1958. But the UCI and IOC were slow to add them to the Olympic Program. Their race was a mass start race of 79.2 km., held in Mission Viejo. The men'€™s program was similar to previous years with one additional track race, the points race. Men also competed on the track in the kilometer time trial, match sprint, individual pursuit, and team pursuit. The track events were conducted at the Olympic Velodrome at California State University at Dominguez Hills. It was an outdoor velodrome, unlike in 1976 and 1980, and was specially built for the Olympics under the sponsorship of 7-Eleven, a chain of convenience stores. The 7-Eleven corporation would become the first company to sponsor an American professional road racing team (beginning in 1981), and in 1986, that team would become the first American team in the Tour de France and Giro d'€™Italia. The individual road race in 1984 was a mass start race of 190.2 km., held over the Artesia Freeway. The team time trial of 100 km. was also raced over the Artesia Freeway.

The other significant occurrence in cycling in 1984 was the absent nations due to the Soviet boycott. The Soviet Union was tough in several events, and on the track, the East Germans had the best sprinters in the world and probably the best pursuit team.

The cycling competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles consisted of three road cycling events and five track cycling events. For the first time, women's cycling events were included in the Olympic program. Also newly introduced in these Games was the men's points race event

  

Road cycling

Men’s events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
road race Alexi Grewal
 United States
Steve Bauer
 Canada
Dag Otto Lauritzen
 Norway
team time trial  Italy (ITA)
Marcello Bartalini
Marco Giovannetti
Eros Poli
Claudio Vandelli
 Switzerland (SUI)
Alfred Achermann
Richard Trinkler
Laurent Vial
Benno Wiss
 United States (USA)
Ron Kiefel
Clarence Knickman
Davis Phinney
Andrew Weaver

Women’s events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
road race Connie Carpenter
 United States
Rebecca Twigg
 United States
Sandra Schumacher
 West Germany

Track cycling

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Points race Roger Ilegems
 Belgium
Uwe Messerschmidt
 West Germany
José Youshimatz
 Mexico
Pursuit, Individual Steve Hegg
 United States
Rolf Gölz
 West Germany
Leonard Nitz
 United States
Pursuit, Team  Australia (AUS)
Michael Grenda
Kevin Nichols
Michael Turtur
Dean Woods
 United States (USA)
David Grylls
Steve Hegg
Patrick McDonough
Leonard Nitz
Brent Emery
 West Germany (FRG)
Reinhard Alber
Rolf Gölz
Roland Günther
Michael Marx
Sprint Mark Gorski
 United States
Nelson Vails
 United States
Tsutomu Sakamoto
 Japan
1 km time trial Fredy Schmidtke
 West Germany
Curt Harnett
 Canada
Fabrice Colas
 France

Medal table

 
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  United States 4 3 2 9
2  West Germany 1 2 2 5
3  Australia 1 0 0 1
 Belgium 1 0 0 1
 Italy 1 0 0 1
6  Canada 0 2 0 2
7  Switzerland 0 1 0 1
8  France 0 0 1 1
 Japan 0 0 1 1
 Mexico 0 0 1 1
 Norway 0 0 1 1
Totals (11 nations) 8 8 8 24
 

Men's Road Race, Individual

 Host City: Los Angeles, United States
Venue(s): , Mission Viejo, California
Date Started: July 29, 1984
Date Finished: July 29, 1984
Format: 190.2 km. (118.2 miles) mass start race.

Competitors 135from 43 nations

 

Summary

With the Soviet-led boycott, the top riders from the Soviet Union, the GDR, and Poland were not present in Los Angeles. By now, American riders were becoming more prominent internationally and the home course advantage and absent Eastern European riders led many to pick American riders as favorites. [Davis Phinney] was highly considered, as the best sprinter on the US team, but the course was a hilly one of 12 laps over 190.2 km., and Phinney, not a great climber, missed the winning break, eventually finishing fifth. American [Alexi Grewal] and Canadian [Steve Bauer] broke away on the penultimate lap. Though they never had a large lead on the trailing Norwegian twosome of [Dag Otto Lauritzen] and [Morten Saether], Grewal and Bauer were able to stay away to the finish. Bauer was considered the better sprinter but Grewal pipped him in the sprint by less than a wheel. Bauer later had a solid professional career, finishing fourth at the 1988 Tour de France, and wearing the yellow jersey in both 1988 and 1990. One rider who did not finish was [Miguel Indurain], who from 1991-95 became the first cyclist to win the Tour de France in five consecutive years.

Grewal also turned professional but his career was less impressive. He won a few domestic races but never won in Europe in a major international race. Grewal'€™s mere participation in 1984 was controversial. He had tested positive only 10 days before the Olympics, after the Coors Classic in Colorado, for phenylethylamine, a stimulant. He was suspended for 30 days by the US Cycling Federation and dropped from the Olympic team. But Grewal appealed the suspension, noting that he took albuterol for asthma and the tests were not sophisticated enough to tell the difference between the two drugs. Reinstated, he was able to race at Los Angeles.

 These are the official results of the Men's Individual Road Race at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, held on Sunday July 29, 1984. There were 135 participants from 43 nations in the race over 190.20 km, on a course in Mission Viejo, California. 55 cyclists finished
 

Final classification

RANK Rider Time
Med 1.png  Alexi Grewal (USA) 4:59:57
Med 2.png  Steve Bauer (CAN)
Med 3.png  Dag Otto Lauritzen (NOR) +0:21
4  Morten Sæther (NOR)
5  Davis Phinney (USA) +1:19
6  Thurlow Rogers (USA)
7  Bojan Ropret (YUG)
8  Néstor Mora (COL)
9  Ron Kiefel (USA) +1:43
10  Richard Trinkler (SUI)
11  Raúl Alcalá (MEX)
12  Stefan Maurer (SUI) +3:37
13  Alberto Volpi (ITA) +4:10
14  Per Christiansson (SWE)
15  Helmut Wechselberger (AUT)
16  Enrique Campos (VEN)
17  Luis Rosendo Ramos (MEX) +6:14
18  Brian Fowler (NZL) +6:48
19  Martin Earley (IRL)
20  Atle Kvålsvoll (NOR)
21  Fabio Parra (COL)
22  Thomas Freienstein (FRG) +7:51
23  Francisco Antequera (ESP) +11:30
24  Per Pedersen (DEN) +11:46
25  Kari Myyryläinen (FIN)
26  Lars Wahlqvist (SWE)
27  Paul Kimmage (IRL)
28  Daniel Amardeilh (FRA)
29  Philippe Bouvatier (FRA)
30  Kjell Nilsson (SWE)
31  Harry Hannus (FIN)
32  Stefan Brykt (SWE)
33  Louis Garneau (CAN) +15:30
34  Kurt Zellhofer (AUT)
35  Primož Čerin (YUG)
36  Achim Stadler (FRG)
37  Stephen Cox (NZL)
38  Patrick Wackström (FIN)
39  Gary Thomson (IRL)
40  Kim Eriksen (DEN)
41  Werner Stauff (FRG) +18:04
42  Jure Pavlič (YUG)
43  Séamus Downey (IRL)
44  Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED) +22:20
45  Matsuyoshi Takahashi (JPN)
46  Marko Cuderman (YUG)
47  Salvador Rios (MEX)
48  Park Se-ryong (KOR)
49  Johann Traxler (AUT)
50  Jeff Leslie (AUS)
51  Fernando Correa (VEN)
52  Carlos Jaramillo (COL)
53  Arthur Tenn (JAM)
54  Mustapha Najjari (MAR) +22:30
55  Michael Lynch (AUS) +27:05
 

Final Standings

 
Rank Athlete Age Team NOC Medal M T  
1 Alexi Grewal 23 United States USA Gold   4-59:57  
2 Steve Bauer 25 Canada CAN Silver at 0:00    
3 Dag Otto Lauritzen 27 Norway NOR Bronze at 0:21    
4 Morten Saether 25 Norway NOR   at 0:21    
5 Davis Phinney 25 United States USA   at 1:19    
6 Thurlow Rogers 24 United States USA   at 1:19    
7 Bojan Ropret 31 Yugoslavia YUG   at 1:19    
8 Nestor Mora 20 Colombia COL   at 1:19    
9 Ron Kiefel 24 United States USA   at 1:43    
10 Richard Trinkler 33 Switzerland SUI   at 1:43    
11 Raul Alcala 20 Mexico MEX   at 1:43    
12 Stefan Maurer 23 Switzerland SUI   at 3:37    
13 Alberto Volpi 21 Italy ITA   at 4:10    
14 Per Christiansson 23 Sweden SWE   at 4:10    
15 Helmut Wechselberger 30 Austria AUT   at 4:10    
16 Enrique Campos 23 Venezuela VEN   at 4:10    
17 Luis Rosendo Ramos 26 Mexico MEX   at 6:14    
18 Brian Fowler 21 New Zealand NZL   at 6:48    
19 Martin Earley 22 Ireland IRL   at 6:48    
20 Atle Kvalsvoll 22 Norway NOR   at 6:48    
21 Fabio Parra 24 Colombia COL   at 6:48    
22 Thomas Freienstein 24 West Germany FRG   at 7:51    
23 Francisco Antequera 20 Spain ESP   at 11:30    
24 Per Pedersen 20 Denmark DEN   at 11:46    
25 Kari Myyryläinen 20 Finland FIN   at 11:46    
26 Lars Wahlqvist 20 Sweden SWE   at 11:46    
27 Paul Kimmage 22 Ireland IRL   at 11:46    
28 Daniel Amardeilh 25 France FRA   at 11:46    
29 Philippe Bouvatier 20 France FRA   at 11:46    
30 Kjell Nilsson 22 Sweden SWE   at 11:46    
31 Harry Hannus 34 Finland FIN   at 11:46    
32 Stefan Brykt 20 Sweden SWE   at 11:46    
33 Louis Garneau 25 Canada CAN   at 15:30    
34 Kurt Zellhofer 26 Austria AUT   at 15:30    
35 Primož Čerin 22 Yugoslavia YUG   at 15:30    
36 Achim Stadler 22 West Germany FRG   at 15:30    
37 Stephen Cox 28 New Zealand NZL   at 15:30    
38 Patrick Wackstrom 25 Finland FIN   at 15:30    
39 Gary Thomson 20 Ireland IRL   at 15:30    
40 Kim Eriksen 20 Denmark DEN   at 15:30    
41 Werner Stauff 24 West Germany FRG   at 18:04    
42 Jure Pavlič 21 Yugoslavia YUG   at 18:04    
43 Seamus Downey 24 Ireland IRL   at 18:04    
44 Jean Paul van Poppel 21 Netherlands NED   at 22:20    
45 Matsuyoshi Takahashi 28 Japan JPN   at 22:20    
46 Marko Cuderman 23 Yugoslavia YUG   at 22:20    
47 Salvador Rios 21 Mexico MEX   at 22:20    
48 Park Se-Ryong 24 South Korea KOR   at 22:20    
49 Johann Traxler 25 Austria AUT   at 22:20    
50 Jeff Leslie 31 Australia AUS   at 22:20    
51 Fernando Correa 23 Venezuela VEN   at 22:20    
52 Carlos Jaramillo 23 Colombia COL   at 22:20    
53 Arthur Tenn 20 Jamaica JAM   at 22:20    
54 Mustapha Najjari   Morocco MAR   at 22:30    
55 Michael Lynch 21 Australia AUS   at 27:05    
AC Luis Biera 25 Argentina ARG       DNF
AC Gary Trowell 25 Australia AUS       DNF
AC John Watters 29 Australia AUS       DNF
AC Paul Popp 21 Austria AUT       DNF
AC Carlo Bomans 21 Belgium BEL       DNF
AC Ronny Van Sweevelt 21 Belgium BEL       DNF
AC Frank Verleyen 21 Belgium BEL       DNF
AC Buddy Ford 27 Bermuda BER       DNF
AC Earl Godfrey 22 Bermuda BER       DNF
AC Clyde Wilson 25 Bermuda BER       DNF
AC Joslyn Chavarria 25 Belize BIZ       DNF
AC Warren Coye 18 Belize BIZ       DNF
AC Lindford Gillitt 19 Belize BIZ       DNF
AC Wernell Reneau 19 Belize BIZ       DNF
AC Pierre Harvey 27 Canada CAN       DNF
AC Alain Masson 23 Canada CAN       DNF
AC Craig Merren 17 Cayman Islands CAY       DNF
AC David Dibben 24 Cayman Islands CAY       DNF
AC Alfred Ebanks 30 Cayman Islands CAY       DNF
AC Aldyn Wint 25 Cayman Islands CAY       DNF
AC Manuel Aravena 30 Chile CHI       DNF
AC Roberto Munoz 28 Chile CHI       DNF
AC Alain Ayissi 22 Cameroon CMR       DNF
AC Joseph Kono 33 Cameroon CMR       DNF
AC Dieudonne Ntep 24 Cameroon CMR       DNF
AC Thomas Siani 23 Cameroon CMR       DNF
AC Rogelio Arango 25 Colombia COL       DNF
AC Spyros Agrotis 22 Cyprus CYP       DNF
AC Ole Byriel 26 Denmark DEN       DNF
AC Soren Lilholt 18 Denmark DEN       DNF
AC Manuel Domi­nguez 21 Spain ESP       DNF
AC Miguel Indurain 20 Spain ESP       DNF
AC Jose Sanchis 21 Spain ESP       DNF
AC Harri Hedgren 25 Finland FIN       DNF
AC Claude Carlin 23 France FRA       DNF
AC Denis Pelizzari 23 France FRA       DNF
AC Andreas Kappes 18 West Germany FRG       DNF
AC Mark Bell 24 Great Britain GBR       DNF
AC Neil Martin 24 Great Britain GBR       DNF
AC Pete Sanders 23 Great Britain GBR       DNF
AC Darryl Webster 22 Great Britain GBR       DNF
AC Kanellos Kanellopoulos 27 Greece GRE       DNF
AC Ilias Kelesidis 31 Greece GRE       DNF
AC Randolph Toussaint 28 Guyana GUY       DNF
AC Choy Yiu Chung 23 Hong Kong HKG       DNF
AC Hung Chung Yam 16 Hong Kong HKG       DNF
AC Law Siu On 20 Hong Kong HKG       DNF
AC Leung Hung Tak 20 Hong Kong HKG       DNF
AC Hans Daams 22 Netherlands NED       DNF
AC Twan Poels 21 Netherlands NED       DNF
AC Nico Verhoeven 22 Netherlands NED       DNF
AC Stefano Colage 22 Italy ITA       DNF
AC Roberto Pagnin 22 Italy ITA       DNF
AC Renato Piccolo 21 Italy ITA       DNF
AC Lorenzo Murdock 23 Jamaica JAM       DNF
AC Kim Cheol-Seok 24 South Korea KOR       DNF
AC Lee Jin-Ok 22 South Korea KOR       DNF
AC Sin Dae-Cheol 24 South Korea KOR       DNF
AC Sirop Arslanian 17 Lebanon LIB       DNF
AC Mustapha Afandi 26 Morocco MAR       DNF
AC Brahim Ben Bouilla 24 Morocco MAR       DNF
AC Ahmed Rhail   Morocco MAR       DNF
AC Dyton Chimwaza 27 Malawi MAW       DNF
AC Daniel Kaswanga 24 Malawi MAW       DNF
AC George Nayeja 38 Malawi MAW       DNF
AC Amadu Yusufu 26 Malawi MAW       DNF
AC Jesus Rios 20 Mexico MEX       DNF
AC Hans Petter Odegard 25 Norway NOR       DNF
AC Roger Sumich 28 New Zealand NZL       DNF
AC Ramon Zavaleta 24 Peru PER       DNF
AC Ramon Rivera 24 Puerto Rico PUR       DNF
AC Hassan Al-Absi   Saudi Arabia KSA       DNF
AC Mohammed Al-Shanqiti   Saudi Arabia KSA       DNF
AC Abdullah Al-Shaye   Saudi Arabia KSA       DNF
AC Ali Al-Ghazawi   Saudi Arabia KSA       DNF
AC Maurizio Casadei 22 San Marino SMR       DNF
AC Heinz Imboden 22 Switzerland SUI       DNF
AC Benno Wiss 22 Switzerland SUI       DNF
AC Muharud Mukasa   Uganda UGA       DNF
AC Ernest Buule   Uganda UGA       DNF

 

 

Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial

 Host City: Los Angeles, United States
Venue(s): Artesia Freeway, Buena Park, California
Date Started: August 5, 1984
Date Finished: August 5, 1984
Format: Four-man teams.

Competitors 104from 26 nations

Summary

The Soviet Union had won the last three gold medals in this event and was the World Champion in 1983. The Netherlands had been World Champion in 1982 and was highly considered in the Soviet absence. In the event the Italian team recorded one of the most dominant victories ever, winning by 4:10 over Switzerland. Italy was one of the first teams to use modern carbon-fiber disc wheels, now common in time trial racing. Their time of 1-58:28 was the fastest ever recorded for 100 km. in the team time trial, and would have been faster except for a flat tire that cost them 20 seconds to change the wheel. Wallechinsky has noted that the venue, over a 15'½-mile stretch of the Artesia Freeway, was one of the dullest ever at the Olympics and that the winning teams '€œenjoyed the rare privilege of seeing their national flags raised in front of the Regal Plastic Company and a freeway exit sign for Avalon Boulevard.”

 

The men's team time trial cycling event at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place on 5 August and was one of eight cycling events at the 1984 Olympics. The qualification and quarter finals were on 2 August and the semi finals and finals on 3 August.

The Italian team recorded a dominant victory by winning by 4:10 over Switzerland. The Italian team was one of the first teams to use modern carbon-fiber disc wheels, which are now commonly used in time trials. Their time of 1h 58:28 was the fastest time ever recorded over 100 km in a team time trial, and would have been faster without a flat tire that cost them 20 seconds to change the wheel. The venue was a 15½-mile stretch of the Artesia Freeway.

 

Results

Rank Cyclists Nation Time
1st, gold medalist(s) Marcello Bartalini
Marco Giovannetti
Eros Poli
Claudio Vandelli
 Italy 1:58:28
2nd, silver medalist(s) Alfred Achermann
Richard Trinkler
Laurent Vial
Benno Wiss
 Switzerland 2:02:38
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Ron Kiefel
Clarence Knickman
Davis Phinney
Andrew Weaver
 United States 2:02:57
4 Jos Alberts
Erik Breukink
Maarten Ducrot
Gert Jakobs
 Netherlands 2:04:46
5 Bengt Asplund
Per Christiansson
Magnus Knutsson
Håkan Larsson
 Sweden 2:05:07
6 Jean-François Bernard
Philippe Bouvatier
Thierry Marie
Denis Pelizzari
 France 2:05:31
7 John Carlsen
Kim Eriksen
Lars Jensen
Søren Lilholt
 Denmark 2:05:31
8 Steven Poulter
Keith Reynolds
Peter Sanders
Darryl Webster
 Great Britain 2:05:51
9 Bruno Bulić
Primož Čerin
Janez Lampič
Bojan Ropret
 Yugoslavia 2:05:55
10 Dag Hopen
Hans Petter Ødegård
Arnstein Raunehaug
Morten Sæther
 Norway 2:07:05
11 Karl Krenauer
Johann Lienhart
Peter Muckenhuber
Helmut Wechselberger
 Austria 2:08:08
12 Hartmut Bölts
Thomas Freienstein
Bernd Gröne
Michael Maue
 West Germany 2:08:15
13 Harry Hannus
Kari Myyryläinen
Patrick Wackström
Sixten Wackström
 Finland 2:08:17
14 Pierre Harvey
Alain Masson
Robert Pulfer
Martin Willock
 Canada 2:09:44
15 Jeff Leslie
Michael Lynch
Gary Trowell
John Watters
 Australia 2:10:20
16 Philip Cassidy
Martin Earley
Paul Kimmage
Gary Thomson
 Ireland 2:10:52
17 Raúl Alcalá
Félipe Enríquez
Guillermo Gutiérrez
Cuauthémoc Muñoz
 Mexico 2:13:16
18 Gilson Alvaristo
Jair Braga
Renan Ferraro
Marcos Mazzaron
 Brazil 2:15:37
19 Choy Yiu Chung
Hung Chung Yam
Law Siu On
Leung Hung Tak
 Hong Kong 2:17:24
20 Jo Geon-haeng
Jang Yun-ho
Kim Cheol-seok
Lee Jin-ok
 South Korea 2:17:25
21 Han Shuxiang
Liu Fu
Wang Wanqiang
Zeng Bo
 China 2:17:34
22 David Dibben
Alfred Ebanks
Craig Merren
Aldyn Wint
 Cayman Islands 2:22:49
23 Alain Ayissi
Lucas Feutsa
Joseph Kono
Dieudonné Ntep
 Cameroon 2:25:26
24 Hassan Al-Absi
Ahmed Al-Saleh
Mohammed Al-Shanqiti
Rajab Moqbil
 Saudi Arabia 2:28:28
25 Joslyn Chavarria
Warren Coye
Kurt Cutkelvin
Merlyn Dawson
 Belize 2:36:55
26 Dyton Chimwaza
Daniel Kaswanga
George Nayeja
Amadu Yusufu
 Malawi 2:37:32
 

Men's Sprint

 Host City: Los Angeles, United States
Venue(s): Olympic Velodrome, California State University at Dominguez Hills, Carson, California
Date Started: July 31, 1984
Date Finished: August 3, 1984
Format: 1,000 metres.
Competitors 34 from 24 nations

Summary

Without the East Germans, the event was quite devalued. Since 1977, East Germany had won 13 of the 18 medals offered in the event at the World Championships. Four of the other five were won by Soviet riders. The 1980 gold medalist, [Lutz HeiŸlich], was the best sprinter in the world, hacing won the Worlds in 1979 and 1983 and he would win again in 1985 and 1987. In both 1985-86 East Germans would fill all three steps of the podium at the World Championships.

In their absence, two American riders came to the fore. [Mark Gorski] had been the best American sprinter in the late 70s, but he retired in 1981 after several bad crashes. With the Olympics in Los Angeles he returned to the track in 1983 and had actually beaten [Sergey Kopylov] (URS), 1981-82 World Champion, three times that year. The other top American was [Nelson Vails], one of the first black American cyclists to reach international prominence. Vails started riding as a bicycle messenger in New York City. Nicknamed the Cheetah, he had a very fast top-end but had never beaten Gorski. The final came down to the two Americans, and Gorski continued his dominance of Vails in two straight races.

 The men's sprint cycling event at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place from 31 July to 3 August and was one of eight cycling events at the 1984 Olympics

Final

Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Time 1 Time 2 Time 3 Result
1 1 Mark Gorski  United States 10,49 10,95   1
  Nelson Vails  United States       2
2 1 Tsutomu Sakamoto  Japan 11,06 11,03   3
  Philippe Vernet  France       4

Semi final

Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Time 1 Time 2 Time 3 Result
1 1 Mark Gorski  United States 11,17 10,74   Q
  Tsutomu Sakamoto  Japan        
2 1 Philippe Vernet  France        
  Nelson Vails  United States 10,93 10,86   Q
 

Quarter finals

Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Time 1 Time 2 Time 3 Result
1 1 Mark Gorski  United States 11,65 11,08   Q
  Gerhard Scheller  West Germany        
2 1 Philippe Vernet  France 11,56 11,17   Q
  Fredy Schmidtke  West Germany        
3 1 Nelson Vails  United States 11,33 12,07   Q
  Marcelo Alexandre  Argentina        
4 1 Tsutomu Sakamoto  Japan 11,20   11,26 Q
  Kenrick Tucker  Australia   11,51    

1/8 final repêchage final

Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Time Result
1 1 Gerhard Scheller  West Germany 11,52 Q
  Gabriele Sella  Italy    
2 1 Fredy Schmidtke  West Germany 10,96 Q
  Lee Fu-hsiang  Chinese Taipei    

1/8 final repêchage

Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Time Result
1   Claudio Iannone  Argentina    
1 Gerhard Scheller  West Germany   Q
  Murray Steele  New Zealand    
2   Katsuo Nakatake  Japan    
  Mark Barry  Great Britain    
1 Lee Fu-hsiang  Chinese Taipei 11,67 Q
3 1 Gabriele Sella  Italy 11,58 Q
  Frank Orban  Belgium    
  Alex Ongaro  Canada    
4   Vincenzo Ceci  Italy    
1 Fredy Schmidtke  West Germany 11,45 Q
  Franck Dépine  France    

1/8 finals

Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Time Result
1 1 Mark Gorski  United States 10,89 Q
  Claudio Iannone  Argentina    
  Alex Ongaro  Canada    
2   Marcelo Alexandre  Argentina    
  Vincenzo Ceci  Italy    
  Lee Fu-hsiang  Chinese Taipei    
3   Katsuo Nakatake  Japan    
  Gerhard Scheller  West Germany    
1 Kenrick Tucker  Australia 11,58 Q
4   Gabriele Sella  Italy    
1 Tsutomu Sakamoto  Japan 11,31 Q
  Franck Dépine  France    
5 1 Philippe Vernet  France 11,33 Q
  Frank Orban  Belgium    
  Murray Steele  New Zealand    
6   Fredy Schmidtke  West Germany    
1 Nelson Vails  United States 11,05 Q
  Mark Barry  Great Britain    
7 1 Marcelo Alexandre  Argentina 12,30 Q
  Vincenzo Ceci  Italy    
  Lee Fu-hsiang  Chinese Taipei    

Round 2 repêchage

Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Time Result
1 1 Max Rainsford  Australia    
  Alex Ongaro  Canada 11.23 Q
2   Paulo Jamur  Brazil    
1 Murray Steele  New Zealand 11,92 Q
3 1 Lee Fu-hsiang  Chinese Taipei 11,58 Q
  José Antonio Urquijo  Chile    
4   Charles Pile  Barbados    
1 Franck Dépine  France 11,62 Q
5   Rosman Alwi  Malaysia    
1 Mark Barry  Great Britain 11,64 Q
6 1 Kenrick Tucker  West Germany 11,46 Q
  Gene Samuel  New Zealand    

Round 2

Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Time Result
1 1 Mark Gorski  United States 10,79 Q
  Paulo Jamur  Brazil    
2 1 Marcelo Alexandre  Argentina 12,68 Q
  Max Rainsford  Australia    
3 1 Katsuo Nakatake  Japan 12,05 Q
  Lee Fu-hsiang  Chinese Taipei    
4 1 Gabriele Sella  Italy 11,16 Q
  Charles Pile  Barbados    
5 1 Philippe Vernet  France 10,94 Q
  Rosman Alwi  Malaysia    
6 1 Fredy Schmidtke  West Germany 11,36 Q
  Kenrick Tucker  Australia    
7   Mark Barry  Great Britain    
1 Frank Orban  Belgium 11,33 Q
8 1 Nelson Vails  United States 10,80 Q
  Gene Samuel  Trinidad and Tobago    
9   Franck Dépine  France    
1 Claudio Iannone  Argentina 11,79 Q
10 1 Vincenzo Ceci  Italy 11,52 Q
  José Antonio Urquijo  Chile    
11   Alex Ongaro  Canada    
1 Tsutomu Sakamoto  Japan 11,07 Q
12 1 Gerhard Scheller  West Germany 11,11 Q
  Murray Steele  New Zealand    

Round 1 repêchage final

Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Time Result
1   Brian Lyn  Antigua and Barbuda    
1 Paulo Jamur  Brazil 11,92 Q
  James Joseph  Guyana    
2   Deograves Asuncion  Philippines    
1 Charles Pile  Barbados 11,51 Q
  Ernest Moodie  Cayman Islands    
3   Leon Richardson  Antigua and Barbuda    
  Heinz Isler  Switzerland    
1 Max Rainsford  Australia 11,79 Q
4   Rodolfo Guaves  Philippines    
  Ian Stanley  Jamaica    
  Hugo Daya  Colombia    
1 Lee Fu-hsiang  Chinese Taipei 11,90 Q
 

Round 1 repêchage

Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Time Result
1 1 Tsutomu Sakamoto  Japan 11,35 Q
  Brian Lyn  Antigua and Barbuda    
2 1 Murray Steele  New Zealand 12,09 Q
  Deograves Asuncion  Philippines    
3   Leon Richardson  Antigua and Barbuda    
1 Claudio Iannone  Argentina 11,51 Q
4   Ian Stanley  Jamaica    
  Charles Pile  Barbados    
1 José Antonio Urquijo  Chile 11,64 Q
5   Paulo Jamur  Brazil    
1 Gene Samuel  Trinidad and Tobago 11,89 Q
  Ernest Moodie  Cayman Islands      
6 1 Kenrick Tucker  Australia 11,23 Q
  Hugo Daya  Colombia    
  James Joseph  Guyana    
7   Heinz Isler  Switzerland    
  Lee Fu-hsiang  Chinese Taipei    
1 Frank Orban  Belgium 11,53 Q
8   Max Rainsford  Australia    
  Rodolfo Guaves  Philippines    
1 Rosman Alwi  Malaysia 11,58 Q
 

Round 1

Heat Rank Cyclist Nation Time Result
1 1 Mark Gorski  United States 10,87 Q
  Leon Richardson  Antigua and Barbuda    
2   Tsutomu Sakamoto  Japan    
1 Marcelo Alexandre  Argentina 11,87 Q
3 1 Katsuo Nakatake  Japan 11,92 Q
  Charles Pile  Barbados    
  Paulo Jamur  Brazil    
4 1 Gabriele Sella  Italy 11,54 Q
  Brian Lyn  Antigua and Barbuda    
  Murray Steele  New Zealand    
5 1 Philippe Vernet  France 11,31 Q
  Claudio Iannone  Argentina    
  Deograves Asuncion  Philippines    
6 1 Gerhard Scheller  West Germany 11,29 Q
  Ian Stanley  Jamaica    
  Ernest Moodie  Cayman Islands    
7 1 Mark Barry  Great Britain 11,84 Q
  James Joseph  Guyana    
  Gene Samuel  Trinidad and Tobago    
8   José Antonio Urquijo  Chile    
  Kenrick Tucker  Australia    
1 Nelson Vails  United States 11,07 Q
9   Hugo Daya  Colombia    
1 Franck Dépine  France 11,49 Q
  Max Rainsford  Australia    
10   Heinz Isler  Switzerland    
1 Vincenzo Ceci  Italy 12,01 Q
  Rodolfo Guaves  Philippines    
11 1 Alex Ongaro  Canada 11,43 Q
  Rolf Morgan Hansen  Norway   NP
  Lee Fu-hsiang  Chinese Taipei    
12   Frank Orban  Belgium    
1 Fredy Schmidtke  West Germany 11,80 Q
  Rosman Alwi  Malaysia    
 

Final Standings

 
Rank Athlete Age Team NOC Medal  
1 Mark Gorski 24 United States USA Gold  
2 Nelson Vails 23 United States USA Silver  
3 Tsutomu Sakamoto 21 Japan JPN Bronze  
4 Philippe Vernet 23 France FRA    
5 Gerhard Scheller 25 West Germany FRG    
6 Marcelo Alexandre 21 Argentina ARG    
7 Kenrick Tucker 25 Australia AUS    
8 Fredy Schmidtke 23 West Germany FRG    
2 h1 r8/11 Gabriele Sella 21 Italy ITA    
2 h2 r8/11 Lee Fu-Hsiang 24 Chinese Taipei TPE    
2 h1 r7/11 Claudio Iannone 20 Argentina ARG    
2 h2 r7/11 Katsuo Nakatake 20 Japan JPN    
2 h3 r7/11 Frank Orban 19 Belgium BEL    
2 h4 r7/11 Franck Depine 25 France FRA    
3 h1 r7/11 Murray Steele 23 New Zealand NZL    
3 h2 r7/11 Mark Barry 20 Great Britain GBR    
3 h3 r7/11 Alex Ongaro 20 Canada CAN    
3 h4 r7/11 Vincenzo Ceci 20 Italy ITA    
2 h1 r5/11 Max Rainsford 21 Australia AUS    
2 h2 r5/11 Paulo Jamur 19 Brazil BRA    
2 h3 r5/11 Jose Antonio Urquijo 23 Chile CHI    
2 h4 r5/11 Charles Pile 28 Barbados BAR    
2 h5 r5/11 Rosman Alwi 22 Malaysia MAS    
2 h6 r5/11 Gene Samuel 23 Trinidad and Tobago TTO    
2 h1 r3/11 Brian Lyn 22 Antigua and Barbuda ANT    
2 h2 r3/11 Deogracias Asuncion 28 Philippines PHI    
2 h3 r3/11 Leon Richardson 27 Antigua and Barbuda ANT    
2 h4 r3/11 Hugo Daya 20 Colombia COL    
3 h1 r3/11 James Joseph 27 Guyana GUY    
3 h2 r3/11 Ernest Moodie 25 Cayman Islands CAY    
3 h3 r3/11 Heinz Isler 24 Switzerland SUI    
3 h4 r3/11 Rodolfo Guaves 30 Philippines PHI    
4 h4 r3/11 Ian Stanley 21 Jamaica JAM  
 

Men's 1,000 metres Time Trial

 Host City: Los Angeles, United States
Venue(s): Olympic Velodrome, California State University at Dominguez Hills, Carson, California
Date Started: July 30, 1984
Date Finished: July 30, 1984

Competitors 27from 27 nations

Summary

The best kilometer rider in the world was likely the defending champion [Lothar Thoms] of East Germany, who was not present. The 1983 World Champion was [Sergey Kopylov] (URS), also a no show. In their absence, the favorite was the 1982 World Champion, [Fredy Schmidtke] of West Germany. With the outdoor cement track, the times were much slower than in 1980. But in the end, Schmidtke confirmed his favorite status, winning with 1:06.10. The silver medalist, [Curt Harnett] (CAN), would win bronze medals in the match sprint in both 1992 and 1996. In 1995, he became the first cyclist to better 10 seconds (9.865) for the final 200 metres of the sprint race, a world record that lasted for 11 years.

 The men's 1 km time trial cycling event at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place on 30 July and was one of eight cycling events at the 1984 Olympics.
 

Final

Rank Cyclist Time
1st, gold medalist(s)  Fredy Schmidtke (FRG) 1:06.10
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Curt Harnett (CAN) 1:06.44
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Fabrice Colas (FRA) 1:06.65
4  Gene Samuel (TRI) 1:06.69
5  Craig Adair (NZL) 1:06.96
6  David Weller (JAM) 1:07.24
7  Marcelo Alexandre (ARG) 1:07.29
8  Rory O'Reilly (USA) 1:07.39
9  Stefano Baudino (ITA) 1:07.70
10  Heinz Isler (SUI) 1:07.88
11  Rolf Morgan Hansen (NOR) 1:07.94
12  Marcelo Greuel (BRA) 1:08.37
13  Tsutomu Sakamoto (JPN) 1:08.87
14  Max Rainsford (AUS) 1:08.96
15  Claus Rasmussen (DEN) 1:09.04
16  Max Leiva (GUA) 1:09.36
17  Miguel Droguett (CHI) 1:09.42
18  Mark Barry (GBR) 1:09.54
19  Charles Pile (BAR) 1:10.56
20  Rosman Alwi (MAS) 1:11.03
21  Paul Popp (AUT) 1:11.10
22  Lee Fu-hsiang (TPE) 1:11.12
23  Rodolfo Guaves (PHI) 1:11.61
24  Ernest Moodie (CAY) 1:16.91
   Gonzalez Carlos Garcia (URU) NP
   Leon Richardson (ANT) DNF
   Muharud Mukasa (UGA) NP
 

Final Standings

 
Rank Athlete Age Team NOC Medal T  
1 Fredy Schmidtke 23 West Germany FRG Gold 1:06.10  
2 Curt Harnett 19 Canada CAN Silver 1:06.44  
3 Fabrice Colas 20 France FRA Bronze 1:06.65  
4 Gene Samuel 23 Trinidad and Tobago TTO   1:06.69  
5 Craig Adair 21 New Zealand NZL   1:06.96  
6 David Weller 27 Jamaica JAM   1:07.24  
7 Marcelo Alexandre 21 Argentina ARG   1:07.29  
8 Rory O'Reilly 29 United States USA   1:07.39  
9 Stefano Baudino 20 Italy ITA   1:07.70  
10 Heinz Isler 24 Switzerland SUI   1:07.88  
11 Rolf Morgan Hansen 23 Norway NOR   1:07.94  
12 Marcelo Greuel 21 Brazil BRA   1:08.37  
13 Tsutomu Sakamoto 21 Japan JPN   1:08.87  
14 Max Rainsford 21 Australia AUS   1:08.96  
15 Claus Rasmussen 26 Denmark DEN   1:09.04  
16 Max Leiva 18 Guatemala GUA   1:09.36  
17 Miguel Droguett 23 Chile CHI   1:09.42  
18 Mark Barry 20 Great Britain GBR   1:09.54  
19 Charles Pile 28 Barbados BAR   1:10.56  
20 Rosman Alwi 22 Malaysia MAS   1:11.03  
21 Paul Popp 21 Austria AUT   1:11.10  
22 Lee Fu-Hsiang 24 Chinese Taipei TPE   1:11.12  
23 Rodolfo Guaves 30 Philippines PHI   1:11.61  
24 Ernest Moodie 25 Cayman Islands CAY   1:16.91  
AC Leon Richardson 27 Antigua and Barbuda ANT     DNF
 

Men's Individual Pursuit, 4,000 metres

Host City: Los Angeles, United States
Venue(s): Olympic Velodrome, California State University at Dominguez Hills, Carson, California
Date Started: July 30, 1984
Date Finished: August 1, 1984 

Competitors 33from 21 nations

Summary

The best pursuiters in the world were the East Germans and Soviets. In their absence, the favorite'€™s role fell to [Rolf Golz] (FRG), who had placed second at the 1982 World Championships. Despite the boycott, the field had 33 riders, the largest ever Olympic starting field for this event. The qualifying was led by American [Steve Hegg], a former national team ski racer, who won by almost 11 seconds over France'€™s [Pascal Robert], with Golz placing fifth. There were four rounds of match races, and Hegg and Golz easily made it to the final, with Golz overtaking his opponents in both the quarters and semis. In the final, Golz started quickly but Hegg caught him by 2,500 metres and pulled away to an easy victory. In the bronze medal race, another American, [Leonard Harvey Nitz], defeated Australian [Dean Woods] to take third place. After his defeat, Golz told Hegg, )You wouldn't have beaten me in Germany,) to which Hegg replied, )I really don't care - this is Los Angeles.)

Hegg and Nitz'€™s medals were unusual for the United States in track cycling, although the Eastern Bloc boycott had much to do with this. But shortly after the competition, it was revealed that several members of the American track cycling team, including Hegg and Nitz, had participated in blood doping '€“ usually done by harvesting their own blood several weeks before the competition and then re-injecting it shortly before the event. But because the US team had not planned this correctly, they did not have time to harvest their own blood, so they had blood injected from other donors, a very dangerous practice because of the risk of antibody reactions and viral contamination. This was not illegal at the time, but in 1985, blood doping would be banned by the IOC.

 The Men's Individual Pursuit was a cycling event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California over a distance of 4000m.
 

Gold medal race

Heat Place Cyclist Nation Time Qualified
1 2 Rolf Gölz  West Germany 4:43,82 2
1 Steve Hegg  United States 4:39,35 1
 

Bronze medal race

Heat Place Cyclist Nation Time Qualified
1 2 Dean Woods  Australia 4:44,08 4
1 Leonard Nitz  United States 4:44,03 3
 

Semi finals

Heat Place Cyclist Nation Time Qualified
1 1 Rolf Gölz  West Germany - Q
2 Leonard Nitz  United States OVT  
1 1 Steve Hegg  United States 4:47,07 Q
2 Dean Woods  Australia 4:55,02  

Quarter finals

Heat Place Cyclist Nation Time Qualified
1 1 Leonard Nitz  United States 4:43,98 Q
2 Jørgen V. Pedersen  Denmark 4:46,65  
2 1 Dean Woods  Australia 4:48,65 Q
2 Jelle Nijdam  Netherlands 4:52,98  
3 1 Rolf Gölz  West Germany 4:37,70 Q
2 Pascal Robert  France OVT  
4 1 Steve Hegg  United States 4:37,10 Q
2 Michael Grenda  Australia OVT  

Round 1

Heat Place Cyclist Nation Time Qualified
1 1 Michael Grenda  Australia 4:48,99 Q
2 Rudi Ceyssens  Belgium 4:29,53  
2 2 Roberto Calovi  Italy 4:50,11  
1 Jelle Nijdam  Netherlands 4:46,78 Q
3 1 Dean Woods  Australia 4:43,72 Q
2 Shaun Wallace  Great Britain 4:50,80  
4 1 Rolf Gölz  West Germany 4:42,63 Q
2 Jörg Müller  Switzerland 4:53,07  
5 1 Jørgen V. Pedersen  Denmark 4:45,34 Q
2 Alex Stieda  Canada 4:51,75  
6 1 Leonard Nitz  United States 4:44,97 Q
2 Gonzalez Carlos Garcia  Uruguay 4:53,72  
7 1 Pascal Robert  France 4:47,94 Q
2 Anthony Cuff  New Zealand 4:50,49  
8 1 Steve Hegg  United States 4:40,26 Q
2 Gabriel Curuchet  Argentina 4:51,04  

Qualifying round

Place Cyclist Time
1  Steve Hegg (USA) 4:35,57
2  Pascal Robert (FRA) 4:46,51
3  Leonard Nitz (USA) 4:46,99
4  Jørgen V. Pedersen (DEN) 4:48,42
5  Rolf Gölz (FRG) 4:48,55
6  Dean Woods (AUS) 4:49,51
7  Roberto Calovi (ITA) 4:49,89
8  Michael Grenda (AUS) 4:51,46
9  Rudi Ceyssens (BEL) 4:51,51
10  Jelle Nijdam (NED) 4:51.77
11  Shaun Wallace (GBR) 4:51,91
12  Jörg Müller (SUI) 4:52,57
13  Alex Stieda (CAN) 4:54,28
14  Gonzalez Caries Garcia (URU) 4:54,37
15  Anthony Cuff (NZL) 4:55,06
16  Gabriel Curuchet (ARG) 4:55,07
17  Gary Trevisiol (CAN) 4:57,01
18  Henning Larsen (DEN) 4:58,17
19  Maurizio Colombo (ITA) 4:59,72
20  Sixten Wackström (FIN) 4:59,94
21  Stephan Joho (SUI) 5:00,30
22  Hans Fischer (BRA) 5:00,47
23  William Palacio (COL) 5:01,17
24  Karl Krenauer (AUT) 5:01,18
25  Éric Louvel (FRA) 5:01,52
26  Steve Bent (GBR) 5:02,17
27  Fernando Vera (CHI) 5:02,53
28  Balbino Jaramillo (COL) 5:04,27
29  Diomedes Panton (PHI) 5:14,27
   Pedro Caino (ARG) OVT
   Hsu Chin-te (TPE) OVT
   Eduardo Cuevas (CHI) OVT
   Ingo Wittenborn (FRG) OVT
 

Final Standings

 
Rank Athlete Age Team NOC Medal  
1 Steve Hegg 20 United States USA Gold  
2 Rolf Golz 21 West Germany FRG Silver  
3 Leonard Harvey Nitz 27 United States USA Bronze  
4 Dean Woods 18 Australia AUS    
5 Jorgen Pedersen 24 Denmark DEN    
6 Jelle Nijdam 20 Netherlands NED    
7 Pascal Robert 20 France FRA    
8 Michael Grenda 22 Australia AUS    
9 Rudi Ceyssens 22 Belgium BEL    
10 Roberto Calovi 21 Italy ITA    
11 Anthony Cuff 26 New Zealand NZL    
12 Shaun Wallace 22 Great Britain GBR    
13 Gabriel Curuchet 21 Argentina ARG    
14 Alex Stieda 23 Canada CAN    
15 Jorg Muller 23 Switzerland SUI    
16 Carlos Garci­a 19 Uruguay URU    
17 QR Gary Trevisiol 24 Canada CAN    
18 QR Henning Larsen 29 Denmark DEN    
19 QR Maurizio Colombo 21 Italy ITA    
20 QR Sixten Wackstrom 23 Finland FIN    
21 QR Stephan Joho 20 Switzerland SUI    
22 QR Hans Fischer 23 Brazil BRA    
23 QR William Palacios 20 Colombia COL    
24 QR Karl Krenauer 25 Austria AUT    
25 QR Éric Louvel 22 France FRA    
26 QR Steve Bent 23 Great Britain GBR    
27 QR Fernando Vera 30 Chile CHI    
28 QR Balbino Jaramillo 33 Colombia COL    
29 QR Diomedes Panton 23 Philippines PHI    
AC QR Pedro Caino 28 Argentina ARG   overtaken
AC QR Hsu Chin-Te 18 Chinese Taipei TPE   overtaken
AC QR Eduardo Cuevas 33 Chile CHI   overtaken
AC QR Ingo Wittenborn 19 West Germany FRG   overtaken
 

Men's Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres

 Host City: Los Angeles, United States
Venue(s): Olympic Velodrome, California State University at Dominguez Hills, Carson, California
Date Started: August 2, 1984
Date Finished: August 3, 1984
Format: Places 1-4 ranked by results of final and 3rd-place match. Places 5-8 ranked by fastest losing times in quarter-finals. Places 9-14 ranked by qualifying times.

Competitors 56from 14 nations

Summary

The United States had the gold and bronze medalist from the individual pursuit, [Steve Hegg] and [Leonard Harvey Nitz], but they qualified only fifth. The qualifying leaders were Italy, followed by Australia, and then the usually very strong West German team. In the quarter-finals, the US advanced by beating Denmark, but only by 1/100th of a second. The semis were easier for them, as they surprisingly overtook the West Germans to advance to the final. There they faced Australia, which had beaten Italy in the other semi-final. But American [David Grylls] had his cleats come out of his toe strap on an early lap and fell off the back. The Americans, riding with only three cyclists, could not keep pace after the first half of the race, and Australia pulled away to the gold medal.

Shortly after the competition, it was revealed that several members of the American track cycling team, including Hegg and Nitz, had participated in blood doping – usually done by harvesting their own blood several weeks before the competition and then re-injecting it shortly before the event. But because the US team had not planned this correctly, they did not have time to harvest their own blood, so they had blood injected from other donors, a very dangerous practice because of the risk of antibody reactions and viral contamination. This was not illegal at the time, but in 1985, blood doping would be banned by the IOC.

 The men's 4 km team pursuit cycling event at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place from 2 to 3 August and was one of eight cycling events at the 1984 Olympics. The qualification and quarter finals were on 2 August and the semi finals and finals on 3 August.

Gold medal

Rank Nation Time Speed Rank
1  Australia 4:25,99 54,137 1
2  United States 4:29,85 53,263 2
 

Bronze medal

Rank Nation Time Speed Rank
2  West Germany 4:25,60 54:216 3
1  Italy 4:26,90 53,952 4

Semi finals

Heat 1

Rank Nation Time Speed Note
1  United States - - Q
2  West Germany - OVT  

Heat 2

Rank Nation Time Speed Note
2  Italy 4:25,12 54,315  
1  Australia 4:23,56 54,636 Q

Quarter finals

Heat 1

Rank Nation Time Speed Note
2  Denmark 4:25,16 54,306  
1  United States 4:25,15 54,308 Q

Heat 2

Rank Nation Time Speed Note
1  West Germany 4:28 53,723 Q
2  France 4:30,28 53,278  
 

Heat 3

Rank Nation Time Speed Note
1  Australia 4:30,19 53,295 Q
2  Belgium 4:31,53 53,032  
 

Heat 4

Rank Nation Time Speed Note
1  Italy 4:25,07 54,325 Q
2  Switzerland 4:30,47 53,240  
 

Qualification

Rank Cyclists Nation Time Speed Note
1 Roberto Amadio
Massimo Brunelli
Maurizio Colombo
Silvio Martinello
 Italy 4:28,47 53,637 Q
2 Michael Grenda
Kevin Nichols
Michael Turtur
Dean Woods
 Australia 4:28,79 53,573 Q
3 Reinhard Alber
Rolf Gölz
Roland Günther
Michael Marx
 West Germany 4:28,97 53,537 Q
4 Dan Frost
Michael Markussen
Jørgen V. Pedersen
Brian Holm
 Denmark 4:29,79 53,374 Q
5 Brent Emery
Steve Hegg
Patrick McDonough
Leonard Nitz
 United States 4:29,92 53,349 Q
6 Didier Garcia
Éric Louvel
Pascal Potié
Pascal Robert
 France 4:30,34 53,266 Q
7 Rudi Ceyssens
Roger Ilegems
Peter Roes
Joseph Smeets
 Belgium 4:31,20 53,097 Q
8 Daniel Huwyler
Hans Ledermann
Hansruedi Märki
Jörg Müller
 Switzerland 4:31,86 52,968 Q
9 Pedro Caino
Gabriel Curuchet
Juan Curuchet
Eduardo Trillini
 Argentina 4:32,25 52,892  
10 Ralf Elshof
Rik Moorman
Jelle Nijdam
Marco van der Hulst
 Netherlands 4:33,45 52,660  
11 Akio Kuwazawa
Harumitsu Okada
Mitsugi Sarudate
Yoshihiro Tsumuraya
 Japan 4:34,39 42,480  
12 Steve Bent
Paul Curran
Mark Noble
Adrian Timmis
 Great Britain 4:36,74 52,034  
13 Craig Adair
Anthony Cuff
Brian Fowler
Graeme Miller
 New Zealand 4:37,57 51,878  
14 Lino Aquea
Eduardo Cuevas
Miguel Droguett
Fernando Vera
 Chile 4:38,57 51,692  
 

Men's Points Race

 Host City: Los Angeles, United States
Venue(s): Olympic Velodrome, California State University at Dominguez Hills, Carson, California
Date Started: July 31, 1984
Date Finished: August 3, 1984
Format: Final at 50 km; heats at 30 km.

Competitors43from 25 nations

Summary

This was the Olympic debut for the points race on the Olympic schedule, unless one considers a somewhat similar event held only in 1900. The points race consists of a longer-distance track race, contested over 30 km. in the heats and 50 km. in the final in 1984. Points were awarded for sprints every two kilometers, while the final sprint awarded double points. The race placements were given to the riders who finish on the same lap, with the most points determining placements. A lapped rider could not gain points in any sprint. World championships had been contested in the points race since 1977. The 1983 World Champion was Denmark'€™s [Michael Markussen], and he had also been on the podium at the 1981-82 World Championships, both won by East German riders. Forty-three riders started the first round, with the final consisting of 24 starters. Only two riders finished the final without being lapped '€“ [Roger Ilegems] of Belgium and [Uwe Messerschmidt] (FRG). It was an easy gold medal for Ilegems with 37 points to 15 for Messerschmidt. Marcussen was lapped twice and placed ninth.

 These are the official results of the Men's Points Race at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, for which the final was held on August 3, 1984. There were a total number of 51 participants, with 23 cyclists competing in the final after two semi-finals (twelve best in each qualified).
 

Final classification

The final classification was as follows:

Rank Cyclist Points Laps behind
Med 1.png  Roger Ilegems (BEL) 37 0
Med 2.png  Uwe Messerschmidt (FRG) 16 0
Med 3.png  José Youshimatz (MEX) 29 1
4  Jörg Müller (SUI) 23 1
5  Juan Curuchet (ARG) 20 1
6  Glenn Clarke (AUS) 13 1
7  Brian Fowler (NZL) 12 1
8  Derk van Egmond (NED) 56 2
9  Michael Markussen (DEN) 21 2
10  Alex Stieda (CAN) 17 2
11  Rudi Ceyssens (BEL) 16 2
12  Didier Garcia (FRA) 13 2
13  Balbino Jaramillo (COL) 12 2
14  Stefano Allocchio (ITA) 11 2
15  William Palacio (COL) 9 2
16  Silvio Martinello (ITA) 8 2
17  Brian Holm (DEN) 12 3
18  Gary Trevisiol (CAN) 10 3
19  Manfred Donike (FRG) 3 3
20  Juan Carlos Haedo (ARG) 1 3
21  Shaun Wallace (GBR) 1 3
22  Paul Curran (GBR) 13 4
 Éric Louvel (FRA) DNF
 Stephan Joho (SUI) DNS
 

Did not qualify

Rank Cyclist
23  Graeme Miller (NZL)
24  Kurt Zellhofer (AUT)
25  Hans Fischer (BRA)
26  Mark Whitehead (USA)
27  Akio Kuwazawa (JPN)
28  Hitoshi Sato (JPN)
29  Danny Van Haute (USA)
30  Miguel Droguett (CHI)
31  Peter Aldridge (JAM)
32  Carlos García (URU)
33  Deograves Asuncion (PHI)
34  Roberto Muñoz (CHI)
35  Gary West (AUS)
36  Edgardo Pagarigan (PHI)
37  Paul Popp (AUT)
38  Aubrey Richmond (GUY)
39  Elisha Hughes (ANT)
40  Ernest Moodie (CAY)
41  Ian Stanley (JAM)
 Lee Fu-hsiang (TPE)
 Clyde Wilson (BER)
 Kari Myyryläinen (FIN)
 Randolph Toussaint (GUY)
 Salvador Rios (MEX)
 Gene Samuel (TRI)
 

Final Standings

 
Rank Athlete Age Team NOC Medal  
1 Roger Ilegems 21 Belgium BEL Gold  
2 Uwe Messerschmidt 22 West Germany FRG Silver  
3 Manuel Youshimatz 22 Mexico MEX Bronze  
4 Jorg Muller 23 Switzerland SUI    
5 Juan Esteban Curuchet 19 Argentina ARG    
6 Glenn Clarke 21 Australia AUS    
7 Brian Fowler 21 New Zealand NZL    
8 Derk van Egmond 27 Netherlands NED    
9 Michael Markussen 29 Denmark DEN    
10 Alex Stieda 23 Canada CAN    
11 Rudi Ceyssens 22 Belgium BEL    
12 Didier Garcia 20 France FRA    
13 Balbino Jaramillo 33 Colombia COL    
14 Stefano Allocchio 22 Italy ITA    
15 William Palacios 20 Colombia COL    
16 Silvio Martinello 21 Italy ITA    
17 Brian Holm Sorensen 21 Denmark DEN    
18 Gary Trevisiol 24 Canada CAN    
19 Manfred Donike 24 West Germany FRG    
20 Juan Carlos Haedo 36 Argentina ARG    
21 Shaun Wallace 22 Great Britain GBR    
22 Paul Curran 23 Great Britain GBR    
AC r2/2 Éric Louvel 22 France FRA   DNF
AC r2/2 Stephan Joho 20 Switzerland SUI   DNF
13 h1 r1/2 Kurt Zellhofer 26 Austria AUT    
13 h2 r1/2 Graeme Miller 23 New Zealand NZL    
14 h1 r1/2 Hans Fischer 23 Brazil BRA    
14 h2 r1/2 Mark Whitehead 23 United States USA    
15 h2 r1/2 Akio Kuwazawa 25 Japan JPN    
15T h1 r1/2 Hitoshi Sato 21 Japan JPN    
15T h1 r1/2 Danny Van Haute 27 United States USA    
16T h2 r1/2 Miguel Droguett 23 Chile CHI    
16T h2 r1/2 Carlos Garci­a 19 Uruguay URU    
17 h1 r1/2 Peter Aldridge 23 Jamaica JAM    
18 h2 r1/2 Gary West 24 Australia AUS    
18T h1 r1/2 Deogracias Asuncion 28 Philippines PHI    
18T h1 r1/2 Roberto Munoz 28 Chile CHI    
19T h2 r1/2 Paul Popp 21 Austria AUT    
19T h2 r1/2 Edgardo Pagarigan 26 Philippines PHI    
21 h2 r1/2 Aubrey Richmond 26 Guyana GUY    
AC h2 r1/2 Elisha Hughes 25 Antigua and Barbuda ANT   DNF
AC h2 r1/2 Ernest Moodie 25 Cayman Islands CAY   DNF
AC h2 r1/2 Ian Stanley 21 Jamaica JAM   DNF
 

Women's Road Race, Individual

 Host City: Los Angeles, United States
Venue(s): , Mission Viejo, California
Date Started: July 29, 1984
Date Finished: July 29, 1984
Format: 79.2 km. (49.2 miles) mass start race.

Competitors 45from 16 nations

Summary

This was the first cycling event ever contested at the Olympics for women. The favorite in the race was [Jeannie Longo], considered the greatest female cyclist ever. Also highly considered were two Americans, [Connie Carpenter-Phinney] and [Rebecca Twigg]. Twigg was also known for her brains and her looks. She had gone to college when only 14 years-old, skipping four years of high school, and also did some modeling. She had also won a silver medal at the 1983 World Championships, behind [Marianne Berglund ] of Sweden. Carpenter-Phinney had competed as a speed skater at the 1972 Winter Olympics, and was married to American cyclist [Davis Phinney], who also competed at the 1984 Olympic Games and was known as a great sprinter. The final breakaway in the race came midway thru, and included Longo, Carpenter-Phinney, and Twigg, as well as top Italian rider, [Maria Canins]. Twigg, known for her sprinting ability on the track, was favored to win the sprint. Less than a kilometer from the finish, Longo and Canins hit their wheels, and Longo'€™s chain came off, eliminating her. Twigg led out the sprint and appeared to have the race in hand, but Carpenter-Phinney caught her and used a bike-throwing technique she had learned from her husband to win by inches.

 The women's individual road race was the first time that a women's cycling event had been included in the Olympic program. The race took place on Sunday July 29, 1984 along the major roads within Mission Viejo, California. There were 45 participants in the race, from 16 nations, with one cyclist who did not finish
 

Final classification

RANK Rider Time
Med 1.png  Connie Carpenter (USA) 2:11:14
Med 2.png  Rebecca Twigg (USA)
Med 3.png  Sandra Schumacher (FRG)
4  Unni Larsen (NOR)
5  Maria Canins (ITA)
6  Jeannie Longo (FRA) +1:21
7  Helle Sørensen (DEN) +2:14
8  Ute Enzenauer (FRG)
9  Luisa Seghezzi (ITA)
10  Janelle Parks (USA)
11  Cécile Odin (FRA)
12  Ines Varenkamp (FRG)
13  Catherine Swinnerton (GBR)
14  Dominique Damiani (FRA)
15  Kristina Ranudd (SWE)
16  Tuulikki Jahre (SWE)
17  Linda Gornall (GBR)
18  Nina Søby (NOR)
19  Hege Stendahl (NOR)
20  Marielle Guichard (FRA)
21  Inga Thompson (USA)
22  Geneviève Robic-Brunet (CAN) +2:48
23  Roberta Bonanomi (ITA) +3:59
24  Marie-Claude Audet (CAN) +9:02
25  Marianne Berglund (SWE)
26  Johanna Hack (AUT) +9:28
27  Karen Strong-Hearth (CAN) +10:49
28  Leontine van der Lienden (NED)
29  Maria Blower (GBR)
30  Muriel Sharp (GBR)
31  Lu Suyan (CHN) +13:05
32  Kathlyn Ragg (FIJ) +14:45
33  Gabriele Altweck (FRG) +18:12
34  Emanuela Menuzzo (ITA)
35  Paula Westher (SWE)
36  Wang Li (CHN)
37  Hennie Top (NED)
38  Hilde Dobiasch (AUT)
39  Thea van Rijnsoever (NED)
40  Wakako Abe (JPN) +28:58
41  Lu Yu'e (CHN) +31:41
42  Choi Eun-suk (KOR) +32:36
43  Mun suk (KOR) +32:57
44  Son Yak-seon (KOR) +37:22
 Merilyn Phillips (CAY) DNF
 

Final Standings

 
Rank Athlete Age Team NOC Medal M T  
1 Connie Carpenter-Phinney 27 United States USA Gold   2-11:14.0  
2 Rebecca Twigg 21 United States USA Silver at 0:00    
3 Sandra Schumacher 17 West Germany FRG Bronze at 0:00    
4 Unni Larsen 25 Norway NOR   at 0:00    
5 Maria Canins 35 Italy ITA   at 0:00    
6 Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli 25 France FRA   at 1:21    
7 Helle Sorensen 21 Denmark DEN   at 2:14    
8 Ute Enzenauer 19 West Germany FRG   at 2:14    
9 Luisa Seghezzi 18 Italy ITA   at 2:14    
10 Janelle Parks 21 United States USA   at 2:14    
11 Cecile Odin 18 France FRA   at 2:14    
12 Ines Varenkamp 20 West Germany FRG   at 2:14    
13 Catherine Swinnerton 26 Great Britain GBR   at 2:14    
14 Dominique Damiani 31 France FRA   at 2:14    
15 Kristina Ranudd 21 Sweden SWE   at 2:14    
16 Tuulikki Jahre 32 Sweden SWE   at 2:14    
17 Linda Gornall 20 Great Britain GBR   at 2:14    
18 Nina Sobye 27 Norway NOR   at 2:14    
19 Hege Stendahl 17 Norway NOR   at 2:14    
20 Marielle Guichard 20 France FRA   at 2:14    
21 Inga Thompson-Benedict 20 United States USA   at 2:14    
22 Genevieve Robic-Brunet 25 Canada CAN   at 2:48    
23 Roberta Bonanomi 17 Italy ITA   at 3:59    
24 Marie-Claude Audet 22 Canada CAN   at 9:02    
25 Marianne Berglund 21 Sweden SWE   at 9:02    
26 Johanna Hack 27 Austria AUT   at 9:28    
27 Karen Strong-Hearth 30 Canada CAN   at 10:49    
28 Leontine van der Lienden 25 Netherlands NED   at 10:49    
29 Maria Blower 19 Great Britain GBR   at 10:49    
30 Muriel Sharp 31 Great Britain GBR   at 10:49    
31 Lu Suyan 19 China CHN   at 13:05    
32 Kathlyn Ragg 21 Fiji FIJ   at 14:45    
33 Gabriele Altweck 21 West Germany FRG   at 18:12    
34 Emanuela Menuzzo 27 Italy ITA   at 18:12    
35 Paula Westher 19 Sweden SWE   at 18:12    
36 Wang Li 21 China CHN   at 18:12    
37 Henny Top 27 Netherlands NED   at 18:12    
38 Hilde Dobiasch 29 Austria AUT   at 18:12    
39 Thea van Rijnsoever 27 Netherlands NED   at 18:12    
40 Wakako Abe 18 Japan JPN   at 28:58    
41 Lu Yu'e 23 China CHN   at 31:41    
42 Choi Eun-Suk 20 South Korea KOR   at 32:36    
43 Mun Suk 19 South Korea KOR   at 32:57    
44 Son Yak-Seon 18 South Korea KOR   at 37:22    
AC Merilyn Phillips 27 Cayman Islands CAY       DNF

 

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