Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint
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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.[1] Once again, the limit on cyclists per nation was raised to 2 (it had been 1 from 1928 to 1956, 2 from 1960 to 1972, and 1 again in 1976 and 1980). The event was won by Mark Gorski of the United States, the nation's first victory in the men's sprint and first medal in the event since John Henry Lake took bronze in 1900. The final was all-American, as Nelson Vails took silver, becoming the first Olympic cycling medalist of African descent.[2] Japan earned its first medal in the men's sprint with Tsutomu Sakamoto's bronze. France's five-Games podium streak in the event ended.
Men's sprint at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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![]() German stamp commemorating 1984 Olympic cycling | ||||||||||
Venue | Olympic Velodrome, Los Angeles | |||||||||
Dates | 31 July-3 August | |||||||||
Competitors | 34 from 24 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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This was the 18th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1904 and 1912. The two returning quarterfinalists from 1980 were sixth-place finisher Heinz Isler of Switzerland and seventh-place finisher Kenrick Tucker of Australia. The Soviet-led boycott was particularly disruptive in this event, with the East German team dominant at the time. In particular, Lutz Heßlich was the best sprinter in the world for most of the 1980s and would have had a strong opportunity for three straight gold medals if not for the boycott; he had won the 1979 and 1983 World Championships and the 1980 Olympic gold, and would go on to win the 1985 and 1987 World Championships and the 1988 Olympic gold. The 1981 and 1982 World Champion and 1980 Olympic bronze medalist, Soviet Sergei Kopylov, was also kept out due to the boycott. Of the nations that were competing in Los Angeles, the host Americans were favored. Mark Gorski had beaten Kopylov multiple times in 1983. Nelson Vails was also a top contender.[3]
The Cayman Islands and Chinese Taipei each made their debut in the men's sprint. France made its 18th appearance, the only nation to have competed at every appearance of the event.
This sprint competition involved a series of head-to-head matches. With a larger field due to allowing two cyclists per nation instead of just one, the competition ballooned to 11 rounds: six main rounds and three repechages, two of which were two-round repechages.[3][4]
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 | ![]() | 10.61 | Mexico City, Mexico | 22 October 1967 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 10.47 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 26 July 1980 |
No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.
All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)
Date | Time | Round |
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Tuesday, 31 July 1984 | 10:00 12:00 12:15 12:30 12:45 | Round 1 First repechage semifinals First repechage finals Round 2 Second repechage |
Wednesday, 1 August 1984 | 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 | 1/8 finals Third repechage semifinals Third repechage finals Quarterfinals |
Thursday, 2 August 1984 | 10:00 | Semifinals |
Friday, 3 August 1984 | 14:00 | Finals |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
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1 | Mark Gorski | ![]() | 10.87 | Q |
2 | Leon Richardson | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Marcelo Alexandre | ![]() | 11.87 | Q |
2 | Tsutomu Sakamoto | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Katsuo Nakatake | ![]() | 11.92 | Q |
2 | Charles Pile | ![]() | R | |
3 | Paulo Jamur | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gabriele Sella | ![]() | 11.54 | Q |
2 | Brian Lyn | ![]() | R | |
3 | Murray Steele | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Philippe Vernet | ![]() | 11.31 | Q |
2 | Claudio Iannone | ![]() | R | |
3 | Deogracias Asuncion | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gerhard Scheller | ![]() | 11.29 | Q |
2 | Ian Stanley | ![]() | R | |
3 | Ernest Moodie | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Barry | ![]() | 11.84 | Q |
2 | James Joseph | ![]() | R | |
3 | Gene Samuel | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nelson Vails | ![]() | 11.07 | Q |
2 | José Antonio Urquijo | ![]() | R | |
3 | Kenrick Tucker | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Franck Dépine | ![]() | 11.49 | Q |
2 | Hugo Daya | ![]() | R | |
3 | Max Rainsford | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vincenzo Ceci | ![]() | 12.01 | Q |
2 | Heinz Isler | ![]() | R | |
3 | Rodolfo Guaves | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alex Ongaro | ![]() | 11.43 | Q |
2 | Lee Fu-hsiang | ![]() | R | |
— | Rolf Morgan Hansen | ![]() | DNS |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fredy Schmidtke | ![]() | 11.80 | Q |
2 | Frank Orban | ![]() | R | |
3 | Rosman Alwi | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tsutomu Sakamoto | ![]() | 11.35 | Q |
2 | Brian Lyn | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Murray Steele | ![]() | 12.09 | Q |
2 | Deogracias Asuncion | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Claudio Iannone | ![]() | 11.51 | Q |
2 | Leon Richardson | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | José Antonio Urquijo | ![]() | 11.64 | Q |
2 | Ian Stanley | ![]() | R | |
3 | Charles Pile | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gene Samuel | ![]() | 11.89 | Q |
2 | Paulo Jamur | ![]() | R | |
3 | Ernest Moodie | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kenrick Tucker | ![]() | 11.23 | Q |
2 | Hugo Daya | ![]() | R | |
3 | James Joseph | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Frank Orban | ![]() | 11.53 | Q |
2 | Lee Fu-hsiang | ![]() | R | |
3 | Heinz Isler | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rosman Alwi | ![]() | 11.58 | Q |
2 | Max Rainsford | ![]() | R | |
3 | Rodolfo Guaves | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paulo Jamur | ![]() | 11.92 | Q |
2 | Brian Lyn | ![]() | ||
3 | James Joseph | ![]() |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Charles Pile | ![]() | 11.51 | Q |
2 | Deogracias Asuncion | ![]() | ||
3 | Ernest Moodie | ![]() |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Max Rainsford | ![]() | 11.79 | Q |
2 | Leon Richardson | ![]() | ||
3 | Heinz Isler | ![]() |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lee Fu-hsiang | ![]() | 11.90 | Q |
2 | Hugo Daya | ![]() | ||
3 | Rodolfo Guaves | ![]() | ||
4 | Ian Stanley | ![]() |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Gorski | ![]() | 10.79 | Q |
2 | Paulo Jamur | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Marcelo Alexandre | ![]() | 12.68 | Q |
2 | Max Rainsford | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Katsuo Nakatake | ![]() | 12.05 | Q |
2 | Lee Fu-hsiang | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gabriele Sella | ![]() | 11.16 | Q |
2 | Charles Pile | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Philippe Vernet | ![]() | 10.94 | Q |
2 | Rosman Alwi | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fredy Schmidtke | ![]() | 11.36 | Q |
2 | Kenrick Tucker | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Frank Orban | ![]() | 11.33 | Q |
2 | Mark Barry | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nelson Vails | ![]() | 10.80 | Q |
2 | Gene Samuel | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Claudio Iannone | ![]() | 11.79 | Q |
2 | Franck Dépine | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vincenzo Ceci | ![]() | 11.52 | Q |
2 | José Antonio Urquijo | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tsutomu Sakamoto | ![]() | 11.07 | Q |
2 | Alex Ongaro | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gerhard Scheller | ![]() | 11.11 | Q |
2 | Murray Steele | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alex Ongaro | ![]() | 11.23 | Q |
2 | Max Rainsford | ![]() |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Murray Steele | ![]() | 11.92 | Q |
2 | Paulo Jamur | ![]() |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lee Fu-hsiang | ![]() | 11.58 | Q |
2 | José Antonio Urquijo | ![]() |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Franck Dépine | ![]() | 11.62 | Q |
2 | Charles Pile | ![]() |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Barry | ![]() | 11.64 | Q |
2 | Rosman Alwi | ![]() |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kenrick Tucker | ![]() | 11.46 | Q |
2 | Gene Samuel | ![]() |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Gorski | ![]() | 10.89 | Q |
2 | Claudio Iannone | ![]() | R | |
3 | Alex Ongaro | ![]() | R |
The second resulted in an appeal that determined all three riders were at fault. Ceci was relegated to the repechage, while Alexandre and Lee re-ran the heat.
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
— | Marcelo Alexandre | ![]() | Re-run | |
Lee Fu-hsiang | ![]() | Re-run | ||
Vincenzo Ceci | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Marcelo Alexandre | ![]() | 12.30 | Q |
2 | Lee Fu-hsiang | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kenrick Tucker | ![]() | 11.58 | Q |
2 | Gerhard Scheller | ![]() | R | |
3 | Katsuo Nakatake | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tsutomu Sakamoto | ![]() | 11.31 | Q |
2 | Gabriele Sella | ![]() | R | |
3 | Franck Dépine | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Philippe Vernet | ![]() | 11.33 | Q |
2 | Murray Steele | ![]() | R | |
3 | Frank Orban | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nelson Vails | ![]() | 11.05 | Q |
2 | Fredy Schmidtke | ![]() | R | |
3 | Mark Barry | ![]() | R |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gerhard Scheller | ![]() | Q | |
2 | Claudio Iannone | ![]() | ||
3 | Murray Steele | ![]() |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lee Fu-hsiang | ![]() | 11.67 | Q |
2 | Katsuo Nakatake | ![]() | ||
3 | Mark Barry | ![]() |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gabriele Sella | ![]() | 11.58 | Q |
2 | Frank Orban | ![]() | ||
3 | Alex Ongaro | ![]() |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fredy Schmidtke | ![]() | 11.45 | Q |
2 | Franck Dépine | ![]() | ||
3 | Vincenzo Ceci | ![]() |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gerhard Scheller | ![]() | 11.52 | Q |
2 | Gabriele Sella | ![]() |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fredy Schmidtke | ![]() | 10.96 | Q |
2 | Lee Fu-hsiang | ![]() |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Gorski | ![]() | 11.65 | 11.08 | — | Q |
2 | Gerhard Scheller | ![]() | — | C |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Philippe Vernet | ![]() | 11.56 | 11.17 | — | Q |
2 | Fredy Schmidtke | ![]() | — | C |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nelson Vails | ![]() | 11.33 | 12.07 | — | Q |
2 | Marcelo Alexandre | ![]() | — | C |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tsutomu Sakamoto | ![]() | 11.20 | 11.26 | Q | |
2 | Kenrick Tucker | ![]() | 11.51 | C |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Gorski | ![]() | 11.17 | 10.74 | — | Q |
2 | Tsutomu Sakamoto | ![]() | — | B |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nelson Vails | ![]() | 10.93 | 10.86 | — | Q |
2 | Philippe Vernet | ![]() | — | B |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time 200 m |
---|---|---|---|
5 | Gerhard Scheller | ![]() | 11.36 |
6 | Marcelo Alexandre | ![]() | |
7 | Kenrick Tucker | ![]() | |
8 | Fredy Schmidtke | ![]() |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Tsutomu Sakamoto | ![]() | 11.06 | 11.03 | — |
4 | Philippe Vernet | ![]() | — |
Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Mark Gorski | ![]() | 10.49 | 10.95 | — |
![]() | Nelson Vails | ![]() | — |
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