Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

Men's sprint
at the Games of the I Olympiad
VenueNeo Phaliron Velodrome
Date11 April 1896
Competitors4 from 3 nations
Medalists
Gold medal Paul Masson
 France
Silver medal Stamatios Nikolopoulos
 Greece
Bronze medal Léon Flameng
 France
 1900»

The men's sprint was one of the cycling events in the 1896 Summer Olympics. It was held on 11 April. It was the second event that day. The sprint was 6 laps around the track and was 2 kilometres long. There were 4 Cyclists from 3 Nations. The sprint was won by Paul Masson of France. His teammate, Léon Flameng, was in 3rd place. Stamatios Nikolopoulos of Greece was in 2nd place.

Background

The sprint was the first time this event happened. The event was at every Summer Olympics except 1904 and 1912.[1]

Competition

The event was a single race. All 4 racers started together. The race was 2 kilometers. The track was ​1⁄3 kilometres long, so every racer did 6 laps.[1][2]

Schedule

The exact time that the event happened was not known.

Date Time Round
Gregorian Julian
Saturday, 11 April 1896Saturday, 30 March 1896Final

Results

The race was very slow. Rosemeyer had to stop because his bike stopped working. At the end of the race, Masson passed Nikolopoulos. He won by 15 meters. Flameng was very far behind, and was in third place.

RankCyclistNationTime
1 Paul Masson France 4:58.2
2 Stamatios Nikolopoulos Greece 5:00.2
3 Léon Flameng France Unknown
— Joseph Rosemeyer Germany DNF

References

  1. 1 2 "Sprint, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Official Report, p. 98.
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