Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit

Cycling - Men's individual pursuit
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueOlympic Velodrome, Los Angeles
Dates30 July - 1 August
Competitors33 from 21 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Steve Hegg
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rolf Gölz
 West Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Leonard Nitz
 United States
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The Men's Individual Pursuit was a cycling event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California over a distance of 4000m.[1]

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual pursuit Steve Hegg
 United States
Rolf Gölz
 West Germany
Leonard Nitz
 United States

Final results

Results

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

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

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

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

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

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

References

  1. ^ "Cycling at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Individual Pursuit, 4,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2015.