Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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| Cycling at the Games of the XV Olympiad |
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| Road cycling | Käpylä and the surrounding area | ||||||
| Track cycling | Helsinki Velodrome | ||||||
| Dates | 28 July – 31 July | ||||||
| Cyclists | 215 from 36 countries | ||||||
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 Italy: |
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 Australia: |
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 Belgium: |
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The cycling competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only. 215 cyclists from 36 countries competed in the six events.[1]
Contents
Medal summary
Road cycling
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road race, Individual |
 André Noyelle (BEL) |
Robert Grondelaers (BEL) |
 Edi Ziegler (GER) |
| Road race, Team |
Belgium (BEL) Robert Grondelaers André Noyelle Lucien Victor |
 Italy (ITA)Dino Bruni Gianni Ghidini Vincenzo Zucconelli |
 France (FRA)Jacques Anquetil Claude Rouer Alfred Tonello |
Track cycling
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1000m time trial |
 Russell Mockridge (AUS) |
Marino Morettini (ITA) |
22x20px Raymond Robinson (RSA) |
| Pursuit, Team |
Italy (ITA) Marino Morettini Loris Campana Mino de Rossi Guido Messina |
22x20px South Africa (RSA) Alfred Swift George Estman Robert Fowler Thomas Shardelow |
 Great Britain (GBR)Ronald Stretton Donald Burgess George Newberry Alan Newton |
| Sprint |
Enzo Sacchi (ITA) |
Lionel Cox (AUS) |
Werner Potzernheim (GER) |
| Tandem |
Lionel Cox and Russell Mockridge (AUS) |
22x20px Raymond Robinson and Thomas Shardelow (RSA) |
Antonio Maspes and Cesare Pinarello (ITA) |
Participating nations
215 cyclists from 36 nations competed.[1]
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Italy (ITA) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Australia (AUS) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Belgium (BEL) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | 22x20px South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | France (FRA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain (GBR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Germany (GER) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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