The team pursuit event consisted of both a time trial (with up to 2 teams on the track at the same time) and a series of head-to-head races between 2 teams. There were a total of four rounds: an elimination round, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals.
Elimination round: This round was a time trial, with 1 or 2 teams on the track simultaneously. The top 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the head-to-head competitions.
Quarterfinals: There were four quarterfinals. Beginning with the quarterfinals, each round featured a single head-to-head race. The winner of each advanced to the semifinals while the loser was eliminated.
Semifinals: There two semifinals. The winner of each advanced to the gold medal final, the loser to the bronze medal final.
Finals: A gold medal final and a bronze medal final were held.
^. sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
^The Official Report lists the time as 4:35.87, clearly a typographical error as Japan is shown in 2nd place in the heat behind Argentina, who finished in 4:44.44. Sports-reference lists the correct time.
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The men s team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome Italy was held from 27 to 29 August 1960 There were 76 participants from 19 nations 1 Men s cycling team pursuitat the Games of the XVII OlympiadLuigi Arienti Mario Vallotto Franco Testa and Marino VignaVenueOlympic Velodrome RomeDate27 29 August 1960Competitors76 from 19 nationsMedalistsLuigi Arienti Franco Testa Mario Vallotto Marino Vigna ItalySiegfried Kohler Peter Groning Manfred Klieme Bernd Barleben United Team of GermanyStanislav Moskvin Viktor Romanov Leonid Kolumbet Arnold Belgardt Soviet Union 19561964 Contents 1 Competition format 2 Results 2 1 Elimination round 2 2 Quarterfinals 2 2 1 Quarterfinal 1 2 2 2 Quarterfinal 2 2 2 3 Quarterfinal 3 2 2 4 Quarterfinal 4 2 3 Semifinals 2 3 1 Semifinal 1 2 3 2 Semifinal 2 2 4 Finals 2 4 1 Bronze medal final 2 4 2 Gold medal final 3 Final classification 4 ReferencesCompetition format editThe team pursuit event consisted of both a time trial with up to 2 teams on the track at the same time and a series of head to head races between 2 teams There were a total of four rounds an elimination round quarterfinals semifinals and finals Elimination round This round was a time trial with 1 or 2 teams on the track simultaneously The top 8 times regardless of heat advanced to the head to head competitions Quarterfinals There were four quarterfinals Beginning with the quarterfinals each round featured a single head to head race The winner of each advanced to the semifinals while the loser was eliminated Semifinals There two semifinals The winner of each advanced to the gold medal final the loser to the bronze medal final Finals A gold medal final and a bronze medal final were held Results editElimination round edit Rank Heat Nation Time Notes1 7 nbsp Italy 4 38 41 Q2 6 nbsp France 4 38 46 Q3 7 nbsp United Team of Germany 4 40 33 Q4 3 nbsp Soviet Union 4 40 48 Q5 4 nbsp Netherlands 4 40 64 Q6 5 nbsp Denmark 4 40 80 Q7 2 nbsp Czechoslovakia 4 42 60 Q8 1 nbsp Argentina 4 44 44 Q9 11 nbsp Spain 4 44 8710 5 nbsp Great Britain 4 45 2311 1 nbsp Japan 4 45 87 2 12 8 nbsp Austria 4 47 7013 10 nbsp Uruguay 4 47 8314 2 nbsp Australia 4 48 5515 10 nbsp Belgium 4 49 4616 9 nbsp United States 4 49 9217 6 nbsp Switzerland 4 50 0018 4 nbsp South Africa 4 50 2619 8 nbsp Mexico 4 52 55Quarterfinals edit Quarterfinal 1 edit Rank Nation Time Notes1 nbsp Italy 4 29 98 Q2 nbsp Argentina 4 38 17Quarterfinal 2 edit Rank Nation Time Notes1 nbsp France 4 30 82 Q2 nbsp Czechoslovakia 4 38 73Quarterfinal 3 edit Rank Nation Time Notes1 nbsp United Team of Germany 4 29 32 Q2 nbsp Denmark 4 37 44Quarterfinal 4 edit Rank Nation Time Notes1 nbsp Soviet Union 4 29 97 Q2 nbsp Netherlands 4 29 98Semifinals edit Semifinal 1 edit Rank Nation Time Notes1 nbsp United Team of Germany 4 33 46 Q2 nbsp France 4 37 17 BSemifinal 2 edit Rank Nation Time Notes1 nbsp Italy 4 28 88 Q2 nbsp Soviet Union 4 33 01 QFinals edit Bronze medal final edit Rank Nation Time nbsp nbsp Soviet Union 4 34 054 nbsp France 4 35 72Gold medal final edit Rank Nation Time nbsp nbsp Italy 4 30 90 nbsp nbsp United Team of Germany 4 35 78Final classification editRank Cyclists Nation nbsp Luigi ArientiFranco TestaMario VallottoMarino Vigna nbsp Italy nbsp Siegfried KohlerPeter GroningManfred KliemeBernd Barleben nbsp United Team of Germany nbsp Stanislav MoskvinViktor RomanovLeonid KolumbetArnold Belgardt nbsp Soviet Union4 Marcel DelattreJacques SuireGuy ClaudMichel Nedelec nbsp France5 Alberto TrilloErnesto ContrerasHector AcostaJuan Brotto nbsp ArgentinaSlavoj CernyFerdinand DuchonJan ChlistovskyJosef Volf nbsp CzechoslovakiaJohn LundgrenLeif LarsenJens SorensenKurt vid Stein nbsp DenmarkJaap OudkerkTheo NikkessenHenk NijdamPiet van der Lans nbsp Netherlands9 Jose Maria ErrandoneaFrancisco TortellaMiguel MartorellMiguel Mora Gornals nbsp Spain10 Barry HobanMike GambrillCharlie McCoyJoseph McClean nbsp Great Britain11 Tetsuo OsawaKanji KubomuraNobuhira TakanukiKatsuya Saito nbsp Japan12 Gunther KrizPeter DeimbockKurt GarschalKurt Schein nbsp Austria13 Alberto VelazquezJuan Jose TimonRuben EtchebarneRodolfo Rodino nbsp Uruguay14 Warren ScarfeGarry JonesRobert WhettersFrank Brazier nbsp Australia15 Romain De LoofBarthelemy GillardFrans MelckenbeeckCharles Rabaey nbsp Belgium16 Richard CortrightCharles HewettRobert PfarrJames Rossi nbsp United States17 Walter SignerWerner WeckertHans HeinemannEgon Scheiwiller nbsp Switzerland18 Syd ByrnesBobby FowlerAbe JonkerRowan Peacock nbsp South Africa19 Mauricio MataJavier TaboadaJacinto BritoMiguel Perez nbsp MexicoReferences edit Cycling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games Men s Team Pursuit 4 000 metres sports reference com Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 28 July 2014 The Official Report lists the time as 4 35 87 clearly a typographical error as Japan is shown in 2nd place in the heat behind Argentina who finished in 4 44 44 Sports reference lists the correct time Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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