Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint
October 21, 2023
The men's sprint at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, was held on 1 to 2 September 1972. There were 51 entrants from 30 nations; 5 withdrawals left 46 competitors from 27 nations.[1] Nations were limited to two cyclists each. The event was won by Daniel Morelon of France, successfully defending his 1968 title and becoming the first man to win three medals in the event (with his 1964 bronze). It was France's seventh gold medal in the event, most in the world. Silver went to John Nicholson of Australia, taking the nation's first medal in the men's sprint since 1956. Omar Pkhakadze, who had finished fourth in 1968, won the bronze this time for the Soviet Union's first medal in the event. Italy's six-Games medal streak was broken.
This was the 15th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1904 and 1912. Two quarterfinalists from 1968 returned: gold medalist (and 1964 bronze medalist) Daniel Morelon of France and fourth-place finisher Omar Pkhakadze of the Soviet Union. Morelon was heavily favored to repeat, with three world championships and two Grand Prix de Paris wins since his 1968 gold medal.[2]
The Bahamas and Malaysia each made their debut in the men's sprint; East Germany competed separately for the first time. France made its 15th appearance, the only nation to have competed at every appearance of the event.
Competition formatEdit
This sprint competition involved a series of head-to-head matches. The 1972 competition involved ten rounds: six main rounds (first round, second round, 1/8 finals, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals) as well as three repechages after the first three main rounds; the third repechage was a two-round repechage.[3]
First round: The 51 entrants were divided into 17 heats of 3 cyclists each. Withdrawals left some heats with only 2 competitors. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the second round (17 cyclists), while all other cyclists who competed were sent to the first repechage (29 cyclists).
First repechage: The 29 cyclists were divided into 12 heats, each with 2 or 3 cyclists. The winner of each heat advanced to the second round (12 cyclists), while all others were eliminated (17 cyclists, including those who did not start).
Second round: The 29 cyclists who advanced through the first round or first repechage were divided into 10 heats; all heats had 3 cyclists except heat 1, which had only 2. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the third round, the 1/8 finals (10 cyclists), while all others went to the second repechage (19 cyclists).
Second repechage: The 19 cyclists from the second round were divided into 8 heats, with 2 or 3 cyclists per heat. Winners advanced to the 1/8 finals (8 cyclists), while all others were eliminated (11 cyclists).
1/8 finals: The 18 cyclists who advanced through the first two rounds (including repechages) competed in a 1/8 finals round. There were 6 heats in this round, with 3 cyclists in each. The top cyclist in each heat advanced to the quarterfinals (6 cyclists), while the other 2 in each heat went to the third repechage (12 cyclists).
Third repechage: This was a two-round repechage. The repechage began with 4 heats of 3 cyclists each. The top cyclist in each heat advanced to the second round, while the other 2 cyclists in each heat were eliminated. The second round of this repechage featured 2 heats of 2 cyclists each, with the winners advancing to the quarterfinals and the losers eliminated.
Quarterfinals: Beginning with the quarterfinals, all matches were one-on-one competitions and were held in best-of-three format. There were 4 quarterfinals, with the winner of each advancing to the semifinals and the loser eliminated.
Semifinals: The two semifinals provided for advancement to the gold medal final for winners and to the bronze medal final for losers.
Finals: Both a gold medal final and a bronze medal final were held.
RecordsEdit
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.
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The men s sprint at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich West Germany was held on 1 to 2 September 1972 There were 51 entrants from 30 nations 5 withdrawals left 46 competitors from 27 nations 1 Nations were limited to two cyclists each The event was won by Daniel Morelon of France successfully defending his 1968 title and becoming the first man to win three medals in the event with his 1964 bronze It was France s seventh gold medal in the event most in the world Silver went to John Nicholson of Australia taking the nation s first medal in the men s sprint since 1956 Omar Pkhakadze who had finished fourth in 1968 won the bronze this time for the Soviet Union s first medal in the event Italy s six Games medal streak was broken Men s sprintat the Games of the XX OlympiadDaniel Morelon 2011 VenueMunich West GermanyDates1 2 September 1972Competitors46 from 27 nationsMedalistsDaniel Morelon FranceJohn Nicholson AustraliaOmar Pkhakadze Soviet Union 19681976 Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Records 4 Schedule 5 Results 5 1 First round 5 1 1 First round heat 1 5 1 2 First round heat 2 5 1 3 First round heat 3 5 1 4 First round heat 4 5 1 5 First round heat 5 5 1 6 First round heat 6 5 1 7 First round heat 7 5 1 8 First round heat 8 5 1 9 First round heat 9 5 1 10 First round heat 10 5 1 11 First round heat 11 5 1 12 First round heat 12 5 1 13 First round heat 13 5 1 14 First round heat 14 5 1 15 First round heat 15 5 1 16 First round heat 16 5 1 17 First round heat 17 5 2 First repechage 5 2 1 First repechage heat 1 5 2 2 First repechage heat 2 5 2 3 First repechage heat 3 5 2 4 First repechage heat 4 5 2 5 First repechage heat 5 5 2 6 First repechage heat 6 5 2 7 First repechage heat 7 5 2 8 First repechage heat 8 5 2 9 First repechage heat 9 5 2 10 First repechage heat 10 5 2 11 First repechage heat 11 5 2 12 First repechage heat 12 5 3 Second round 5 3 1 Second round heat 1 5 3 2 Second round heat 2 5 3 3 Second round heat 3 5 3 4 Second round heat 4 5 3 5 Second round heat 5 5 3 6 Second round heat 6 5 3 7 Second round heat 7 5 3 8 Second round heat 8 5 3 9 Second round heat 9 5 3 10 Second round heat 10 5 4 Second repechage 5 4 1 Second repechage heat 1 5 4 2 Second repechage heat 2 5 4 3 Second repechage heat 3 5 4 4 Second repechage heat 4 5 4 5 Second repechage heat 5 5 4 6 Second repechage heat 6 5 4 7 Second repechage heat 7 5 4 8 Second repechage heat 8 5 5 1 8 finals 5 5 1 1 8 final 1 5 5 2 1 8 final 2 5 5 3 1 8 final 3 5 5 4 1 8 final 4 5 5 5 1 8 final 5 5 5 6 1 8 final 6 5 6 Third repechage heats 5 6 1 Third repechage heat 1 5 6 2 Third repechage heat 2 5 6 3 Third repechage heat 3 5 6 4 Third repechage heat 4 5 7 Third repechage finals 5 7 1 Third repechage final 1 5 7 2 Third repechage heat 2 5 8 Quarterfinals 5 8 1 Quarterfinal 1 5 8 2 Quarterfinal 2 5 8 3 Quarterfinal 3 5 8 4 Quarterfinal 4 5 9 Semifinals 5 9 1 Semifinal 1 5 9 2 Semifinal 2 5 10 Finals 5 10 1 Bronze medal match 5 10 2 Final 6 Final classification 7 ReferencesBackground EditThis was the 15th appearance of the event which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1904 and 1912 Two quarterfinalists from 1968 returned gold medalist and 1964 bronze medalist Daniel Morelon of France and fourth place finisher Omar Pkhakadze of the Soviet Union Morelon was heavily favored to repeat with three world championships and two Grand Prix de Paris wins since his 1968 gold medal 2 The Bahamas and Malaysia each made their debut in the men s sprint East Germany competed separately for the first time France made its 15th appearance the only nation to have competed at every appearance of the event Competition format EditThis sprint competition involved a series of head to head matches The 1972 competition involved ten rounds six main rounds first round second round 1 8 finals quarterfinals semifinals and finals as well as three repechages after the first three main rounds the third repechage was a two round repechage 3 First round The 51 entrants were divided into 17 heats of 3 cyclists each Withdrawals left some heats with only 2 competitors The winner of each heat advanced directly to the second round 17 cyclists while all other cyclists who competed were sent to the first repechage 29 cyclists First repechage The 29 cyclists were divided into 12 heats each with 2 or 3 cyclists The winner of each heat advanced to the second round 12 cyclists while all others were eliminated 17 cyclists including those who did not start Second round The 29 cyclists who advanced through the first round or first repechage were divided into 10 heats all heats had 3 cyclists except heat 1 which had only 2 The winner of each heat advanced directly to the third round the 1 8 finals 10 cyclists while all others went to the second repechage 19 cyclists Second repechage The 19 cyclists from the second round were divided into 8 heats with 2 or 3 cyclists per heat Winners advanced to the 1 8 finals 8 cyclists while all others were eliminated 11 cyclists 1 8 finals The 18 cyclists who advanced through the first two rounds including repechages competed in a 1 8 finals round There were 6 heats in this round with 3 cyclists in each The top cyclist in each heat advanced to the quarterfinals 6 cyclists while the other 2 in each heat went to the third repechage 12 cyclists Third repechage This was a two round repechage The repechage began with 4 heats of 3 cyclists each The top cyclist in each heat advanced to the second round while the other 2 cyclists in each heat were eliminated The second round of this repechage featured 2 heats of 2 cyclists each with the winners advancing to the quarterfinals and the losers eliminated Quarterfinals Beginning with the quarterfinals all matches were one on one competitions and were held in best of three format There were 4 quarterfinals with the winner of each advancing to the semifinals and the loser eliminated Semifinals The two semifinals provided for advancement to the gold medal final for winners and to the bronze medal final for losers Finals Both a gold medal final and a bronze medal final were held Records EditThe 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 nbsp Omar Pkhakadze URS 10 61 Mexico City Mexico 22 October 1967Olympic record nbsp Leijn Loevesijn NED 10 66 Mexico City Mexico 18 October 1968No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition Schedule EditAll times are Central European Time UTC 1 Date Time RoundFriday 1 September 1972 11 1912 2915 5916 5020 0021 11 Round 1First repechageRound 2Second repechage1 8 finalsThird repechage heatsThird repechage finalsSaturday 2 September 1972 17 5820 5121 52 QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalResults EditFirst round Edit First round heat 1 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Daniel Morelon nbsp France 11 71 Q2 Hector Edwards nbsp Barbados R3 Suriya Chiarasapawong nbsp Thailand RFirst round heat 2 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Serhiy Kravtsov nbsp Soviet Union 11 83 Q2 Taworn Tarwan nbsp Thailand R3 Shue Ming fa nbsp Chinese Taipei RFirst round heat 3 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Ivan Kucirek nbsp Czechoslovakia 11 78 Q2 Winston Attong nbsp Trinidad and Tobago R3 Kensley Reece nbsp Barbados RFirst round heat 4 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Gerard Quintyn nbsp France 11 40 Q2 Yoshikazu Cho nbsp Japan R3 Jeffrey Spencer nbsp United States RFirst round heat 5 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Ezio Cardi nbsp Italy 11 92 Q2 Felix Suarez nbsp Spain R3 Daud Ibrahim nbsp Malaysia RFirst round heat 6 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 John Nicholson nbsp Australia 11 20 Q2 Ed McRae nbsp Canada R Mabruk Ilmarimi Mah nbsp Lebanon DNSFirst round heat 7 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Peter van Doorn nbsp Netherlands 11 58 Q2 Yaichi Numata nbsp Japan R Ahmed Abdussal Gariani nbsp Lebanon DNSFirst round heat 8 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Omar Pkhakadze nbsp Soviet Union 11 64 Q2 Andrzej Bek nbsp Poland R3 Honson Chin nbsp Jamaica RFirst round heat 9 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Jurgen Geschke nbsp East Germany 11 52 Q2 Jairo Diaz nbsp Colombia R Behrouz Rahbar nbsp Iran DNSFirst round heat 10 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Karl Kother nbsp West Germany 11 30 Q2 Peder Pedersen nbsp Denmark R Gholamhosain Koohi nbsp Iran DNSFirst round heat 11 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Vladimir Vackar nbsp Czechoslovakia 11 89 Q2 Klaas Balk nbsp Netherlands R3 Carlos Galeano nbsp Colombia RFirst round heat 12 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Massimo Marino nbsp Italy 11 83 Q2 Roger Young nbsp United States R3 Geoffery Burnside nbsp Bahamas RFirst round heat 13 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Dieter Berkmann nbsp West Germany 11 71 Q2 Leslie King nbsp Trinidad and Tobago R3 Arturo Cambroni nbsp Mexico RFirst round heat 14 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Niels Fredborg nbsp Denmark 12 16 Q2 Maurice Hugh Sam nbsp Jamaica R Harry Kent nbsp New Zealand DNSFirst round heat 15 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Benedykt Kocot nbsp Poland 11 44 Q2 Geoff Cooke nbsp Great Britain R3 Manu Snellinx nbsp Belgium RFirst round heat 16 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Carlos Reybaud nbsp Argentina 11 50 Q2 Werner Otto nbsp East Germany R3 Ernie Crutchlow nbsp Great Britain RFirst round heat 17 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Robert Maveau nbsp Belgium Unknown Q2 Victor Limba nbsp Argentina R3 Neville Hunte nbsp Guyana RFirst repechage Edit First repechage heat 1 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Jeffrey Spencer nbsp United States 12 46 Q2 Hector Edwards nbsp Barbados First repechage heat 2 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Leslie King nbsp Trinidad and Tobago 11 62 Q2 Werner Otto nbsp East Germany 3 Suriya Chiarasapawong nbsp Thailand First repechage heat 3 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Neville Hunte nbsp Guyana 11 54 Q2 Taworn Tarwan nbsp Thailand 3 Manu Snellinx nbsp Belgium First repechage heat 4 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Yoshikazu Cho nbsp Japan 11 17 Q2 Felix Suarez nbsp Spain 3 Shue Ming fa nbsp Chinese Taipei First repechage heat 5 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Ernie Crutchlow nbsp Great Britain 11 41 Q2 Jairo Diaz nbsp Colombia 3 Winston Attong nbsp Trinidad and Tobago First repechage heat 6 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Roger Young nbsp United States 11 99 Q2 Kensley Reece nbsp Barbados First repechage heat 7 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Klaas Balk nbsp Netherlands 12 02 Q2 Maurice Hugh Sam nbsp Jamaica 3 Daud Ibrahim nbsp Malaysia First repechage heat 8 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Honson Chin nbsp Jamaica 11 90 Q2 Yaichi Numata nbsp Japan First repechage heat 9 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Ed McRae nbsp Canada Unknown Q2 Victor Limba nbsp Argentina First repechage heat 10 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Andrzej Bek nbsp Poland 11 86 Q2 Arturo Cambroni nbsp Mexico First repechage heat 11 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Peder Pedersen nbsp Denmark 11 34 Q2 Geoffery Burnside nbsp Bahamas First repechage heat 12 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Geoff Cooke nbsp Great Britain 12 27 Q2 Carlos Galeano nbsp Colombia Second round Edit Second round heat 1 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Daniel Morelon nbsp France 12 26 Q2 Neville Hunte nbsp Guyana RSecond round heat 2 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Serhiy Kravtsov nbsp Soviet Union 11 35 Q2 Geoff Cooke nbsp Great Britain R3 Jeffrey Spencer nbsp United States RSecond round heat 3 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Leslie King nbsp Trinidad and Tobago 11 77 Q2 Ivan Kucirek nbsp Czechoslovakia R3 Roger Young nbsp United States RSecond round heat 4 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Gerard Quintyn nbsp France Unknown Q2 Carlos Reybaud nbsp Argentina R3 Klaas Balk nbsp Netherlands RSecond round heat 5 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Vladimir Vackar nbsp Czechoslovakia 11 83 Q2 Ezio Cardi nbsp Italy R3 Andrzej Bek nbsp Poland RSecond round heat 6 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 John Nicholson nbsp Australia 11 92 Q2 Niels Fredborg nbsp Denmark R3 Honson Chin nbsp Jamaica RSecond round heat 7 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Peder Pedersen nbsp Denmark 11 69 Q2 Dieter Berkmann nbsp West Germany R3 Peter van Doorn nbsp Netherlands RSecond round heat 8 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Robert Maveau nbsp Belgium 11 98 Q2 Omar Pkhakadze nbsp Soviet Union R3 Ed McRae nbsp Canada RSecond round heat 9 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Jurgen Geschke nbsp East Germany 11 53 Q2 Benedykt Kocot nbsp Poland R3 Ernie Crutchlow nbsp Great Britain RSecond round heat 10 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Karl Kother nbsp West Germany 11 37 Q2 Yoshikazu Cho nbsp Japan R3 Massimo Marino nbsp Italy RSecond repechage Edit Second repechage heat 1 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Ivan Kucirek nbsp Czechoslovakia 12 27 Q2 Jeffrey Spencer nbsp United States Second repechage heat 2 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Klaas Balk nbsp Netherlands 11 68 Q2 Benedykt Kocot nbsp Poland Second repechage heat 3 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Ezio Cardi nbsp Italy 11 93 Q2 Roger Young nbsp United States Second repechage heat 4 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Andrzej Bek nbsp Poland 11 87 Q2 Dieter Berkmann nbsp West Germany Second repechage heat 5 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Niels Fredborg nbsp Denmark 11 96 Q2 Honson Chin nbsp Jamaica Second repechage heat 6 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Omar Pkhakadze nbsp Soviet Union 11 56 Q2 Ernie Crutchlow nbsp Great Britain 3 Neville Hunte nbsp Guyana Second repechage heat 7 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Peter van Doorn nbsp Netherlands 11 74 Q2 Yoshikazu Cho nbsp Japan 3 Ed McRae nbsp Canada Second repechage heat 8 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Massimo Marino nbsp Italy 11 68 Q2 Carlos Reybaud nbsp Argentina 3 Geoff Cooke nbsp Great Britain 1 8 finals Edit 1 8 final 1 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Daniel Morelon nbsp France 12 26 Q2 Niels Fredborg nbsp Denmark R3 Peter van Doorn nbsp Netherlands R1 8 final 2 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Klaas Balk nbsp Netherlands 11 48 Q2 Andrzej Bek nbsp Poland R3 Serhiy Kravtsov nbsp Soviet Union R1 8 final 3 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Massimo Marino nbsp Italy 11 40 Q2 Robert Maveau nbsp Belgium R3 Gerard Quintyn nbsp France R1 8 final 4 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Omar Pkhakadze nbsp Soviet Union 11 43 Q2 Karl Kother nbsp West Germany R3 Vladimir Vackar nbsp Czechoslovakia R1 8 final 5 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Jurgen Geschke nbsp East Germany 11 42 Q2 Ezio Cardi nbsp Italy R3 Leslie King nbsp Trinidad and Tobago R1 8 final 6 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 John Nicholson nbsp Australia 11 67 Q2 Ivan Kucirek nbsp Czechoslovakia R3 Peder Pedersen nbsp Denmark RThird repechage heats Edit Third repechage heat 1 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Niels Fredborg nbsp Denmark 11 91 Q2 Ivan Kucirek nbsp Czechoslovakia 3 Gerard Quintyn nbsp France Third repechage heat 2 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Peter van Doorn nbsp Netherlands 11 59 Q2 Robert Maveau nbsp Belgium 3 Ezio Cardi nbsp Italy Third repechage heat 3 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Karl Kother nbsp West Germany 11 40 Q2 Leslie King nbsp Trinidad and Tobago 3 Serhiy Kravtsov nbsp Soviet Union Third repechage heat 4 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Vladimir Vackar nbsp Czechoslovakia 11 46 Q2 Peder Pedersen nbsp Denmark 3 Andrzej Bek nbsp Poland Third repechage finals Edit Third repechage final 1 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Niels Fredborg nbsp Denmark 11 59 Q2 Karl Kother nbsp West Germany Third repechage heat 2 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Time Notes1 Peter van Doorn nbsp Netherlands 11 61 Q2 Vladimir Vackar nbsp Czechoslovakia Quarterfinals Edit Quarterfinal 1 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 NotesRank Time Rank Time Rank Time1 Daniel Morelon nbsp France 11 78 1 11 78 1 Q2 Peter van Doorn nbsp Netherlands 2 2Quarterfinal 2 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 NotesRank Time Rank Time Rank Time1 John Nicholson nbsp Australia 11 68 1 11 59 1 Q2 Niels Fredborg nbsp Denmark 2 2Quarterfinal 3 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 NotesRank Time Rank Time Rank Time1 Klaas Balk nbsp Netherlands 2 11 58 1 11 47 1 Q2 Jurgen Geschke nbsp East Germany 11 63 1 2 2Quarterfinal 4 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 NotesRank Time Rank Time Rank Time1 Omar Pkhakadze nbsp Soviet Union 11 34 1 2 11 65 1 Q2 Massimo Marino nbsp Italy 2 11 47 1 2Semifinals Edit Semifinal 1 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 NotesRank Time Rank Time Rank Time1 Daniel Morelon nbsp France 11 55 1 11 49 1 Q2 Klaas Balk nbsp Netherlands 2 2 BSemifinal 2 Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 NotesRank Time Rank Time Rank Time1 John Nicholson nbsp Australia 11 30 1 11 47 1 Q2 Omar Pkhakadze nbsp Soviet Union 2 2 BFinals Edit Bronze medal match Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time nbsp Omar Pkhakadze nbsp Soviet Union 2 12 12 1 11 34 14 Klaas Balk nbsp Netherlands 11 62 1 2 2Final Edit Rank Cyclist Nation Race 1 Race 2 Race 3Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time nbsp Daniel Morelon nbsp France 11 69 1 11 25 1 nbsp John Nicholson nbsp Australia 2 2Final classification EditRank Cyclist Nation nbsp Daniel Morelon nbsp France nbsp John Nicholson nbsp Australia nbsp Omar Pkhakadze nbsp Soviet Union4 Klaas Balk nbsp Netherlands5 Niels Fredborg nbsp DenmarkJurgen Geschke nbsp East GermanyMassimo Marino nbsp ItalyPeter van Doorn nbsp Netherlands9 Karl Kother nbsp West GermanyVladimir Vackar nbsp CzechoslovakiaIvan Kucirek nbsp CzechoslovakiaRobert Maveau nbsp BelgiumLeslie King nbsp Trinidad and TobagoPeder Pedersen nbsp Denmark15 Gerard Quintyn nbsp FranceEzio Cardi nbsp ItalySerhiy Kravtsov nbsp Soviet UnionAndrzej Bek nbsp Poland19 Jeffrey Spencer nbsp United StatesBenedykt Kocot nbsp PolandRoger Young nbsp United StatesDieter Berkmann nbsp West GermanyHonson Chin nbsp JamaicaErnie Crutchlow nbsp Great BritainYoshikazu Cho nbsp JapanCarlos Reybaud nbsp Argentina27 Neville Hunte nbsp GuyanaEd McRae nbsp CanadaGeoff Cooke nbsp Great Britain30 Hector Edwards nbsp BarbadosWerner Otto nbsp East GermanyTaworn Tarwan nbsp ThailandFelix Suarez nbsp SpainJairo Diaz nbsp ColombiaKensley Reece nbsp BarbadosMaurice Hugh Sam nbsp JamaicaYaichi Numata nbsp JapanArturo Cambroni nbsp MexicoGeoffery Burnside nbsp BahamasCarlos Galeano nbsp ColombiaVictor Limba nbsp Argentina42 Suriya Chiarasapawong nbsp ThailandShue Ming fa nbsp Chinese TaipeiWinston Attong nbsp Trinidad and TobagoDaud Ibrahim nbsp MalaysiaManu Snellinx nbsp Belgium Ahmed Abdussal Gariani 4 nbsp LebanonMabruk Ilmarimi Mah 4 nbsp LebanonBehrouz Rahbar 4 nbsp IranGholamhosain Koohi 4 nbsp IranHarry Kent 4 nbsp New ZealandReferences Edit Cycling at the 1972 Munich Summer Games Men s Sprint sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 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